The 2020 National Tuberculosis Conference (NTC)
Goes VIRTUAL
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Although our in-person conference, planned for Minneapolis, was cancelled, the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association (NTCA) and the 2020 National TB Conference (NTC) planning committee are pleased to announce the agenda for this year’s virtual NTC. With feedback from the NTCA membership and broader TB community, the planning committee has developed an abbreviated, highly curated agenda, incorporating sessions planned for the in-person conference which have the greatest relevancy and time-sensitive information for TB programs.
In addition, based on requests from the assessment, a session focused on TB and the COVID-19 pandemic has been added. Other sessions will infuse COVID information as appropriate, including the inaugural session, Public Health Response to a Pandemic:
Utilizing TB as a Blueprint for Action and Response.
This e-newsletter is the first of a series planned to share important information about the Virtual 2020 NTC. As such, this content provides an overview of the plans, including:
- Conference agenda
- Availability of continuing education (CE) credits for live broadcasts and enduring credit materials for sessions accessed after the live broadcasts
- Registration fee schedule
- Office of Grant Services (OGS) letter outlining the importance of this conference for TB programs receiving CDC cooperative agreement funding
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Ten total sessions form the agenda for the Virtual 2020 NTC. Seven of these offer educational content approved for continuing education credits. In addition, we have included the popular NTCA awards session as a virtual session. If ever there is a year to celebrate the unique contributions of our TB colleagues, it is this year, and we will have that opportunity!
Also, although we cannot completely replicate the increasingly important poster discussion session, the agenda also includes an
e-poster session with opportunities for discussion.
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Finally, what NTC is complete without the social? The Virtual 2020 NTC includes space for the TB community to meet for a virtual social, complete with the Prince theme originally planned for our time together in Minneapolis. |
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The live broadcasts are scheduled over a four-week period, starting on Friday, September 18, and concluding Wednesday, October 14. A final session will be scheduled before the end of December 2020 and is included with the registration fee. Sessions will be on Wednesdays and Fridays from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET.
Educational sessions, and presenters, include:
Session Topic:
Public Health Response to a Pandemic: Utilizing TB as a Blueprint for Action and Response
Presenters:
Alisa Haushalter, DNP
Session Topic:
Presenters:
Payam Nahid, MD
Connie Haley, MD
Barbara Seaworth, MD
Session Topic:
Drug-Resistant TB Roadmap: Directions, Detours, and Roundabouts
Presenters:
Diana Nilsen, MD
Paul Jensen, PhD
Nadya Sabuwala, PHN, RN, MS, MPH
Session Topic:
State of the Science on Tuberculosis
Presenters:
David Lewinsohn, MD
Payam Nahid, MD
Session Topic:
TB and COVID-19: Clinical and Programmatic Responses
Presenters:
Joseph Burzynski, MD
Sheldon Riklon, MD
Virginia “Jenna” Maturino, BSN, RN
Thomas Dobbs, MD, MPH
Session Topic:
TB Screening, Testing, and Treatment of US Health Care Personnel: Recommendations: Implementation Challenges & Opportunities
Presenters:
Wendy Thanassi, MD
Melanie Swift, MD
Hannah Jordan, MD, MPH
Heidi Behm, RN, MPH
Session Topic:
LTBI Treatment: Guidelines and Standards of Practice
Presenters:
Bob Belknap, MD
Marcos Burgos, MD
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Continuing Education Credits |
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In recognition of the very real possibility that unexpected schedule conflicts might preclude participation in a live broadcast, this year’s virtual conference offers continuing education credits for viewing the recorded broadcasts or participating in the live broadcasts. The recorded broadcasts will be available as enduring credit materials for up to one year. Even if you join the live broadcast, the recorded sessions will remain available for all participants to access throughout the year to check your knowledge or drill down for a specific issue!
To provide these continuing education opportunities, we are delighted to announce new partnerships with the University of New Mexico’s School of Medicine, Office for Continuous Professional Learning and the Eastern New Mexico School of Nursing.
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Registration Fee Schedule |
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The registration fees associated with the Virtual 2020 NTC are listed below. When the conference registration site opens, these fees can be paid by credit card, check, or ACH deposit.
Type of Registration Fee
NTCA Member: $250
Non-Member: $350
Single Session: $75
Exhibitor: $1,000
Sponsor: $5,000-$20,000
* If you are interested in joining NTCA and taking advantage of this member benefit, the discounted conference registration fee, please see the membership information on the NTCA website, http://www.tbcontrollers.org/membership/
** If you are interested in exhibit space or sponsorship, please email Donna Hope Wegener at dhwegener@tbcontrollers.org or call 678-503-0503. |
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The guidance and reminder that recipients receiving cooperative agreement funding shall ensure that at least one key individual from their program attend the conference remains the same, even in the new virtual world. Travel prohibitions should not apply for a virtual meeting. In previous years, many participants have found this letter very helpful when added to their travel approval request. |
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