SETC Executive Committee Update | May 2021
It's Nomination Time!
Nominations are open for the following section leadership positions.
  • President-elect
  • Secretary – 2 year term
  • Low burden representative– 2 year term
  • Medium burden representative– 2 year term
  • High burden representative – 2 year term
 
Our hope is that these new leaders will provide invaluable insight and vision to better support our members and further the goals of the greater NTCA community. Consider nominating a colleague who you think would be a great fit for one of these roles. For our new incidence representative positions, don't worry about determining their incidence level; we can do that for you.

For more information about these positions or to nominate yourself or a colleague, please contact Donna Wegener at dhwegener@tbcontrollers.org.
 
Please submit your nominations by
close of business on Wednesday, May 12, 2021.
 
Thank you for your consideration and for your insight into who would make great leaders for SETC as we continue our growth.
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Virtual 2021 NTC
Thank you for your interest in submitting an abstract showcasing the great work you, or your program, has accomplished over the last year. The posters generated from the accepted abstracts have been an important aspect of recent conferences and participants express enthusiasm about learning from their colleagues in this format!

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Friday, May 14 at 11:59 PM ET
Odds & Ends
CDC-TB Data Users Call — 3rd Tue of the month @ 2pm EST

Next EDN Workgroup Call — May 13th, 2021 @ 1pm EST
 
Missed the wgMLST webinar? We got you covered
 
MMWR: Tuberculosis – United States, 2020
PDF link HERE
 
2021 National TB Conference [Virtual]
Wed & Fri June 9th – July 23rd
 
SAS Global Forum 2021
Americas | May 18-20
Free RegistrationFAQ
LTBI Topics? What Are You Thinking?
LTBI work remains a high priority for TB programs and staff. Efforts and strategies can look vastly different from program to program. Have LTBI topics or ideas for SETC? We want to hear them!
Get Active | Stay Active
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
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. Contact  Andy Tibbs