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Follow up to the 2019 MaAOHN Western, MA conference

Posted almost 6 years ago by Nancy Clover

Thank you Diane Doyker for hosting at Yankee Candle and the candles.

Thank you to those who attended the MaAOHN Fall Conference.

The photos are up on the MaAOHN website and facebook – www.MaAOHN.org

We had a great line up of speakers and topics:

Health Effects of Chemical Exposures & Green Nursing Project

Lisa Chan MSN, RNC-OB

 

New Options for Hepatitis B Prevention

John Youhanna, PharmD, RPh

                    

TB Testing for Health Care Personnel A Modern Approach to TB Screening

Patricia A. Iyer, MSN, RN, BC

 

The Role of a Nurse Expert

Mary Taschner,  DNP, ANP-BC

 

Stop the Bleed Trainer the Trainer  Certification  

Nancy Clover RN, COHN-S & Teri Clover, EMT 

                   

Narcan Administration

Teri Clover, EMT

 

Some excellent additions:

Amy Sgueglia, MSN, RN from immunize.org

 

Sheila Litchfield’s wonderful cheese from Dell Farm http://www.dellfarm.us/

 

Thanks for all who donated to the food pantry, soup kitchen and medical mission to Haiti

 

Thanks to all who help set up, did registration, time keeper, clean up and so much more – what a great group!!!

 

Don't forget to register for the NECOEM/MaAOHN/NEAOHN Conference 

Dec 5-6 in Newton, MA  

www.NECOEM.org

 

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Free CNE program:

 

We are very pleased to announce that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences (BIDLS) is continuing our collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center to offer Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) to support implementation of screening and treatment for latent tuberculosis infection (latent TB infection or LTBI). We will be launching a new series on January 23, 2020, with Session 1 beginning February 6th.

 

Project ECHO is a collaborative model of clinical education that employs case presentation and mentoring, and uses video conferencing. Latent TB Infection-ECHO is targeted to primary care clinicians and other members of multi-disciplinary care teams.  It is open to primary care providers/teams across Massachusetts. CME credits will be offered. 

 

Six sessions each approximately one hour in length will be offered and include didactic and case based learning. The curriculum will address a range of topics, including:

  • TB infection background
  • Risk assessment
  • Testing options (TST vs. IGRA)
  • Latent TB infection treatment options
  • Treatment monitoring and side effects
  • Common challenges and solutions
  • Latent TB infection care cascade
  • Massachusetts Department of Public Health reporting and resources

 

Please register by Friday, December 1, 2019 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LTBI-Reg2020.  Please refer to the attached flyer for additional details.

 

Please don’t hesitate to contact me, Jennifer Cochran, or Susan Foley from the ECHO team at UMass (cc’d) if you would like additional information about the Latent TB Infection-ECHO.