In this webinar, Dr. David Ashkin presents information on the clinical significance of tuberculosis (TB) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Dr. Ashkin also shares information on adverse effects that can occur during treatment, as well as strategies for treatment completion and optimal management of patients with HCV and TB...
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Physicians
Nurses
2019
In this webinar, Dr. Michael Lauzardo presents a brief information on the history of human trafficking. Dr. Lauzardo also shares ways to identify victims. Additionally, Dr. Lauzardo describes ways to address TB prevention and care to improve the health outcomes of victims.
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Physicians
Nurses
2019
The 2019 Maryland Department of Health Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Tuberculosis serves a resource for Maryland healthcare providers and local health departments. The guidelines were approved by TB experts and TB clinicians within Maryland.
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Physicians
Nurses
2019
This 2020 edition of Reported Tuberculosis in the United States reflects a uniquely challenging year for public health and the TB community. The report describes information on cases of tuberculosis (TB) disease reported to CDC since 1993. This year’s report emphasizes cases counted by the reporting areas in 2020 and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB surveillance...
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Policy Makers
2019
This slide set presents surveillance data based on TB case reports for 1993–2017 received by CDC.
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Community Based Organizations
Persons with TB
2018
In this video CDC's Dr. LoBue discussing the updated recommendations for the 12-dose treatment regimen for latent TB infection.
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Community Based Organizations
State Government Agencies
2018
Dr. Mark Gilbert of the BC Centre for Disease Control talks about tuberculosis in a minute-long video.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Medical and Nursing School Students
Parents/Families
Persons With LTBI
2018
An infographic with information on latent TB, TB disease, TB in British Columbia, TB globally, and TB symptoms,
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Health Educators/Communicators
Medical and Nursing School Students
Parents/Families
Persons With LTBI
2018
Dr. Mark Gilbert of the BC Centre for Disease Control talks about the prevalence of tuberculosis in British Columbia.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Medical and Nursing School Students
2018
4 waiting room posters to encourage patients to speak with their doctor about latent TB. The posters are available in English and Chinese.
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Health Educators/Communicators
2018
Laboratory services, such as sputum specimen diagnosis, are vital to effective TB control. This resource may be used by laboratories to develop institutional policies that support proper collection and submission of sputum specimens for TB testing.
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Lab Personnel
2018
The book provides basic information on the use of the public health and clinical laboratories in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with latent tuberculosis infection(LTBI) and tuberculosis(TB) disease.
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Civil Surgeons
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
International Agencies
Lab Personnel
2018
These new guidelines supersede previous WHO policy documents on the management of LTBI in people living with HIV, household contacts of people with active TB, other groups at risk of developing TB, and for LTBI testing. The consolidated guidelines are expected to provide the basis and rationale for the development of national guidelines for LTBI management, adapted to the national and local epidemiology of TB, the availability of resources, the health infrastructure and other national and local determinants...
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Civil Surgeons
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
International Agencies
Lab Personnel
2018
Guided video for patients who have to collect their sputum during a medical visit.
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Civil Surgeons
Health Educators/Communicators
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
Lab Personnel
Managers and Supervisors
Medical and Nursing School Students
2018
An educational video and presentation intended to train health care providers to perform Tuberculin skin testing.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Medical and Nursing School Students
2018
