August 5, 2012, 8:00 am-12:00 pm
Wood Center Room E/F, University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
Co-Chairs: Annie-Claude Bourgeois & Alan Parkinson
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MINUTES OF 2012 MEETING (press to download)
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PURPOSE OF MEETING
- Share information and knowledge on aspects of circumpolar surveillance of tuberculosis (TB)
- Strengthen the cooperation between the Circumpolar regions involved in the international Circumpolar Surveillance TB Working Group (ICS-TB)
- To advance work established in the goals of ICS-TB to conduct collaborative surveillance of TB in the Circumpolar regions
8:00 Welcome/Introductions. Alan Parkinson
8:15 Documents for review
Membership for review. All
8:20 Tuberculosis Update by Country/Region:
United States. Donna Fearly
Canada. Annie-Claude Bourgeois
Russia. Alexander Vladimirov
Greenland. Thomas Rendal
Denmark. Bolette Soborg/Anders Koch
ICS Update. Alan Parkinson
RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW:
9:40 Working Group Documents: Annie-Claude Bourgeois
Memorandum of Understanding
Data Protocol
Reporting Guidelines
Early outline and table mock-up
10:00 HEALTH BREAK
10:15 Retrospective report -Sharing the information:
Dissemination. Annie-Claude Bourgeois & Alan Parkinson
– The report
– Approval process
– Other publications
10:35 Presentations:
– Overview of Dynamic Data Management System (ICS-TB Database). Annie-Claude Bourgeois
– Diagnostic strategies. Thomas Rendal
– Remote communications and use of internet technologies. Alexander Vladimirov
– Funds for ICS-TB. Alan Parkinson
11:50 Next steps
Next face-to-face meeting. All
Next teleconference. All
12:00 Meeting Adjourned