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May
TB Contact Investigation Interviewing Skills Course
24 credit(s)Date: 5/15/2012 - 5/18/2012
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Holiday Inn-Nashville - Vanderbilt, Tennessee
Instructor/speaker: Public Health Advisors
Format: Workshop
This is a four day course developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the four Regional Training and Medical Consultation Centers (RTMCCs). The curriculum focuses on the basics for communicating and interviewing, identification of contacts, providing patient education, initiation of a congregate setting investigation, source case investigations, cultural competency, and use of an interpreter. The course content will be delivered through lectures, role plays, group exercises, and peer as well as expert
feedback. Participation is by invitation only.
June
Comprehensive Clinical TB Course - June 2012
33.5 credit(s)
33.5 credit(s)Date: 6/4/2012 - 6/7/2012
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern
Location: A.G. Holley State Hospital
Cost: $300.00
This four-day intensive course will familiarize the clinician with all the aspects of tuberculosis infection, disease and clinical care using an interdisciplinary and interactive approach. The curriculum is provided through lecture, interactive case management sessions and an A.G. Holley State Hospital tour. The setting for this course is the SNTC clinical training campus, A.G. Holley State Hospital, a 50-bed hospital reserved exclusively for the most difficult to treat TB patients. A distinctive and collaborative opportunity awaits you as you enter this historic facility. The faculty is selected for their unique skill in encouraging interaction and building rapport with participants. The atmosphere is relaxed with an expectation that a free exchange of questions, comments and information will occur.
Additional Information: Brochure, Accommodations & Directions, Flyer
Tuberculin Skin Test Train-the-Trainer Course - June 2012
7 credit(s)Date: 6/8/2012 - 6/8/2012
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern
Location: A.G. Holley State Hospital
Instructor/speaker: Karen Farrell, BSN, RN and Ellen R. Murray, BSN, RN
Cost: $50.00
This one-day skill-building course provides the knowledge needed to plan, teach, and evaluate a Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) course. The course content includes skills for planning and conducting a TST training, including adult learning principles and teaching strategies. The curriculum is provided through lecture and participatory activities, including practicum in TST administration and reading and instructional skills demonstration. Each participant must demonstrate proficiency in delivering course content plus administering and reading the TST. Participants will receive feedback from experienced trainers as they practice their skills. Topics include: adult learning principles for instructors, tips and tools to plan and conduct a successful TST training, and TST course curriculum review and demonstration.
Additional Information: Flyer, Agenda
Tuberculin Skin Test Train-the-Trainer
7 credit(s)Date: 6/27/2012 - 6/27/2012
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Central
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Instructor/speaker: Ellen R. Murray, RN, BSN and Karen Farrell, RN, BSN
Cost: No Charge
This one-day skill-building course provides the knowledge needed to plan, teach, and evaluate a Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) course. The course content includes skills for planning and conducting a TST training, including adult learning principles and teaching strategies. The curriculum is provided through lecture and participatory activities, including practicum in TST administration and reading and instructional skills demonstration. Each participant must demonstrate proficiency in delivering course content plus administering and reading the TST. Participants will receive feedback from experienced trainers as they practice their skills.
Additional Information: Flyer
September
Comprehensive Clinical TB Course - September 2012
33.5 credit(s)
33.5 credit(s)Date: 9/10/2012 - 9/13/2012
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern
Location: A.G. Holley State Hospital
Cost: $300.00
This four-day intensive course will familiarize the clinician with all the aspects of tuberculosis infection, disease and clinical care using an interdisciplinary and interactive approach. The curriculum is provided through lecture, interactive case management sessions and an A.G. Holley State Hospital tour. The setting for this course is the SNTC clinical training campus, A.G. Holley State Hospital, a 50-bed hospital reserved exclusively for the most difficult to treat TB patients. A distinctive and collaborative opportunity awaits you as you enter this historic facility. The faculty is selected for their unique skill in encouraging interaction and building rapport with participants. The atmosphere is relaxed with an expectation that a free exchange of questions, comments and information will occur.
Additional Information: Flyer, Brochure, Accommodations & Directions
Tuberculin Skin Test Train-the-Trainer Course - September 2012
7 credit(s)Date: 9/14/2012 - 9/14/2012
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern
Location: A.G. Holley State Hospital
Instructor/speaker: Karen Farrell, BSN, RN and Ellen R. Murray, BSN, RN
Cost: $50.00
This one-day skill-building course provides the knowledge needed to plan, teach, and evaluate a Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) course. The course content includes skills for planning and conducting a TST training, including adult learning principles and teaching strategies. The curriculum is provided through lecture and participatory activities, including practicum in TST administration and reading and instructional skills demonstration. Each participant must demonstrate proficiency in delivering course content plus administering and reading the TST. Participants will receive feedback from experienced trainers as they practice their skills. Topics include: adult learning principles for instructors, tips and tools to plan and conduct a successful TST training, and TST course curriculum review and demonstration.
Additional Information: Flyer, Agenda
December
Comprehensive Clinical TB Course - December 2012
33.5 credit(s)
33.5 credit(s)Date: 12/3/2012 - 12/6/2012
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern
Location: A.G. Holley State Hospital
Cost: $300.00
This four-day intensive course will familiarize the clinician with all the aspects of tuberculosis infection, disease and clinical care using an interdisciplinary and interactive approach. The curriculum is provided through lecture, interactive case management sessions and an A.G. Holley State Hospital tour. The setting for this course is the SNTC clinical training campus, A.G. Holley State Hospital, a 50-bed hospital reserved exclusively for the most difficult to treat TB patients. A distinctive and collaborative opportunity awaits you as you enter this historic facility. The faculty is selected for their unique skill in encouraging interaction and building rapport with participants. The atmosphere is relaxed with an expectation that a free exchange of questions, comments and information will occur.
Additional Information: Flyer, Brochure, Accommodations & Directions
Tuberculin Skin Test Train-the-Trainer Course - December 2012
7 credit(s)Date: 12/7/2012 - 12/7/2012
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern
Location: A.G. Holley State Hospital
Cost: $50.00
This one-day skill-building course provides the knowledge needed to plan, teach, and evaluate a Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) course. The course content includes skills for planning and conducting a TST training, including adult learning principles and teaching strategies. The curriculum is provided through lecture and participatory activities, including practicum in TST administration and reading and instructional skills demonstration. Each participant must demonstrate proficiency in delivering course content plus administering and reading the TST. Participants will receive feedback from experienced trainers as they practice their skills. Topics include: adult learning principles for instructors, tips and tools to plan and conduct a successful TST training, and TST course curriculum review and demonstration.
Additional Information: Flyer, Agenda