Rhode Island Tuberculosis Update

You may sign up for one or both sessions. There is only one fee and a light dinner is included in between each session for all participants.

Afternoon session: This session will cover public health topics related to tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology, laboratory practices, contact investigation,infection control, and use of interferon gamma release assays in order to make better practice decisions about outreach to patients in the community as well as reduce the transmission of TB.

Evening Session: This session will cover the diagnosis of TB infection, treatment and management of patients at risk for TB infection and progression to active disease through the topics of pathogenesis of TB, reporting and treatment of latent TB infection.

Agenda

12:30 pm Registration

1:00 pm Welcome and Overview

1:15 pm Epidemiology of TB in Rhode Island - Dr. Utpala Bandy

1:45 pm Laboratory Update - Cindy Vanner

2:15 pm Overview of Contact Investigations - Mark Wolman

3:15 pm Coffee Break

3:30 pm Infection Control – Dr. Leonard Mermel

4:15 pm Recommendations for use of Interferon Gamma Release Assays

- Dr. Mark Lobato

5:00 pm Dinner/Registration for evening session

6:00 pm Pathogenesis of TB in High-Risk Persons – Dr. John Bernardo

6:45 pm LTBI in Rhode Island: Reporting, testing and treatment protocols/regimens

– Dr. Brian Montague

7:30 pm Break

7:45 pm Implementation of TB Testing and Treatment in the Community - Dr. Hanna Haptu

8:15 pm Closing comments and evaluation

8:30 pm Adjourn