The 90-minute webinar was created for TB program workers interested in learning about new recommendations for TB screening, testing, and treatment of U.S. Health Care Personnel. The webinar was a collaboration among the Curry International Tuberculosis Center, the County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency, Live Well San Diego, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Cultural Quick Reference Guide for Afghanistan provides country-specific information on cultural norms, health practices, treatment considerations, facts and traditional ideas about TB, and courtesies to observe to enhance communication.
This educational flipbook can be used by nurses and other healthcare workers to provide TB education to patients, family members, and other people. The flipbook includes four sections: What is Tuberculosis?, TB Infection, TB Disease, and Special Circumstances.
This guide was developed for use by attending physicians and nurses in the primary care setting. The material provides information on various topics related to LTBI, including screening, diagnosis, treatment, and more.
This pocket guide presents information regarding body mass index (BMI) and its relationship to TB relapse. BMI tables, BMI formulas, and a definition of TB relapse are included.
This poster displays first-line TB treatment regimens, dosing recommendations and frequency, and adverse reactions and monitoring. The poster is 17×22 inches.
This fact sheet includes information on treating latent TB infection in children, including the treatment regimens, administration tips, and monitoring recommendations.
This webinar focuses on risk communication around TB during the COVID-19 pandemic. The learning objectives for this webinar are:
• Recognize the emotional and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health workers and TB patients
• Apply risk communication principles to develop messages on TB and COVID-19 for front-line health workers, patients, and contacts
• Use tailored approaches for communicating with health workers, TB patients, contacts so appropriate TB care can be provided
In this 60-minute webinar, a case presentation highlights challenges a nurse case manager navigated during the treatment of a patient with TB disease during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The revised guidelines includes recommendations for specific administrative controls, environmental controls, and respiratory protection controls.
