The video describes ways to effectively manage active TB by providing information on TB testing, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Persons With LTBI
2018
The video educates viewers on ways to effectively manage active TB. The animation includes information on preventing the spread of TB through TB testing, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Persons With LTBI
2018
This online fact sheet provides information about HIV/AIDS and TB co-infection.
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2018
This 5-part video (50 min) presentation is designed for clinicians who diagnose and treat tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in children. The course provides a thorough clinical overview of pediatric TB and includes supplemental resource materials.
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2018
This tool is designed to help clinicians identify asymptomatic children for latent TB infection testing.
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2018
A fact sheet with information of collecting sputum for TB, including content on why sputum testing is necessary.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Outreach Workers
2018
This webinar is the continuation of the Pediatric TB Radiology webinar Part 1 from May 2017. The webinar provides information on pediatric case diagnosis and follow up. There is also a focus on reading chest x-rays. The training was developed for physicians, nurses, and other licensed health professionals who diagnose and treat individuals with TB.
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2018
This mobile application (app) was developed to facilitate monitoring and evaluation of programmatic management of LTBI. Through the app, health-care workers can collect client information used to monitor indicators for the management of LTBI. The app can be modified to meet the specific needs of the country using the app.
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Outreach Workers
2018
The LTBI toolkit was developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for primary care physicians who may see patients that are at an increased risk of TB infection.
The kit includes:
-The CDC guidebook, “Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Guide for Primary Health Providers”
- An article from the August 2017 issue of the American Journal of Nursing titled, “Tuberculosis: A New Screening Recommendation and an Expanded Approach to Elimination in the United States”
-A tri-fold brochure listing resources for information about TB (the PA TB Program, CDC and the Global TB Institute at Rutgers)
-CDC infographics about LTBI and TB Disease
-CDC factsheets about TB testing and treatment
The toolkit is packaged in a box that measures 13” wide by 9 1/2” high by 3” deep.
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Health Educators/Communicators
2018
Multimedia materials developed ahead of the September 2018 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis. Materials include a brochure, posters, and social media squares.
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Community Leaders
International Agencies
2018
A variety of advocacy materials that were released by the Stop TB Partnership ahead of the United Nations High-Level General Assembly Meeting. The materials include TB FAQs, fact sheets, Key Asks from TB stakeholders and communities, a list per country of people who do not receive TB care and treatment, country-specific TB data tiles, important organizations and partners, and Voices from the TB survivors (video and quotes)...
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Community Leaders
International Agencies
Policy Makers
2018
A 5 minute video where Rosemarie 'Reina' Whitney, a TB survivor, shares her experience as a patient in San Diego County in the 1950s.
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Health Educators/Communicators
2018
An educational handout with 3 steps to follow to be TB free. Available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
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Health Educators/Communicators
2018
A trifold to help individuals stay on track with the 12-dose (3HP) treatment regimen for latent TB infection. The trifold includes a medication tracker and space to write a reminder for the next clinic visit.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Persons With LTBI
2018
In this 90-minute webinar, a laboratorian and a clinician from the California Department of Public Health provide information on how to best utilize Xpert MTB/RIF testing. The speakers discuss the manufacturer's rules, share issues in the interpretation of test results, and offer expert opinion on how to address these issues.
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Lab Personnel
2018
A webinar focusing on a case study about nursing-focused case management of drug resistant TB. The webinar is intended for TB professionals, such as nurses, physicians, contact investigators, program managers, program specialists, and epidemiologists.
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Managers and Supervisors
2018
The goal of this presentation is to help secure complete and successful contact investigations. The 50-minute webinar provides an overview of contact investigations, as well as information on available resources. Participants will also hear case studies from field staff that manage contact investigations.
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Managers and Supervisors
2018
This 60-minute webinar shares information on the basic concepts and best practices for TB targeted testing. Presenters illustrate the history and future of targeted testing in Texas. Information on the Texas 1115 Medicaid Waiver TB Project – TB Infection Targeted Testing is also presented in this webinar.
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Managers and Supervisors
2018
The guide, based on nursing and drug-resistant TB literature, establishes best practice nursing assessment and intervention guidance. The content was created to act as a reference and job aid for nurses to:
1.Identify symptoms that may indicate a side effect related to DR-TB treatment or antiretroviral medication;
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2018
ExplainTB is a mobile app that provides written and audiovisual education for TB patients, relatives, and others. The app has over 40 chapters of TB information available in more than 30 languages.
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Health Educators/Communicators
Outreach Workers
2018