GALVESTON COUNTY TB PROGRAM SYED HAIDRY TB PROGRAM MANAGER Dr. MARK GUIDRY CEO, HEALTH AUTHORITY & TB CLINICIAN
TB ELIMINATION DEPARTMENT
TB PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TB case finding and active surveillance Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) /Directly Observed Preventive Therapy (DOPT) Average daily DOT dosages 60 per month 52 bi-weekly per month. Average biweekly DOPT dosages 67 per month. Case Management Contact Investigations and Targeted Testing TB Inservices and Education
Current Patient Status from Jan 2006 to June 2006 TB Cases – 11 receiving DOT TB Suspects – 8 receiving DOT Latent TB infection (LTBI) – 66 currently self- administering (5 on DOPT) Contacts – 21 PPD positive currently self- administering (2 on DOPT) Lab services provided 114 chest x-rays, 113 lab test and 111 sputum specimen collected over 6 month period.
Chart Reviews by TB clinician & Galveston County Health Authority Chart reviews ……… per month Signing TB orders… per month Signing LTBI orders…10-15 per month Quarantine letter……. 1 in 2006 TB consultation……... as needed TB case management meeting with program manager ….. once a week
Tuberculosis Incidence Rates, Galveston, Texas, and U.S.,
PERCENTAGES OF AGES FOR TB CASES IN
TB CASES BY RACE AND ETHNICITY
TB CASES IN GALVESTON COUNTY BY CITIES
TB BUDGET COST CATEGORIESSTATE FUNDSFEDERAL FUNDS COUNTY FUNDSTOTAL A. PERSONNEL 35,001.36,805.27, ,296. B. FRINGE BENEFITS 14,023.10,267.11,567.36,011. C. TRAVEL 10,000. E. SUPPLIES 1, ,707. H. OTHER 6,214.28,320.30,500. K. TOTAL 66,445.47,072.68, ,746.