125 - Mind the Gap: Innovative Approaches to Improving the TB Cascade of Care

Saturday, October 2, 2021

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Moderator(s)

Heather Yun, MD

Deputy Commander for Medical Services; Professor of Medicine
Brooke Army Medical Center ; Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
San Antonio, TX, United States

American Board of Internal Medicine (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Board Member
Ramnath Subbaraman, MD, MSc, FACP

Assistant Professor
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA, United States

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; National Science Foundation (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support

Speaker(s)

Amrita Daftary, MPH, PhD

Assistant Professor, Global Health
York University

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Karen Jacobson, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA, United States

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Ingrid Schoeman, MSc

Director of Advocacy and Strategy
TB Proof, South Africa

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Heather Yun, MD: American Board of Internal Medicine (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Board Member

Ramnath Subbaraman, MD, MSc, FACP: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support; National Science Foundation (Individual(s) Involved: Self): Grant/Research Support

Amrita Daftary, MPH, PhD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Karen R. Jacobson, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Ingrid Schoeman, MSc: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 Knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-21-001-H01-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

describe the role of health equity and addressing structural racism in improvements in TB care
review novel strategies to identify and impact transmission chains
discuss innovative strategies to engage community health workers to strengthen the TB cascade of care

Presentations:

Health Equity and TB Care
Speaker: Amrita Daftary, MPH, PhD – York University
Novel strategies to identify and impact the TB transmission chain
Speaker: Karen R. Jacobson, MD, MPH – Boston University School of Medicine
The Central Role of the Community Health Worker in South Africa
Speaker: Ingrid Schoeman, MSc – TB Proof