TB Education & Training Resources Website E-Newsletter
October 2008

Greetings!

Welcome to this month's e-newsletter for the TB Education & Training Resources Website (findtbresources.cdc.gov). The purpose of this monthly newsletter is to inform you about the featured Highlight of the Month, additional helpful resources in the database, and other updates to the website.

Highlight of the Month

This month's highlight is the Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis, 1-5 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Revised in 2008, the educational modules are designed to provide basic information about tuberculosis (TB) in a self-study format for health care workers. This instructional packet includes a series of five print-based modules, an introduction, and

Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis
a glossary. Content covered in the modules includes TB transmission, pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment of TB infection and disease, and infection control.

Do you have TB education or training materials you would like to share? You can submit materials to our database electronically! For more information, visit findtbresources.cdc.gov.

Additional Resources

Medication Information

CDC Patient Education Materials Series

TB Guidelines for Nurses in the Care and Control of Tuberculosis and Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis

Medication Information, from Georgia Department of Human Resources TB Program (available in Burmese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese).

CDC Patient Education Materials Series, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (available in English, Spanish, and Tagalog).

TB Guidelines for Nurses in the Care and Control of Tuberculosis and Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis, from International Council of Nurses.

To find out how to order or view these materials, visit findtbresources.cdc.gov.

Remember to...

1) Explore
The website includes a searchable database of TB education and training resources. You can search for materials by fields such as format and language.

You can also submit your materials, and much more!

 

2) Bookmark
Add it to your Internet Favorites list so you can easily return to the site.

3) Tell others
If the website has been helpful to you, please let your colleagues know!

Contact us!

Please contact us if you have any questions or comments about the website.

Email: info@findtbresources.cdc.gov

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