Self-study modules on tuberculosis 1-5 : Introduction

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• Alternative Title:
  Self-study modules on tuberculosis
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.). Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
• Description:
  Course #WB2295 ; The Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis are a series of educational modules designed to provide information about tuberculosis (TB) in a self-study format. This course is offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE). ; The target audiences for this course are outreach workers, nurses, physicians, administrators, health educators, and students from a variety of settings, including: TB programs, Managed care organizations, Correctional facilities, Community-based organizations, Homeless shelters, Migrant clinics, Substance abuse facilities, Nursing and medical schools, Other facilities and programs serving persons with or at risk for TB. ; The Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis series consists of a total of nine modules that are separated into two courses. The first course, Modules 1-5, provides basic information on TB. The second course, Modules 6-9, provides more specific TB programmatic information. It is recommended that you work through Modules 1-5 before proceeding to Modules 6-9. For more information on Modules 6-9 see page 3. ; The Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis, 1-5 package includes five modules, an introduction, and a glossary: ; Introduction; Module 1: Transmission and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis; Module 2: Epidemiology of Tuberculosis; Module 3: Targeted Testing and the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) and Tuberculosis Disease; Module 4: Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) and Tuberculosis Disease; Module 5: Infectiousness and Infection Control; Glossary. ; A few topics have been repeated in several of the modules to enable the modules to be used either as a complete course or as stand-alone booklets.
• Subjects:
  • Tuberculosis
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Teaching Materials
• Pages in Document:
  9 numbered pages
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21977/cdc_21977_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 173.16 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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