Resources For Healthcare Professionals

Virginia resources for health professionals are listed below, along with materials available from CDC and partners.    In addition, VDH TB Control staff members are available to provide training on tuberculosis screening, treatment and other issues as needed.  Please call (804) 864-7906 to discuss your training needs.

Diagnosis and Treatment of TB Disease

Diagnosis and Treatment of TB Infection

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tuberculosis Home Page

• CDC:  Health Care Providers and TB Program Materials by Topic
  • Resources include fact sheets and training materials.  Topics cover many aspects of TB including contact investigations, data and statistics, infection control, program evaluation, testing and diagnosis, treatment and TB in specific populations.
• CDC's TB Education and Training Resource Guide
• Continuing Education in Tuberculosis:  Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis

Southeastern National TB Center: 

The Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center (SNTC) is one of four Regional Training and Medical Consultation Centers (RTMCC) in the United States. Their site contains numerous training and educational resources for health care providers.

Other resources:

Ending Neglect: The Elimination of TB in the US (An Institute of Medicine Report)