Join local, state, and national experts to learn more about tuberculosis in Wisconsin and their work to understand and improve care for people diagnosed with TB across our community.
WHEN: Weekly virtual sessions, on Tuesdays starting March 15 through April 26. Join any or all sessions!
WHERE: Virtual via Zoom
COST: Free
REGISTER: Registration is open!
TOPICS:
- Mental health and TB
- Living with TB: A TB survivor’s experience
- TB epidemiology and resources: global, national, and local
- BPaL treatment for MDR-TB
- Extrapulmonary TB
- Pediatric TB
- Sputum: from lung to lab
- Global TB work in the WI Afghan community
- WI TB Expert Q&A Panel
AGENDA: It’s packed with a great lineup
QUESTIONS: Email the planning team
Wisconsin Virtual TB Summit
Tuesday, 3/15/22 Click here to view 3/15/22 webinar
10:00a – 11:00a Mental Health & TB: Assessing and supporting people with TB
Video - Survivor Stories
Jen Perfetti LPC, IMH-E(IV), Mental health Consultant, PHMDC
11:00a – 11:45a Living with TB: A TB survivor shares his experience
Aruna Kallon MSP, PhD student, Educational Policy Studies, UW-Madison
Tuesday, 3/22/22 Click here to view 3/22/22 webinar
9:00a – 9:30a Wisconsin TB Program: updates & resources from the State
Claire Leback MPH, RN, Director, WI DHS TB Program
9:30a – 10:15a TB Epidemiology: Global, National, Wisconsin
Philip Wegner MPH, RN, Nurse Consultant, WI DHS TB Program
10:15a – 10:30a Southeastern National TB Center: A review of services, support, and resources
Karen Simpson MSHSE, Director SNTC
Tuesday, 3/29/22 Click here to view 3/29/22 webinar
12:30p – 3:30p BPaL: An overview & case studies from the field
Connie Haley, MD MPH, Southeastern National TB Center
Jessica Linzmeier BS, RN, Public Health Nurse, Marathon County Health Dep’t
Miva Yang BSN, RN, Public Health Nurse, Sheboygan County Health Dep’t
Philip Wegner MPH, RN, Nurse Consultant, WI DHS TB Program
Tuesday, 4/5/22 Click here to view 4/5/22 webinar
1:30p – 3:30p Extrapulmonary TB: An overview & case studies from the field
Connie Haley MD, MPH, Southeastern National TB Center
Kim Kringel RN, BS Public Health Nurse, Franklin Health Dep’t
Jessica Linzmeier RN, BS Public Health Nurse, Marathon County Health Dep’t
3:30p – 5:00p Pediatric TB: An overview & case studies from the field
Gina Brehm BS, RN, Public Health Nurse, City of Racine Health Dep’t
Anthony Garcia-Prats MD, MSc, Associate Professor, UW-Madison Dep’t of Pediatrics
Connor Stone BSN, RN, Public Health Nurse, Public Health Madison-Dane Co
Bryan Vonasek MD, Infectious Disease Fellow, UW-Madison Dep’t of Pediatrics
Tuesday, 4/12/22 Click here to view 4/12/22 webinar
9:00a – 10:30a The Secret Life of Sputum: From lung to lab
Video - Good Sputum, Better Diagnosis
Philip Wegner RN, MPH, Nurse Consultant, WI State TB Program
Nate Simon, TB Laboratory Program Coordinator, WI State Lab of Hygiene
Tuesday, 4/19/22 Click here to view 4/19/22 webinar
9:00a – 10:00a Global TB work at the Local Level: Afghan immigrants in WI
Philip Wegner RN, MPH, Nurse Consultant, WI DHS TB Program
Tuesday, 4/26/22 Click here to view 4/26/22 webinar
9:00a – 10:30a Panel Discussion: Your TB questions answered
Claire Leback RN, MPH, Kate Louther RN, MPH, E. Ann Misch, MD, and Philip Wegner RN, MPH
