This lecture series is for public and private health care professionals and paraprofessionals involved in the identification, treatment, and care of individuals with tuberculosis disease and latent tuberculosis infection. These lectures might also be useful to persons working in correctional facilities, drug treatment centers, migrant clinics, nursing homes, homeless shelters, or other facilities serving persons with or at risk for tuberculosis.
The program curricula are based on various guidelines published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Links to these guidelines are provided in the program schedule. For more information, please contact the Division of Disease Prevention - TB Control and Prevention Program (804-864-7906).
Program Delivery
This continuing education program will be delivered via the video conferencing system of the Virginia Department of Health. The program schedule, content, and learning objectives are presented below:
Schedule, Program Handouts and Evaluation
10/31/2006 2 - 4 pm - Targeted Testing and Treatment of Latent TB Infection
Self-Study Material – CDC. Targeted Tuberculin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection.
MMWR 2000;49(RR-6) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr4906.pdf
Updates - http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/mmwrhtml/mmwr_updates.htm
Handout of DDP-TB PowerPoint Presentation | Objectives | Evaluation
12/8/2006 1 - 3 pm - Diagnosis and Treatment of Tuberculosis
Self-Study Material – CDC. Treatment of Tuberculosis.
MMWR 2003;52(RR-11) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5211.pdfErrata - http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5351.pdf
Handout of DDP-TB PowerPoint Presentation | Objectives| Evaluation
1/10/2007 9 -11 am - Contact Investigations
Self-Study Material – CDC. Guidelines for the Investigation of Contacts of Persons with Infectious Tuberculosis.
MMWR 2005;54(RR-15) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5351.pdf
Handout of DDP-TB PowerPoint Presentation Contact Investigaion Jan 2007.ppt | Objectives| Evaluation
2/15/2007 10 – 12 noon - Infection Control and Case Management
Self-Study Material – CDC. Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings, 2005.
MMWR 2005;54(RR-17) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr5417.pdf
Errata - http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/mmwrhtml/Errata09-13-06.pdfAppendix B in Word format - http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/mmwrhtml/Maj_guide/
AppendixB 060911.pdfHandout of DDP-TB PowerPoint Presentation Infection Control and Case Management.ppt | Objectives| Evaluation