Tuberculosis

2008 Meeting of the The Union - North American Region - North American Region

The BC Lung Association serves as the Meeting Secretariat for the The Union - North American Region - North American Region. The 200 Meeting of the The Union - North American Region - North American Region took place in San Diego, February 28 - March 1, 2008. Find copies of speaker presentations below. Should you have questions or concerns please call Dr. Menn Biagtan at 604.731.5864 or email biagtan@bc.lung.ca.

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North American Region STOP TB Meeting

From NCET to Stop TB USA
Ms. Fran Du Melle, American Thoracic Society

The Global Stop TB Partnership
Dr. Marcos Espinal, Secretariat, Stop TB Partnership, World Health Organization

Stop TB Canada
Dr. Anne Fanning, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medecine and Dentistry, University of Alberta

Stop TB Mexico
Dr. Martin Castellanos, DIrector, National TB Programs, Mexico

The Need for Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization
Mr. John Fawcett, Legislative Director, RESULTS, Washington, DC, USA

Updating the U.S. TB Elimination Plan
Dr. Randall Reves, Medical DIrector, Denver Metro TB Control Program

Launching Stop TB USA
Ms. Wanda Walton, Chief, Communications, Education & Behavioral Studies Branch, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

TB Nursing and Allied Health Collaboration Across Borders

TB Net: Case Management Across Borders
Ms. Candace Kugel, Clinical Specialist/Director of Performance Improvement, Migrant Clinician Network - Austin, TX, USA
Ms. Nora Martinez, Health Network Manager, Migrant Clinical Network - Austin, TX, USA

Cure TB and the Use of the Binational TB Card
Mr Alberto H. Colorado, Director, Binational Health Projects Tuberculosis Branch, Health and Human Service Agency San Diego, Ca, USA
Ms. Anne Cass, MPH, TB Program Liaison, State of California TB Branch - California, USA

Enhanced Surveillance for TB on a Decentralized TB System: Unique Challenges
Ms. Joy Marshall, RN, MN, TB Nurse Consultant, Ontario Ministry of Health

TB Photo Voice Project
Ms. Marie Villa, RN, TB Program Manager, El Paso City County Health and Environmental District

General Session

Beyond TB Lecture (Video Conference)

Scaling Up Access to Health Care in Impoverished Regions
Prof. Jeff Sachs,, Director, Earth Institute at Columbia University

Millennium Village Project
Dr. Sonja Sachs, Health Coordinator, Millennium Village Project, Earth Institute at Columbia University

Tuberculosis: Advances in Basic Science - Highlights from the 2008 Keystone Meeting

Mining the Mouse: Latest Insights into TB Chemotherapy
Dr. Jacques Grosset, Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medecine Center for Tuberculosis Research

Does M. tuberculosis Genetic Variability Matter in the Clinic?
Dr. Marcel Behr, Associate Professor, McGill University

TB on Steroids - The Interaction of Cholesterol and TB Pathogenesis
Dr. Christopher Sassetti, Assistant Professor, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Massachusetts

Sleeping and Walking: Deciphering the Game Plan of Chronic TB
Dr. David Sherman, Director, Tuberculosis Program, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute

Abstract 2 - Ultra-Potent Regimens with Rifapentine Yield Stable Cure by 3 Months in a Murine Model of TB
Ian Rosenthal, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

Cutting the Burden in Half by 2015: Does Epidemiology Really Matter?

Is the Global Tuberculosis Epidemic Now in Decline?
Dr. Christopher Dye, Coordinator, Tuberculosis Monitoring and Evaluation, Stop TB Partnership, World Health Organization

Health System Reform and Political Will: Do These Interventions Enable Reduction in TB Burden?
Dr. Martin Castellanos, National TB Program (Mexico)

Cutting Canada's TB Burden in Half by 2015: What Will it Take?
Dr. Edward Ellis, Manager, Tuberculosis Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada

How Can We Use New Tools to Strengthen Our Commitment to Global TB Control
Dr. Kenneth G. Castro, Director, Division of TB Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Abstract 3 - Using Molecular Typing of Tuberculosis to Assess Recent Transmission Among Homeless and Drug Users in California, 2004-2006
Martin Cilnis, MPH, MS, California Department of Public Health/TB Control Branch - RIchmond, CA, USA

Abstract 4 - Tuberculosis (TB) Recurrence in British Columbia, Canada Over a Period of 17 Years
AKM Moniruzzaman, MBBS, MSc, Department of Health Care and Epidemiology/UBC - Vancouver, BC, Canada

Abstract 5 - Drug-Resistant TB in Foreign-Born TB Cases in the US: Should the Drug-Resistance Profile of the Country of Origin Guid Treatment Decisions in the US?
Alison Taylor, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA

Transnational Partnerhsips

Texas Border Projects (Texas-Mexican Border States - CDC Collaboration for Treatment of MDR-TB)
Mr. Bruce Heath, Public Health Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

SOLUCION TB (USAID-Project Concern Internacional-12 Mexican States DOTS Expansion Project)
Dr. Blanca Lomeli, Regional Director, Project Concern International

Puentes de Esperanza (USAID-California Baja California Capacity Building for MDR Treatment in Baja California)
Dr. Rafael Laniado-Laborin, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California

Forming Partnership Against TB (Juarez Panel Clinics-California-CDC-National Program; Immigrant Evaluation/Treatment Process for US Applicants from Mexico)
Dr. Luis Todd, US Consulate General, Mexico
Dr. Roberto Assael, Medical Director, Clinical Medicina International de Juarez Mexico

PREVE TB USAID-UC San Diego, Pro-COMUSIDA, ISESALUD-Screening and Diagnosis for TB Among Populations at Risk for HIV Infection in Tijuana
Dr. Richard Garfein, Professor, University of California in San Diego, School of Medicine

Abstract 6 - Prospective Study of Diabetes and Quality of Blood Clucose Control Among Tuberculosis Patients
Blanca Restrepo, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston School of Public Health - Brownsville, TX, USA

Abstract 7 - Assessing Use of the Binational Health Card for Tuberculosis Among Patients in the San Diego-Tijuana Border Region
Alicia Riley, BA, Stanford University - Stanford, CA, USA

Poverty, Law, and Politics: Complexities and Challenges for Case Management

Protecting Public Health: Creating, Changing and Challenging Public Health Laws and Policies: Learning from the Florida Experience
Dr. David Ashkin, Medical Executive Director, A.G. Holley Hospital

Complexities of Case Management for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detainees (after Ashkin presentation in PDF)
Dr. Diana Schneider, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Meeting the Needs of Incarcerated Populations
Dr. John P. May, Chief Medical Health Officer, Armor Correctional Health Services

Examining and Re-evaluating Legal Authorities for TB Control Across Jurisdictions
Dr. Clifford M. Rees, Adjunct Faculty/Senior Researcher, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

2008 Abstract Book (PDF)