Coalition For A
TB-Free NYC

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• Special thank you to Ryan Health for hosting our September 20, 2019 meeting.

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• 40 partners attended and represented a diverse group of stakeholders in TB care.​

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• Dr. Jeanne Carey, MD (Medical Director of Ryan Health | NENA) gave an overview of and facilitated discussion on CDC’s Health Care Personnel (HCP) Baseline Individual TB Risk Assessment.

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• Dr. Hema Kapoor, MD, SM, D(ABMM) (Senior Medical Director at Quest Diagnostics) presented on important Developments in TB diagnostic testing.

  • Article: Utility of T-SPOT ®. TB test's borderline category to increase test resolution for results around the cut-off point 

  • Article: T-SPOT.TB Interferon-γ Release Assay Performance in Healthcare Worker Screening at Nineteen U.S. Hospitals

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• Dr. Melanie Swift, MD, MPH (Occupational Medicine Physician and Internist at Mayo Clinic) presented on a study about LTBI treatment acceptance and completion for Health Care Personnel at Mayo Clinic Rochester.

  • Presentation HERE

  • Article: Determinants of Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Acceptance and Completion in Healthcare Personnel

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• Meeting Minutes can be found HERE.