3/15/24 9:30-1:30

at the California Endowment, The Center for Healthy Communities Oakland

2024 Spring CTCA TB Controllers Meeting Agenda

2:00-3:30 1.50 CE Offering: Biologics and TB Disease
AGENDA Package 3/12/24

Presentations:

1. AP_CTCA_2024

2. TB and biologics CTCA

3. Immunomodulation in CNS-TB_FINAL SDT 03.15.2024

4. PR approach3-15

Sharpening the Focus: TB Care and

Elimination Through a Health Equity Lens

3 Days of TB Care and Prevention Instruction and Discussions

10/2 Fall TB Controllers Meeting, 10- 3 (F2023-TBC-Mtg-Agenda2)
Dr. Luu’s Presentation (DHCS MCP-LHD MOU Template  10-2)
Coalition for a TB Free California Update (CTC Handout)
Curry International TB Center Update (CITC Update)

10/2 3:30-5 PM TB Radiograph Session 3:30-5 (Advance materials Radiology Session Package) 

10/3 CTCA Conference Materials and Recordings 

10/4 a half day training from the Curry International TB Center 

May 12, 2023

Meeting Agenda

(open to all TB program staff and partners)

Where: California Endowment Conference Center, The Center for Health Communities Los Angeles L.A.

May 23, 2022

2022 Spring TB Controllers Meeting – Monday May 23, 10-4 PST

Omni Rancho Las Palmas, Palm Springs, CA

Agenda (Final)

10:00     I. Welcome and Review of Agenda, Sundari Mase, MD, MPH, CTCA President-Elect, Health Officer and TB Controller, County of Sonoma Department of Health Services, Public HealthDivision

10:10   II. CDPH TBCB Items with Discussion

1. LTBI Guidebook, Katya Salcedo – 20 min
2. New Shorter Regimen and shortages discussion, Bpal and 4 months for drug susceptible, and new regimen recommended for pediatric cases, Scott Nabity, Kristen Wendorf, and Shereen Katrak/Chris Keh – 65 min
3. RVCT Implementation, Adam Readhead – 15 min
4. Transmission Alerts, CDC Pediatric Case Alerts to States, CDPH message out to LHJs, Tambi Shaw – 10 min
5. Ukrainian Newcomers, Vanessa Fong – 10 min

12:10. III. Business Items

Vote: 2021 Fall TB Controllers Meeting Draft Minutes
Executive Committee – Vote
Outgoing EC Members
Honorary Members

12:30 Hosted Lunch

1:00    IV. CTCA Executive Committee Priorities

1.  Coalition for a TB-free California, Ryan Clary Funding for TB Elimination
2. California Tuberculosis Elimination Plan, 2021-2025, A FIVE-YEAR ACTION PLAN, August 2021, California TB Elimination Advisory Committee (CTEAC)

1:45       Late Breakers/Items from the Floor

2:15.       Break

2:30 V. Case Radiograph Session with Saif Siddiqi MD, Orange County Radiologist

4:00          Adjourn

May 24-27, 2022

The National TB Controllers Association (NTCA) and CTCA are co-hosting the 2022 National TB Conference (NTC), TB Elimination: Back in Focus, in Palm Springs at the Omni Hotel in Rancho Mirage.  

Spring 2021 TB Controller Meeting Agenda

2021 Fall TB Controllers Meeting – Friday November 19, Noon-2 PST

Agenda (11/18/21 revision)

12:00     I. Welcome and Review of Agenda, Sundari Mase, MD, MPH, CTCA President-Elect, Health Officer and TB Controller, County of Sonoma Department of Health Services, Public Health Division

12:10    II. Business Items:

1. Current EC Roster
2. Vote: 2020 Fall TB Controllers Meeting Draft Minutes
3. Next Meeting: January 2021 All TB Controllers Call
4. Guidelines Prioritization Discussion

12:30     III. TBCB Items

1. New Revised RVCT Implementation, Pennan Barry, MD, MPH – 15 min
2. Equity and TB – Equity Initiative, Lisa Pascopella, PhD, MPH and Araxi Polony, BA – 15 min
3. Revised Resources and Website for Civil Surgeons/Linkage to Care, Chris Keh, MD, Sekayi Smarr, BS, and LeiAnn Keuth, MPH – 15 min

1:15    CureTB Database System, Carlo Vera, MD, CureTB Coordinator, CDC/DGMQ/US-Mexico Unit

1:30     Open Discussion

2:00     Adjourn

10-24-22

10-2 Agenda appended

CITC Update for CTCA Business Meeting 2022

2:30- 4:00 Case Radiograph Session (1.5 CE)

Registration is required to attend in person. It is also required to be eligible to receive 1.5 CEs for participation in the Case Radiograph Session, 2:30-4PM PT.

The registration form is ready on the right. The payment pathway for in-person attendence ($75) is being configured. Register now to attend in-person or virtually, so we have a headcount for in-person participation. We will invoice you via email.
Virtual participation is free.

DRAFT Agenda

10:00     I. Welcome and Review of Agenda, Ankita Kadakia, MD, MPH, CTCA President-Elect, Deputy Health Officer, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency

10:05   II. TBCB Items

• Registry Updates on New RVCT Implementation (Varsha Hampole, MPH, TB Registry Chief, CDPH)-10 minutes
• IGRA Reporting Update, Data, and Data Quality, Nonpositive Reporting; (Adam Readhead, PhD, MPH, Senior Epidemiologist, CDPH; Shameela Ali, MPH, Epidemiologist, CDPH )- 10 minutes
• Trend in TB Deaths and Deaths Before Treatment (Melissa Ehman, MPH, Assistant Surveillance and Epidemiology Section Chief, CDPH)-15 minutes
• Mapping TB Data for Equity (Sara McElroy, PhD, MS, Epidemiologist, CDPH)-15 minutes
• Civil Surgeon Update (Melissa Ehman, MPH, Assistant Surveillance and Epidemiology Section Chief, CDPH; Chris Keh, MD, Program Development Section Chief, CDPH; LeiAnn Keuth, MPH, Public Health Advisor, CDPH)-30 min
• CDPH Mini Stockpile Development (Scott Nabity, MD, MPH, Medical Officer, CDPH;  Vanessa Fong, MPH, TB Program Manager, CDPH)-10 min

12:00  Lunch Break

12:30  III. Priorities Discussions (Written Reports provided for ongoing work)
A. Drug Shortages and Prices
B. TB Prevention Dollars Discussion
C. Billing Private Medical Providers and Networks for public health TB efforts, Part 1, Eva Reeder

1:30      IV. CTCA Business Items

Vote: 2022 Spring TB Controllers Meeting Draft Minutes

1. Guidelines Updates, Progress Discussion
   Updated Best Practices
   LTBI Guidelines Discussion
   Contact Investigation
   Case Management
2. TB Flipbook Progress/Feedback Solicitation
3. Next Jan/Feb  2023  All TB Controllers Call Agenda Suggestions Discussion
4. Timing and Location of Spring TB Controllers Meeting
5. CTCA 2023 Conference: Sept-Nov, NorCal
6. Items from the Floor

2:00     Break

2:30 – 4:00     Case Radiograph Presentations and Discussion –

Faculty:

Saif H. Siddiqi, M.D. Diagnostic Radiologist, Orange County Health Care, Quality Nighthawk, Body Scan International, Advanced Teleradiology, Expert Reviewer, Medical Board of California Radiology

Sundari Mase, MD, MPH, CTCA President-Elect, Health Officer and TB Controller, County of Sonoma Department of Health Services, Public Health Division

1.5 CEs available, preregistration required

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Curry International Tuberculosis Center and the California Tuberculosis Controllers Association. Curry International Tuberculosis Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This training is approved for 1.5 continuing education hours.

The Curry International Tuberculosis Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California State Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 12308. This educational activity is approved for 1.5 continuing education hours. Board requirements prevent us from offering CE credit to people who arrive more than 15 minutes after the start of the training, or leave the training early. Therefore, partial credit will not be awarded.

November 12, Zoom, Agenda

1:00 PST          California, TB Elimination Landscape
Jennifer Flood, MD, MPH, California Department of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control Branch

2:00 PST          Moving TB prevention cascade forward in a large primary care setting
Jacek Skarbinski, MD, Infectious Diseases and HIV Specialist, and Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education Program Director, Kaiser Permanente, Northern California

November 17, Fall 2020 TB Controller Mtg Agenda, Zoom

Fall 2019 Agenda

3/12 Roadtrip to TB Elimination: Packing the Essentials

3/11 TB Controllers Meeting

Fall 2018 TB Controllers Meeting Agenda
Friday, September 7, 2018. 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
California Endowment – Laurel Room, 2000 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612

Executive Meeting Agenda PDF

Joint NTCA CTCA National TB Conference (NTC)

passsword protected page with available recordings

Fall 2017 TB Controllers Agenda

March 7, 2017, Health Equity and TB Elimination, Walnut Creek, CA

Agenda

9:00     Welcome Address                                                                [California Ballroom]
Julie Vaishampayan, MD, MPH, CTCA President, TB Controller and Assistant Health Officer, San Joaquin County Public Health Services

Louise McNitt, MD, MPH, CTCA President Elect, TB Controller, Contra Costa Health Services

9:10     Jayne Ash Memorial Keynote Address:  TB and Health Equity
Karen Smith, MD, MPH, Director and State Public Health Officer, California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

            Learning Objective: At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to:

• Describe the impact that inequity in health and healthcare system has on persons with tuberculosis and strategize ways in which to effectively address them so that patients can be successful in their treatment.

10:00  California TB Control and Preventions

Pennan Barry, MD, MPH, Chief, Surveillance and Epidemiology Section, TB Control Branch (TBCB), CDPH

            Learning Objective:  At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to:

• Describe the burden of TB in California and identify populations at risk for TB disease and TB infection in order to guide effective, culturally appropriate TB control efforts.

10:45   AM Break

11:15   Eliminating Stigmatizing Language in the Care of TB Patients
Lisa Armitige, MD, PhD, Medical Consultant, Heartland National TB Center

            Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to: 

• Identify treatment barriers created by use of stigmatizing language in their work setting and strategize ways in which to effectively address them so that patients can be successful in their treatment
• Identify sources of stigma in their work setting, evaluate how they may cause delays in diagnosis and hinder treatment completion, and strategize ways in which to effectively address them so that patients can be successful in their treatment

12:00   Awards Luncheon                                                                  [Contra Costa Ballroom]

1:30     Breakout Sessions A-D

3:00     PM Break

3:30     Breakout Sessions A-D

5:00     Nurses and Allies Health Professionals Forum Meeting                                            [Sacramento]

5:30 – 7:00 Case Radiograph Session: TB in Children and Adolescents             [California Ballroom] 

1. Latent TB Infection (LTBI) in Children                   [Sacramento]
   a) TB Among Unaccompanied Children in ORR Custody, John Jereb, MD, Medical Epidemiologist, Division of TB Elimination; Medical Team, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Washington, D.C.
   b) Diagnostic Accuracy of Interferon-g Release Assays (IGRAs) in Young Children, Kristen Wendorf, MD, MS, Medical Officer, CDPH TBCB
   c) Treatment of LTBI in Children with Short-Course Regimens, Lisa Armitige, MD, PhD, Medical Consultant, Heartland Tuberculosis Center
           Learning Objective: At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to:
   • Describe the routine TB tests used for unaccompanied children in ORR custody and respond to the related public health referrals from ORR with knowledge of the screening that led to the referral in order to improve care for this population.
   • Increase their use of IGRAs to test young children for TB, and utilize the results in clinical decision-making to achieve optimum results.
   • Increase their use of short course regimens to treat children for LTBI and achieve optimum pediatric patient adherence.

1. Strategies to Facilitate LTBI Completion           [Santa Rosa]

Marti Brentnall, MPH, TB Prevention Coordinator, TB Control and Refugee Health Program, San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency

Deborah Gold, MD, Senior Physician, Division of Infectious Disease, Kaiser Foundation

Ge Vue, BSN, RN, PHN, Supervising Public Health Nurse, Fresno County Department of Public Health

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to: 

• Identify at least two barriers—and strategies to overcome them–that prevent LTBI shelter and DTC patients from initiating LTBI treatment.
• Describe two methods that improve motivation among drug treatment centers to be more involved in their clients’ LTBI treatment initiation.
• Describe how video visits can be used for direct observation to optimize treatment of LTBI using 3HP.
• Describe three strategies that can be used to improve completion of therapy rates in individuals infected with LTBI.
• Describe how video visits can be used to expand implementation of a short course LTBI regimen resulting in more patients completing treatment.

1. Using TB Genome Results to Control TB                                                     [Salon A-C]

Benjamin Silk, PhD, MPH, Activity Lead, Molecular Epidemiology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Leslie Henry, BSN, PHN, Outbreak Response Nurse Consultant, CDPH TBCB

Martin Cilnis, MS, MPH, Epidemiologist, CDPH TBCB

Shameer Poonja, MPH, CDC Public Health Advisor, CDC, Field Services and Evaluation Branch Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to: 

• Summarize the strengths and weaknesses of whole genome sequencing (WGS) as compared to routine genotyping results.
• Describe how WGS was used in local cluster investigations to focus public health actions, identify or refute linkages between cases, and improve TB outbreak detection and surveillance.
• Describe the steps to request WGS and obtain assistance in reviewing results

1. LTBI in Special Populations                                         [Salon D-F]
2. a) Nurse Managed 12 Week Treatment for LTBI at Healthcare for the Homeless in Contra Costa County

Jo Elliff, FNP and Rose Vigil, RN, Contra Costa County Health Services

1. Civil Surgeon Outreach Project in Los Angeles County

Sanghyuk Shin, PhD, Assistant Professor In-Residence, Department of Epidemiology, University of California Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health

1. Innovative LTBI treatment strategies among B Notifications

Alex Duplantier, MPH, PA-C, Solano County Medical Services Division, Family Health Services Clinic; Adjunct Faculty, Touro University California, College of Education and Health Science, Joint Masters of Science Physician Assistant Studies/Masters in Public Health Program

               Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to: 

• Identify strategies for effective completion of LTBI treatment using a nurse-based clinic providing 12-dose DOT.
• Identify opportunities for and challenges to partnering with civil surgeons to extend LTBI treatment to green card applicants.
• Describe LTBI treatment preferences among green card applicants in Los Angeles County leading to optimum patient care.
• Describe strategies for managing LTBI using shorter course therapies in new arrivals with Class B -notifications and apply this information within their jurisdictions to ensure patient follow up and referrals thereby improving Latent TB infection treatment initiation and completion rates.

5:00     Nurses and Allies Health Professionals Forum (NAHPF) Meeting                 [Sacramento]                                                                    

5:30 – 7:00    

Case Radiograph Session: TB in Children and Adolescents                    [California Ballroom]

Brian Lee, MD, Division Director, Infectious Diseases, Medical Director, TB Program, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland

Kenneth Martin, MD, Assistant Director, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Associate Director of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to: 

• Apply appropriate diagnostic and management reasoning based on the appearance of radiographic findings in cases suspicious for tuberculosis, to improve overall case management for children and adolescents
• Recognize radiographic manifestations of tuberculosis to improve clinical skills in tuberculosis diagnosis of children and adolescents

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