STOP TUBERCULOSIS
Yes We Can!
ABSTRACTS

The planning committee invites conference participants to display their tuberculosis
related research, resource and / or special project abstracts. Please consider sharing
your experiences, successes, and lessons learned concerning tuberculosis managment,
practices and client care.

Abstract Submission Form

Abstract presenters must be registered delegates or participants and available during
poster viewing sessions to discuss their work. If you have missed the submission deadline
(Dec 2009) please contact ...

Sandra Jacobs
(780) 495 6071
E-Mail



Dr. Assaad Al-Azem, Division of Tuberculosis Control, Dep't of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
Advantage of using INH as prophylaxis treatment among TB contacts in high TB incidence Saskatchewan community.

Erik Martel, Senior Policy Analyst, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON
Epidemiology of TB-HIV Co-infection among First Nations populations in Canada

Sandra Jacobs, TB Screening Nurse, First Nations Inuit Health, Edmonton, AB
School screening of on-reserve First Nations children for latent TB infection: Effect of BCG vaccination in the first year of life.