2025 TB Nursing Symposium - Rethinking TB Contact Investigations

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Speakers: Chelsea Hunstad, PHN; Jessica Elofson, PHN

Recorded: May 7, 2025

Length: Approximately 38 minutes

Presentation Description

This presentation rethinks contact investigation, and the roles of trust, community and innovative approaches. Using an example from the Blue Earth County TB Program, it explains key strategies for managing limited resources during contact investigations, discusses leveraging partnerships in TB contact investigations, and discusses discovering innovative approaches for large TB contact investigations.

Target Audience

This presentation is part of a symposium intended for Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Public Health Nurses, and healthcare professionals involved in TB care.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify key strategies for managing limited resources during 
    contact investigations

  • Leveraging partnerships in TB contact investigations

  • Discover innovative approaches for large TB contact 
    investigations

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