This year's theme “Stop Tuberculosis - Yes We Can” reflects what we hope will be an
inspiring agenda. Our aim is to bring new understanding to the emerging science
surrounding TB, how it impacts our practice, and its application in realizing the best
possible client care. Print Agenda

Registration / Reception Wednesday, March 24 17:00 – 21:00 Beverly Hills Ballroom Foyer, Fantasyland Hotel

Registration / Information Desk Thursday, March 25 06:30 - 17:00 Beverly Hills Ballroom Foyer, Fantasyland Hotel

Registration / Information Desk Friday, March 26 06:30 - 16:00 Beverly Hills Ballroom Foyer, Fantasyland Hotel

	Program Agenda Thursday, March 25		Program Agenda Friday, March 26
MC - Dr Albert de Villiers, MB ChB, M.Med (Comm. Health) Zone Lead Medical Officer of Health - North Zone Alberta Health Services 07:00 Continental Breakfast 08:00 Welcome - Sandra Jacobs, Chair, Conference Planning Committee 08:15 Global and Canadian TB Picture and Role of PHAC - Dr. Edward Ellis, Manager, Tuberculosis Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada 09:15 Provincial TB Picture - Dr. Geetika Verma, Assistant Professor, University of Alberta, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine		MC - Dr. Richard Long, TB Program Evaluation and Research Unit 07:00 Continental Breakfast 08:00 Welcome & Greetings - Hon. Gene Zwozdesky, Minister of Health and Wellness, Government of Alberta 08:30 Immigration and TB Current Picture - Deanne Langlois-Klassen, TB Program Evaluation and Research Unit, Aberhart Centre 09:00 Immigration and TB Current Issue - Dr. Dina Fisher, Calgary Tuberculosis Clinic 09:30 TB in First Nations – Andrea Warman, RN, Regional TB Coordinator, First Nation Inuit Health
10:00 Nutrition Break		10:00 Nutrition Break
10:30 Provincial Laboratory of Public Health – Dr. Lourens Robberts, Clinical Microbiologist, Microbiology and Public Health, Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre 11:15 TB and HIV - Dr. Julie Jarand, Calgary Tuberculosis Clinic		10:30 Contact Investigation – Kathleen Flynn, RN, Tuberculosis Control, Alberta Health and Wellness / Paula Bailey, RN, Community Health Nurse, Paul Band Health Center 11:15 Public Health Act Challenges and Successes - Marcia M. Johnson, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, Acting Medical Officer of Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton Area / Evelina Der, RN, Edmonton TB Clinic
12:00 – 13:00 BUFFET Lunch		12:00 – 13:00 BUFFET Lunch
13:00 What’s new with IGRAs & How are IGRAs changing our programs – Dr. Dennis Kunimoto, Department of Medicine, U of A 13:45 FNIH School Screening Program Review - Dr. Richard Long, TB Program Evaluation and Research Unit / Ms. Sandra Jacobs, RN, TB Screening Nurse 14:00 Determinants of TB Transmission - Jody Boffa, MIH (Masters in International Health), Project Manager; Kathleen McMullin, MEd, Study Coord.; Dr. Richard Long, TB Program Evaluation and Research Unit		13:00 Inner City Presentation - Avril Beckon, RN, Pathways to Housing Edmonton / Jodi Rutley, RN, Communicable Disease Nurse, Public Health, Alberta Health Services, North Zone, Ft. McMurray 13:30 STOP TB Canada - Dr. Anne Fanning, Professor Emeritus, Past Co-ordinator Global Health Initiative, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, U of A 14:00 RESULTS Canada - Margo Purcell, RESULTS Canada
14:45 - 15:05 Nutrition Break (20 min)		14:30 - 15:00 Nutrition Break (30 min)
15:05 Infection Control Panel Continuing Care - Lee Hannah, Infection Control, Good Samaritan Society; Corrections - Barbara Moreland, Corrections Manager, North Region Alberta Health Services; Acute Care - Rhoda Wiens, Infection Control Practitioner, University Hospital; Community Health - Wendy Runge, Infection Control Practitioner 16:00 Day Wrap-up 16:15 - 17:00 Poster Viewing		15:00 Closing Remarks - Dr. Richard Long, TB Program Evaluation and Research Unit; Evaluations 16:00 Adjourn Thank you for your interest and participation. We look forward to seeing you again in 2012.