SETC Executive Committee Update | July 2021
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It’s that Time!
SETC Annual Professional Development Meeting
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Friday, July 30th 3:00 – 5:00pm Eastern Time
The 2021 SETC Annual Professional Development Meeting is an opportunity for new and experienced TB professionals to come together and discuss new and emerging topics in TB surveillance and data use for program practice. The meeting will include topics on latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), guided question for discussion, and an open forum. The first session will be a rapid-fire panel discussion about LTBI surveillance and reporting. The second session will focus on engagement with community partners to screen target populations preventatively particularly at worksites.
*Registration is Free
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SETC is Growing -- New Leadership |
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In addition to a new president-elect, we are excited to welcome incidence level representatives to SETC. We hope that these new leaders will provide invaluable insight and vision to better support our members and further the goals of the greater NTCA community. Take a minute to get to know them. |
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Jenni Wheeler
President-Elect
Jenni Wheeler has been the Tuberculosis Epidemiologist for North Carolina’s DHHS Communicable Disease Branch since September 2015. She serves on the TB PEN Steering Committee, the Outbreak Detection Workgroup, and SETC’s LTBI Surveillance Workgroup. She leads NC’s COVID-19 Movement, Monitoring and Notification Team. Jenni has worked in public health since 2000, previously working in HIV care and prevention in NC, as well HIV surveillance in California. Jenni has an MPH from UC Berkeley, a BS from UC San Diego and did doctoral work at UNC-Chapel Hill. Jenni is a mom of two and enjoys knitting and reading.
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LaTweika A.T. Salmon
High Incidence Rep
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LaTweika first fell in love with public health and epidemiology at 11 years old watching the movie “Outbreak” with Dustin Hoffman and Cuba Gooding, Jr, that’s all it took. Currently, she serves as the TB Molecular Surveillance Epidemiologist for the Florida Department of Health, where she performs molecular surveillance activities and conducts cluster investigations in addition to other duties. One fun and interesting fact she would like you to know is that she worked at Walt Disney World in entertainment, and it was quite possibly the best seven years of her life. Orlando will always be home, where she was born and raised. |
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Jesse Ellis
Medium Incidence Rep
Jesse currently serves as the epidemiologist for the South Carolina Department of Health and Control, TB Control Division. He began his career in TB control during the middle of 2013 within a data management role in Mississippi. Jesse enjoyed the opportunity presented, to harness his strengths in data analysis and provide a rewarding contribution to TB case management, in addition to the opportunity to contribute to a scourge that has plagued the world since the beginning of time. Transitioning to the role of TB epidemiologist in South Carolina, he has further advanced his acumen through a more concerted epidemiology role, which he continues to enjoy, within the company of a great statewide team.
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Doing something cool? We want to hear about it.
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We want to showcase you and the awesome work SETC members are doing on a daily basis. Let us know what’s going down!
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CDC-TB Data Users Call — 3rd Tue of the month @ 2pm EST
Next EDN Workgroup Call — Sept 9th, 2021 @ 1pm EST
Register for the TB GIMS Enhancements Overview
Missed the wgMLST webinar? We have you covered!
MMWR: Tuberculosis – United States, 2020
Articles
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NTCA TB Corrections Committee
The Corrections Committee meets quarterly to discuss issues surrounding TB in corrections and how we can assist to identify and treat TB in corrections.
These are exciting times to forge bonds between the SETC and the Corrections Committee. We're looking forward to working with you.
Teresa Nowland, Chair; Ellen Murray, Co-chair; and Brandy Cloud, Secretary
MAVEN Workgroup
Do you use MAVEN for your TB Program? Are you working on implementing the new RVCT and MMGs in MAVEN? There’s a new group starting that’s just for you! If you’re interested, please contact Jenni Wheeler.
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Survey Committee
This committee is tasked with crafting, monitoring, and analyzing surveys of national interest. Commitment is a one-hour call per month plus external survey review. If interested, please email
TB Infection Workgroup
This workgroup is intended to work on guidance for creating and understanding TB surveillance Infrastructure. Commitment is two one-hour calls per month (at maximum), though any participation is welcome including external document review. The workgroup has been inactive during the pandemic but hopes to reconvene soon! Contact Andy Tibbs.
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