Calendar
October 2021
WEBINAR: SETC All-Member Call
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Time: 3:00-5:00 PM Eastern Time
Details: Quarterly SETC all member calls are an opportunity for topic discussion, shared learning, and capacity building. This upcoming meeting will focus on RVCT 2020 and MMG v3 implementation, guided question for discussion, and an open forum. Registration is free. Click here to register for the SETC Meeting. Submit your ideas/topics/questions here or to LaTweika Salmon.
WEBINAR: Health Examinations and Referral Plans for Afghan Immigrants
Date: Friday, October 22, 2021
Time: 2:00–3:00 PM Eastern Time
Details: For more information and Zoom coordinates to join the call, see the DGMQ Announcement.
Sponsor: Division of Global Migration and Quarantine
November 2021
WEBINAR: Human to Cattle Tuberculosis Transmission: Partnerships and the Role of Public Health Tuberculosis Programs
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Time: 3:00-4:30 PM Eastern Time
Details: Please join us for a 90-minute webinar with presentations from Dr. Jason Lombard (USDA APHIS), Dr. Suzanne Gibbons-Burgener (Wisconsin Division of Public Health) and Julie Tans-Kersten (Wisconsin Division of Public Health). Together, they will present on the recent cases of human to cattle TB transmission within the dairy industry and the Wisconsin Division of Public Health response when it occurred. The webinar will touch on the investigation of TB transmission in animals and humans, public health and animal health cooperation during the investigation, and the role the TB program played. This webinar is free of charge. Register here.
Sponsor: The National Milk Producers Federation
VIRTUAL EVENT: 2021 Hep B United / TB Elimination Alliance Virtual Summit
Date: Tuesday, November 2 – Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Time: 1:30-5:15pm Eastern Time
Details: Join the first-ever joint Hep B United and TB Elimination Alliance Virtual Summit. Participants can look forward to workshops, panels, poster and exhibitor booths, networking, and more! More information to come soon!If you have any questions, please contact us at 2021hbuteasummit@aapcho.org.
Sponsors: Hep B United and the TB Elimination Alliance (TEA)
WEBINAR: Nitrosamines and Rifamycins: A Primer for Nurses
Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time
Details: This webinar will discuss the nitrosamine impurities in rifampicin and rifapentine and review relevant information important for TB nurses to know. Presenters include Mike Frick of the Treatment Action Group and Brenda Montoya Denison of the New Mexico TB Program. This webinar is free of charge. For information on the webinar and to register, see the webinar announcement.
Sponsors: NTNC and the Centers of Excellence
