A webinar focusing on a case study about nursing-focused case management of drug resistant TB. The webinar is intended for TB professionals, such as nurses, physicians, contact investigators, program managers, program specialists, and epidemiologists.
The goal of this presentation is to help secure complete and successful contact investigations. The 50-minute webinar provides an overview of contact investigations, as well as information on available resources. Participants will also hear case studies from field staff that manage contact investigations.
This 60-minute webinar shares information on the basic concepts and best practices for TB targeted testing. Presenters illustrate the history and future of targeted testing in Texas. Information on the Texas 1115 Medicaid Waiver TB Project – TB Infection Targeted Testing is also presented in this webinar.
This video highlights the continuing problem of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States and encourages people to take action by visiting the CDC TB website and getting tested for TB infection if they are at risk.
The guide, based on nursing and drug-resistant TB literature, establishes best practice nursing assessment and intervention guidance. The content was created to act as a reference and job aid for nurses to:
1.Identify symptoms that may indicate a side effect related to DR-TB treatment or antiretroviral medication;
2.Assess for severity as well as other potential contributors; and
3.Intervene appropriately in order to minimize patient discomfort, reduce side effect progression, and ultimately support successful treatment completion.
This resource emphasizes the severity of TB and HIV coinfection. The fact sheet includes information on how many people died in 2022 from AIDS-related TB, an estimated number of averted deaths between 2010 and 2022 due to TB treatment and antiretroviral therapy, and more.
ExplainTB is a mobile app that provides written and audiovisual education for TB patients, relatives, and others. The app has over 40 chapters of TB information available in more than 30 languages.
Users can make customized bilingual handouts by selecting from 41 TB related chapters and over 30 languages.
This video illustrates ways to manage TB disease, such as detecting, diagnosing, and treating TB disease.
This tool was developed to help health workers in the clinical and operational management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. The tool emphasizes the introduction, implementation and management of the nine-month treatment regimen.
