Basics of MDR-TB Clinical Care: Online Video Series is comprised of a series of short, online lectures presented in easy to digest segments. The series will cover major topics pertaining to epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment regimens, monitoring and case management, side-effects, prevention and isolation, treatment of contacts, and special situations...
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Civil Surgeons
Health Educators/Communicators
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
Lab Personnel
Long-term Residential Care Providers
Managers and Supervisors
Outreach Workers
2017
This is a planning document designed to facilitate the integration of strong public-private mix components into national TB strategic plans that are supposed to be the basis for Global Fund proposals and national budgeting processes, and will help drive a more comprehensive approach to provider engagement in TB care and prevention.
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Civil Surgeons
Community Leaders
Health Educators/Communicators
Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers
International Agencies
Lab Personnel
Managers and Supervisors
Outreach Workers
Policy Makers
2017
This online course is designed to provide TB control staff, clinicians, and nurses a brief overview of basic principles of molecular technology and test platforms used for molecular testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a basis for understanding how mutations are associated with drug resistance and what reporting language might be used to describe resistance results.
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Lab Personnel
2017
This guide provides information on the implementation of WHO recommendations and international best practices for TB laboratory strengthening. Topics in the guide include quality assurance, specimen collection, procurement and supply-chain management, biosafety, data management, human resources, and strategic planning.
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Lab Personnel
2017
This 75-minute webinar provides information on how to put together results from conventional growth-based and molecular methods of TB drug susceptibility testing (including conflicting or contradictory results) to request further testing and/or design optimal treatment regimens for TB patients.
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Lab Personnel
Nurses
Physicians
2017
This 90-minute webinar is the second of two webinars to highlight the NTCA/APHL Consensus Statement on the Use of Cepheid GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay. The first webinar is Changing TB Isolation Practices: New Guidelines for Molecular Testing.
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Lab Personnel
Nurses
Physicians
2016
This 90-minute webinar is the first of two webinars to highlight the NTCA/APHL Consensus Statement on the Use of Cepheid GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay. The second webinar is GeneXpert: Examples From the Field.
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Lab Personnel
Nurses
Physicians
2016
This 90-minute webinar is the first of two webinars to highlight the NTCA/APHL Consensus Statement on the Use of Cepheid GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay. The second webinar is GeneXpert: Examples From the Field.
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Lab Personnel
Nurses
Physicians
2016
This document provides a generic framework for implementing TB diagnostics. Topics covered include managerial, technical, and operational processes required for developing and implementing a national strategy for TB laboratories.
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Managers and Supervisors
Lab Personnel
Policy Makers
2015
This brief online course allows users to test their knowledge regarding the Xpert MTB/RIF assay.
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Lab Personnel
2015
The purpose of the Introduction to Tuberculosis Genotyping slide set is to provide basic education on tuberculosis (TB) genotyping and how it can be useful in TB prevention and control activities. The presentation is estimated to take about 30 minutes.
The facilitator guide is to be used in conjunction with the Introduction to Tuberculosis Genotyping slide set to provide suggested wording to reinforce the messages in the presentation.
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Lab Personnel
2015
This guide is intended to familiarize those who are providing technical assistance to TB laboratories in low- and middle-income countries with World Health Organization recommendations and international best practices.
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Lab Personnel
2015
This set of 11 training modules on the Xpert MTB/RIF assay was developed by Global Laboratory Initiative partners, including FIND, KNCV, USAID, CDC and WHO. The modules include topics such as biosafety, specimen collection and transportation, supplies management, installation, Xpert MTB/RIF procedures, recording and reporting, and troubleshooting.
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Lab Personnel
2014
This laboratory manual references best practices from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) MGIT Procedure Manual, and laboratory procedures from the National Institutes of Health TB Research Unit, as well as biosafety recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
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Lab Personnel
2014
This series of interactive modules was developed by the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Topics include laboratory safety, specimen collection, AFB smear microscopy, mycobacterial culture, and drug susceptibility testing...
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Lab Personnel
2014
