Don't Miss the 2021 Section Meetings
Always conducted as part of the national TB conference, NTCA's three sections--the National TB Nurse Coalition (NTNC), the National Society of TB Clinicians (NSTC), and the Society for Epidemiology in TB Control (SETC)--will also hold their annual meetings online this year. These section meetings are opportunities to connect with peers, review activities completed, and be informed of new projects initiated by the sections AND are included in the conference registration. Read below for more information on their agendas and schedule.
National TB Nurse Coalition (NTNC)
Annual Virtual All Member Meeting
June 18, 2021 * 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Eastern Time

Join us at the NTNC Annual Virtual All Member Meeting for an agenda packed with updates on our current projects and invitations to join our work or participate in our programs! Committee chairs will give updates from committee work on corrections, NTNC webinars, and the TB Nurse Case Manager (NCM) Core Competencies. Workgroup chairs will update members on the interjurisdictional notification form (IJN) revisions, bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), and NTNC by-laws revisions.

Following these updates, there will be an announcement and brief discussion of a new program: a Journal Club NTNC Community of Practice starting in September 2021.

There will be door prizes throughout the meeting. 
National Society of TB Clinicians (NSTC)
Virtual Members Meeting
July 28, 2021 * 3:00 – 5:00 pm Eastern Time

The 2021 NSTC Annual Meeting will feature a very timely update on CDC’s Tuberculosis Trials Consortium (TBTC) by Dr. Andrew Vernon, Chief of the Clinical Research Branch of the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination. Dr. Vernon will give the talk, "Update from the TBTC: Current Efforts, Programmatic Relevance, and Liaison with NTCA." In it, he'll describe current/ongoing TBTC studies, including recent publication in the NEJM of the results of a groundbreaking TBTC study, “Four-Month Rifapentine Regimens with or without Moxifloxacin for Tuberculosis.” He will also describe the relevance of the new TBTC for U.S. public health TB program and engage our membership in a forum regarding TB research needs in the United States.

In the second hour we will present the new president-elect of NSTC, activities of the section over the past year, opportunities for member involvement in work groups, and a vision for the future of the NSTC. Please join us!
Society for Epidemiology in TB Control (SETC)
Annual Professional Development Meeting
July 30, 2021 * 3:00 – 5:00 pm 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 sessions focused 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.

SETC will also be soliciting LTBI topics from members in the upcoming SETC newsletter to incorporate into the meeting. At the conclusion of the meeting, attendees will have the opportunity to express interest in workgroups around additional topics of interest.
2021 National TB Conference
Explore cutting-edge TB clinical and programmatic content and get a jump start on caring for your patients with TB. 
NTCA is partnering with the University of New Mexico’s School of Medicine’s Office of Continuing Medical Education and Eastern New Mexico University to provide continuing education credits for the Virtual 2021 NTC. If you cannot attend a session on its original broadcast date, you still can earn credit by watching its video recording at a later date. Video recordings of the session will be available for enduring credits for up to a year.
 
Earn two AMA PRA Category 1 credits™ per educational session or 22 total credits for the whole conference. Earn two nursing continuing education hours per educational session or 22 total hours for the whole conference.
Participant Registration
The registration fees for the Virtual 2021 NTC are listed below. This year, we've added a discounted fee for our retired colleagues and for students in any health-related program.
 
Participants:
  • NTCA Member - $150.00
  • NTCA Non-Member - $250.00
  • Retirees or Students - $75.00
 
Conference registration fees can be paid by credit card, check, or ACH deposit.
Exhibitor and Sponsorship Infomation
The exhibit and sponsorship fees for the Virtual 2021 NTC are listed below. 

Exhibitors:
  • Virtual Exhibit Booth - $1,000
 
Sponsorships:
  • Silver - $5,000
  • Gold - $10,000
  • Platinum - $15,000
 
If you are interested in learning more about the exhibit and sponsorship opportunities of the Virtual 2021 NTC, please email Donna Hope Wegener at dhwegener@tbcontrollers.org or call 678-503-0503.
CONTACTS:
Sherry Brown, NTCA: sbrown@tbcontrollers.org
Donna Wegener, NTCA: dhwegener@tbcontrollers.org