Think TB: Raising Tuberculosis Awareness and Enhancing Public Health Practices (April 2, 2025 at 11:00am CT)

Join the Region IV Public Health Training Center for the upcoming webinar to enhance your knowledge on tuberculosis and its implications for public health practice. This session is designed to help public health professionals recognize transmission risks, understand local and national epidemiological trends, and explore the significance of treatment burden and compliance. Learn the critical role of collaboration with state TB programs in effectively managing and preventing TB in your communities. Equip yourself to be a key player in the fight against tuberculosis.

Learning objectives:

  • Define how tuberculosis (TB) is transmitted to increase awareness of transmission risks and its impact on the public’s health.
  • Summarize the local impact of TB and apply national TB epidemiology concepts to support local TB elimination efforts.
  • Explain treatment burden based on health and non-health factors that contribute to variability in individual risk and compliance (duration, # of pills, side effects).
  • Discuss the importance of partnering with the TB program in your state.

This webinar is sponsored by the Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control; Emory University/Central Office; Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center (SNTC).

CERTIFICATE:  The course contains two modules: a module to access the webinar and an evaluation module. After accessing the two modules, learners will earn a certificate of completion. Learners will see a Certificate button on their dashboard when the certificate is available.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB6HP31680, Public Health Training Centers for $4,348,992. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

Speakers:

Maria Lasley, BSN, RN, is a Nurse Consultant for the Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center (SNTC). As a consultant, Maria is involved with planning, developing, conducting, and evaluating TB-related trainings. She provides technical assistance, nursing consultation, mentoring, and education on TB nursing practices and case management, as well as facilitates the exchange of information between internal and external medical providers, state and territory TB programs, local community health departments and laboratories.  Maria is a self-motivated professional and demonstrates initiative with a focus on meeting or exceeding intended goals. 

Pamela Nelson, BSN, RN, is the Regional Nursing Consultant and Area TB Coordinator for the Florida Department of Health (FDOH). Pamela has over 20 years of nursing experience with advanced training in tuberculosis, as well as emergency response and management. She is a member of the Florida Nurse Association and has received a number of honors and awards related to her work with tuberculosis and the state of Florida.  

Amy Painter, BSN, RN, is the TB Division Director for the South Carolina Department of Public Health (SC DHEC). As the division director, she monitors and guides TB Control program activities to ensure compliance with state, federal, and local laws and regulations and with epidemiologic trends and grant deliverables. Amy is a self-starting, goal-oriented strategist whose confidence, perseverance, and vision promotes success. She has over twenty years of public health experience in a variety of programs and brings front-line nursing knowledge. 

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