State-Specific TB Information - Kansas
TB Medical Consultation Process
Clinical consultation in the medical management of TB patients is available through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment TB Control and Prevention Program. The State TB Nurse Consultant will triage all requests for clinical consultation and coordinate a rapid response to clinicians treating Kansas TB patients. The State TB Nurse Consultant will gather all pertinent information required for the consultation and will facilitate coordination with in house expert resources, contracted state clinician experts and/or the Heartland National TB Center, as appropriate, for each request. The State TB Nurse Consultant may be reached at (785) 296-0739 or ginny.dowell@ks.gov.
TB Program Website
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kansas Tuberculosis Program
TB Controller
Phil Griffin, BBA, CPM
Deputy Director, Bureau of Disease Control and Prevention
Kansas Tuberculosis Controller
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 210
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: 785-296-8893
Fax: 785-291-3732
Email: phil.griffin@ks.gov
Focal Point
Lisa Johnston
TB Contact Investigation Coordinator & Health Educator
Kansas Department of Health & Environment, Bureau of Diseas Control and Prevention
1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 210
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: 785-296-5589
Fax: 785-559-4224
Email: lisa.johnston@ks.gov

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