<p> Draft Agenda - 2008 Fall TB Controllers Meeting – Friday October 3, 2008 CDPH TB Control Branch Campus – 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Richmond, CA Building P; 2nd Floor – Pre-registration Required</p><p>9:00 –10:00 Registration (coffee, tea, & fruit and rolls)</p><p>10:00–10:10 I. Review of Agenda and Housekeeping – Richard Tezak 10:10–12:00 II. TBCB: Information and tools for TB Control in California A. Current Epidemiological Report – XDR and MDR (Jennifer Flood - 10) B. Technical Instructions: B immigrants & need to repeat TB Skin Test or chest x-ray (Jennifer Flood - 30) C. Integration of HIV testing at client level / HIV on RVCT (James Watt - 30) D. Local Assistance Awards: (Sue Spieldenner - 20) a. Federal TB Cooperative Agreement b. Updated two-year allocation cycle, FY’s 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 c. Funding complexity, acuity vs. morbidity; defining acuity issues d. Planning and allocation of local assistance funds, options (James Watt - 15) e. Impact of budget cuts on LHJs (Attachment, Barbara Cole – 15) </p><p>12:00 – 12:30 Lunch (hosted) 12:30 – 1:00 III. Old Business A. February TB Controller Meeting Minutes (Attachment, Richard Tezak - 10) B. All Facilities Letter (Attachment, Julie Low - 5) C. Colleges & Universities Survey: Next steps to effectively control TB in college communities (Attachment, Barbara Cole- 15)</p><p>1:00 – 2:00 IV. EC Committees/Workgroup Reports - Written Reports will not be discussed A. CTCA Work Plan presentation & discussion (Attachment, Barbara Cole - 10) B. Funding Formula Workgroup Update, Vote Requested (Attachment, Barbara Cole - 10) C. Guidelines – Priorities for Revisions/New Guidelines (Late Handout, Richard Tezak - 30) 1. Pediatric INH Dosing in the LTBI treatment Guidelines (Late Handout) D. Rural and Small Health Jurisdiction (RSHJ) (Late Handout, Joseph Iser - 10)</p><p>2:00 – 2:45 V. Advocacy A. State Efforts: 1. World TB Day: Making the most of the media moment for Local Health Jurisdictions, CDPH, the American Lung Association of California, Breathe California, RESULTS, CDC, NTCA, ATS, and other partners. (Andy Weisser, ALAC VP Communications – 20) 2. TB testing by Unlicensed Assistive Personnel – continue beyond 2011, barriers (Bob Benjamin - 10) 3. SB 356 (Attachment - 10) B. National Efforts: Appropriations, TB Legislation (Bob Benjamin / Judith Thigpen - 5) C. Local Efforts: Defending against local cuts, gaining local funding (Richard Tezak – 10) 2:45 – 3:00 Break 3:00 - 4:15 VI. New business, Items from the Floor A. Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standards (Barbara Cole - 10) B. Reprioritizing workload for a Non-TB outbreak (Attachment, Helene Calvet - 10) C. Update from the Expert Committee on IGRAs (Helene Calvet – 10) D. Correctional Health Parole Notification issue (Late Handout, Janet Mohle-Boetani - 15) E. Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center Announcements (Kay Wallis - 10) F. Spring Conference (Charlie Crane/Richard Tezak – 15) G. (Send your items in advance of the meeting, so we can include them here) </p><p>4:15 - 4:30 Evaluation; Summarize Next Steps; ADJOURN </p><p>424 Pendleton Way • Oakland, CA 94621 • Tel (510) 638.1032 • Fax (866) 515.4625 • www.ctca.org</p>