Re-Engage with TB
A Note from the Conference Planning Chairperson, Sarah Gordon

Greetings TB community, partners, and friends!

I hope that you all will join us for the Virtual 2021 National TB Conference. It is a special time to reconnect to our colleagues, center ourselves while immersed in the TB community, support each other through the collective grief over the past year, fill each other with new ideas and hope, and recalibrate our fight for Justice against the health disparities that block our path to TB elimination. It is with this sentiment that we named this year’s conference Recalibration: TB Elimination Beyond COVID-19. As NTCA’s President-Elect, I could not be more proud of the dynamite conference we have planned for you! See you soon.

Best,
Sarah 

Sarah Gordon, MPH
Chair, 2021 NTC Planning Committee
President-elect, NTCA
TB Program Manager, MN Department of Health
Compelling Content and Continuing Education Opportunities
Explore cutting-edge TB clinical and programmatic content and get a jump start on caring for your patients with TB. See the agenda online here. 

Interested in continuing medical education (CME)? Earn 2 AMA PRA Category 1 credits per educational session or 22 total credits for the whole conference.

Interested in continuing nursing education (CNE)? Earn 2 nursing continuing education hours per educational session or 22 total hours for the whole conference.

Flexible scheduling! If you and your staff need continuing education to maintain your licenses, the conference offers flexible options for your busy schedules. In addition to credits for the live broadcast, these accredited providers have approved enduring materials credit. 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.
Continuing Education Partners
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.
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.
Call for Abstracts
The deadline for abstracts for the Virtual 2021 NTC has been extended to Friday, May 14, 2021.

Acceptance notifications will be sent by Friday, May 21, 2021. Read more in the Abstracts Portal, accessible by clicking the button below.
Nominate a Colleague for a 2020 NTCA Award
Has someone around you brought amazing commitment and contributions to the TB field? Consider nominating that person (or organization) for an NTCA Award. The deadline for nominations is extended to May 14, 2021. 

For more information about the awards categories and past honorees, see the NTCA Awards web page.
CONTACTS:
Sherry Brown, NTCA: sbrown@tbcontrollers.org
Donna Wegener, NTCA: dhwegener@tbcontrollers.org