NAPNAP is pleased to invite you to attend a continuing education webinar: Back to School TB Screening: What Practitioners and Families Need to Know.  This live webinar will be offered on two dates, August 5 and August 19, allowing registrants to choose the date that will work best with their schedule.

Program Dates: Thursdays, August 5, 2014 10 AM MST & August 19, 2014 1 PM MST

Description: The number of tuberculosis (TB) disease cases is a great concern. The occurrence of TB disease and infection in children provides important information about the spread of TB in homes and communities. TB disease in children under 15 years of age (also called pediatric tuberculosis) is a public health problem of special significance because it is a marker for recent transmission of TB. Also of special significance, infants and young children are more likely than older children and adults to develop life-threatening forms of TB disease (e.g., disseminated TB, TB meningitis). Among children, the greatest numbers of TB cases are seen in children less than 5 years of age, and in adolescents older than 10 years of age.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this live webinar, participants will be able to: 1. Apply risk-based American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidance when screening school children for Tuberculosis. 2. Review CDC and AAP recommendations on use of tuberculin skin test and interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRA) in children. 3. Describe the pros and cons of using the tuberculin skin test (TST) or TB blood test in testing children going back to school.Faculty Information: Scott Lindquist, MD, MPH and Kimberly Willis Field,RN, PHN, MSN

Credit Information: This continuing education activity is administered by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) as an Agency providing continuing education credit. Individuals who complete this program will be awarded 1.0 NAPNAP contact hour.

This program is supported through an educational grant from Qiagen.

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