II CONSORTIUM MEETING

2nd ANNUAL CONSORTIUM MEETING
Emerging MDR Tuberculosis across the US/Mexico border: NIAID R21 A1056207
HOLIDAY INN
EMILIO PORTES GIL #703
COLONIA PRADO SUR
REYNOSA, TAMPS.
November 4 and 5, 2004

Thursday November 4, 2004
3-5:00 PM   REGISTRATION – Prado II Lobby

6-7:00 PM      Social Hour – Cash Bar (Prado II Lobby)

7:20 PM           Opening ceremony: Prado II
                         Dr. Joe McCormick (5 min)
                         Dr. Francisco López Leal (5 min)

7:30 PM           Keynote speaker: Gerardo García Salinas, Secretario General de Tamaulipas

8:00 PM            Dinner

Friday November 5, 2004
7:30 AM           Breakfast

8:00 AM        Introduction of each consortium member (1-2 mins each)

8:30 AM           Summary of activities 2003-4 Dr. Restrepo

SECTION 1: REPORTS AND PRELIMINARY DATA ANALYSES
9:00 AM          Tamaulipas:  Dr. Jesus Gonzalo Crespo

9:15  AM      Jurisdiction 3: Dr. Mora

9:25 AM       Jurisdiction 4: Dr. Pereda

9:35 AM       Jurisdiction 5: Dr. Solalinde

9:45 AM       Texas:  Dr. Brian Smith

9:55 AM       Webb county: Dr. González

10:05 AM     Discussion

10:15  AM    Why are we geocoding? – Dr. Adriana Perez

10:45 AM     Genotyping M. tuberculosis isolates: a tool for tracking TB
                     transmission Dr. Blanca Restrepo

11:30 AM     Social networking to improve tracking of MDR-TB transmission
                     Dr. Belinda Reininger

11:45 AM     Training of Mexican colleagues

                      Program overview-Dr. Fisher-Hoch,

                      Comments and expectations on their training experience-
                      Bióloga Regina Maria Brussolo, QFB. Ma del Socorro Hernández                     
                      QFB. Herminia Fuentes Cortez

12:30 PM        LUNCH BREAK- LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED
                     (Demonstration of web site and digital maps will be available in
                      discussion Area.)

SECTION 2: OUR FUTURE

1:30 PM      Plan for dissemination and publication of data: Dr. McCormick

1:45 PM      Panel Discussion: Dr. Lopez-Leal, Dr. Crespo, Dr. McCormick, Dr. Quitugua, Dr. Graviss, Dr. Smith

2:15 PM      Application for future funding in Mexico and the US: study design and plans

2:30 PM      SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

3:30 PM      Closing of meeting

Meeting minutes (PDF Format)

Minutes Nov14, 2003