This collection of nursing case studies and their accompanying tools are intended to complement a TB program’s education and training of its nursing staff. The cases are based on real-life experiences of TB nurse case managers in the Heartland Region and are designed to illustrate key concepts in TB control and prevention.
The page contains links to CITC’s 2009 edition of Radiographic Manifestations of Tuberculosis: A Primer for Clinicians (hard copy and online versions) as well as our newest product, Basic Chest Radiology for the TB Clinician. This online self-study presentation provides learners with an introduction to TB radiology through CITCs’ Medical Director, Lisa Chen MD, presenting the basics of how to read chest radiographs. This presentation covers basic anatomy, disease patterns, and tuberculosis-specific radiographic presentations.
This Guide describes how to make TB services 100% tobacco-free, then presents ‘ABC for TB’, an intervention for TB programmes to help patients quit smoking and to promote smokefree homes for patients and families. It advocates keeping cessation simple, expanding it widely through the health services and reaching communities. ‘ABC for TB’ does not require specialised staff, clinics or medicines. It is delivered systematically within routine programme activities and can be done within as little as 2-5 minutes. It includes recording and monitoring processes and outcomes.
This fact sheet provides information regarding TB/HIV coinfection worldwide. It also presents key activities being conducted by the WHO in response to TB/HIV coinfection.
This handbook, A practical guide to collaborative partnerships with celebrities, co-produced by the Stop TB Partnership and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, provides Stop TB Partners with guidance on how to engage celebrities and benefit from their support. The targeted audience is mainly public health professionals who would like to expand their knowledge for engaging celebrities and managing high profile events. The objective is to share the experience gained while working with current Goodwill Ambassadors and Champions against tuberculosis.
This manual is a Spanish translation of the “Tuberculosis Drug Information Guide” from the Francis J. Curry National Tuberculosis Center. This Guide can help any physician, nurse, or pharmacist who participates in the management of patients with TB or LTBI.
This webinar includes a panel of experts discussing the questions healthcare providers have about using 3 months of isoniazid and rifapentine once weekly (3HP) to treat latent TB infection (LTBI).
This report details the activities of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) for the year 2008.
Luís Figo’s "I Am Stopping Tuberculosis" campaign consists of materials including posters, computer wallpaper, and postcards delivering key messages on tuberculosis.
This handbook is a reference tool for use by national tuberculosis (TB) program managers, clinicians and nurses, public health decision-makers and technical and implementing partners committed to the prevention, care, diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant TB.
