2012 Communicable Disease Conference & TB Symposium

• Registration Information
• Conference Agenda (PDF, 91KB)
• Conference handouts and printer-friendly versions of CD Branch presentations
• About LHD Poster Presentations (PDF, 122KB)
• Hotel Accomodations

Online Registration Directions:

1. Either click on this link or enter this entire link http://northwestahec.wfubmc.edu/mura/www/#/event/36880 provided in this invitation into your web browser.
2. Complete all necessary parts of the electronic registration form.
3. Verify your information. Be sure we have an up-to-date email address!
4. Choose payment method: Two Choices:
   • Choice 1: Register and pay online with a credit card.
   • Choice 2: Register on line and select "mail check" option to pay by check.
5. Print Your Registration Confirmation
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   • If you choose to mail in your payment at a later date, please send a copy of your registration confirmation with the payment.

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Handouts & Presentations — Day 1 (TB Clinical Update)

Materials courtesy of the Southeastern National TB Center.

• 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. TB Overview and Update (PDF, 1.91 MB)
• 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. New Short Course Treatment Guidelines for LTBI (PDF, 1.02 MB)
• 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. New TB Diagnostic Tools & the Challenges of Interpreting Discordant Results (PDF, 2 MB)

Handouts & Presentations — Day 2

• 9:00 – 10 a.m. Core Public Health Services for Communicable Disease Control
• 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Outbreak: A Collaborative Response
  • Presentation (PDF, 94KB)
  • Role of the Regional CD Nurse Consultant in Outbreak Response (PDF, 20KB)
  • Map of CD Nurse Consultants (PDF, 37KB)
  • Map of TB Nurse Consultants (PDF, 33KB)
  • 10 Steps of Outbreak Investigation (PDF, 61KB)
  • Outbreak Reporting Form (PDF, 212KB)
• Breakout Sessions:
  • MS Excel for Communicable Disease Work (PDF, 27KB)
  • Outbreak Investigation: Managing Data (PDF, 286KB)
    • Managing Outbreak Data: Excel How-To with Screenshots (PDF, 8.5MB)
  • Infections in Long-Term Facilities: Roles and Resources for Local Health Departments (PDF, 1.99 MB)
  • Vectorborne Disease Laboratory Tests (PDF, 3.74 MB)
  • Hepatitis C: Overview of Epidemiology, Treatment and Laboratory Testing (PDF, 217KB)
    • Hepatitis Testing Quick Reference Guide (PDF, 106KB)

Handouts & Presentations — Day 3

• 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. HIV/STD Prevention and Care: Special Projects of National Significance (PDF, 1.02 MB)
• 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Program Collaboration and Service Integration (PCSI) (PDF, 215KB)
• 10:15 – 11:00 a.m. Pertussis Outbreaks: Surveillance and Control Measures
  • Presentation (PDF, 109KB)
  • Letter (PDF, 78KB)
• 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Rabies Prevention and Control Programs in Local Health Departments
  • Animal Bite Algorithm - Pets (PDF, 328KB)
  • Animal Bite Algorithm - Bats and Wild Animals (PDF, 330KB)

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Hotel Accommodations

Hampton Inn Chapel Hill
1740 North Fordham Blvd
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 968-3000

A block of rooms (king or double) at the state government rate of $63.00 plus 13% tax is being held through June 30, 2012 at the Hampton Inn Chapel Hill.

Guests may make reservations by calling the hotel directly and giving the code "CDC".

The hotel is located approximately 4.5 miles (8 minutes) away from the Friday Center. Check in time is 3 pm and Check out time is noon.

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