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Past Conferences

2008 Conference  - The Eighth Annual TB ETN Conference, titled TB Education and Training: Going for the Gold, was held August 5-7, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Session Topics:

  • Capacity Building and Forging Partnerships: A Winning Combination
  • Going for the Gold: Using the Systematic Health Education Process to Develop Education/Training Materials and Programs
  • Training Basics: Performance Enhancing Skills
  • Aim to Win: Steps for Conducting Field Tests and Focus Groups
  • Usability 101: Strategies for a Winning Website
  • The Evaluation Triathlon: Overview, Application and Instrument Design


2007 Conference - TB Education and Training Network's Seventh Annual Conference, titled The Amazing Race to Eliminate TB: Education and Training Skills to Succeed, was held August 7-9, 2007 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Session topics:

  • Cultural Competency in TB Programs: It’s a journey, not a destination
  • Changes in Latitudes… Changes in Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs about TB in Refugee and Immigrant Populations
  • Mapping the Course: Using the Systematic Health Education Process to Develop Education/Training Materials
  • Using Education and Training Technology to Reach Your Destination
  • Life in the Fast Lane: Education, Training, and Communication During Outbreaks
  • Forming New Partnerships to Help You Cross the Finish Line


2006 Conference - TB Education and Training Network's Sixth Annual Conference entitled TB Education and Training Magic: Tricks of the Trade was held August 15-17 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Session topics:

  • Revealing the Illusion: The Systematic Approach to Health Education
  • Beyond the Crystal Ball: Tools for Assessing Your Audience
  • A Magical Mystery Tour of Training Basics
  • Hocus Pocus: How to Focus Your Health Promotion Materials
  • Using Evaluation, Not Fortune-Telling, to Plan and Improve TB Training


2005 Conference - TB Education and Training Network's Fifth Annual Conference entitled Stepping Up Education and Training to Eliminate TB was held August 17-19 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Session topics:

  • Choreographing your performance through the systematic health education process
  • Dancing with partners
  • Making a connection with your audience
  • Stepping back and looking at your performance through evaluation
  • Refining your performance through professional development
  • Setting the stage: Overview of cooperative agreement for training and education
  • Highlights from local areas


2004 Conference - TB Education and Training Network's Fourth Annual Conference entitled TB Education and Training Survivor: Improving skills, building alliances, meeting challenges was held August 11-13 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Session Topics:

  • Planning and Strategy Development
  • Needs Assessment
  • Cultural Competency in TB Education and Training
  • Development/Adaptation of Materials
  • How Technology is Changing TB Education and Training
  • Highlights from local areas


2003 Conference - TB Education and Training Network's Third Annual Conference: Oh, the Places TB Education Can Go… was held August 13-15 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Session Topics

  • Needs Assessment
  • Planning and Strategy Development
  • Intensive Development of Courses and Materials
  • Making Materials Appropriate to Your Audience
  • Communicating Late-Breaking Information
  • Doing Training and Education with Limited Resources


2002 Conference - TB Education and Training Network's Second Annual Meeting and Workshop: Reaching Key Audiences through Innovative TB Education and Training Methods was held August 7-9 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Session Topics

  • Identifying and Partnering with your Education/Training Population
  • Assessing Education/Training Needs and Resources
  • Developing Innovative Educational Materials and Courses
  • Utilizing Technology to Develop Education and Training
  • Evaluating Education and Materials and Courses
  • Highlights from local areas


2001 Conference - TB Education and Training Network's First Annual Meeting and Workshop: Culture, Language, and Literacy in TB Education and Training was held August 1-3, 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Session Topics

  • A Conceptual Framework for Achieving Cultural Competence: Implications for TB ETN
  • Conducting Culturally Inclusive Needs Assessments
  • Creating Materials that are Appropriate and Easy to Read
  • Improving Cross-Cultural Communication
  • Accessing, Utilizing, and Disseminating Resources for Culturally Competent Health Care

If you would like additional information about the conferences, please send an e-mail to tbetn@cdc.gov

 

 

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