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Accompagnateurs Training Curriculum This pilot curriculum for accompagnateurs comprises 15 units, with a focus on treatment and support for patients with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Accompagnateurs are community health workers trained and employed to provide medical and psychosocial support for their neighbors. This curriculum contains a training guide, handbook, flipchart, and slides... Community Leaders Health Educators/Communicators Health Professionals International Agencies Outreach Workers	2008
Caring for the Patient with Tuberculosis: What Clinicians in NJ Need to Know This web-based resource is for clinicians who work with patients at high risk for tuberculosis infection as well as those patients with suspected or confirmed tuberculosis disease in the state of New Jersey. Through a modular format, the resource will cover epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis followed by case examples... Health Professionals	2008
What Parents Need to Know About Tuberculosis (TB) Infection In Children This brochure provides parents with important information on tuberculosis infection in children. It is designed in a question and answer format with highlighted information for quick and easy readability. The information covered ranges from the definitions of tuberculosis (TB) infection and TB disease to diagnosis and treatment of TB infection... Parents/Families	2008
Handbook of Tuberculosis: Molecular Biology and Biochemistry The Handbook of Tuberculosis, which explores the causes and available treatments of the widespread infection as well as current research into vaccination, is divided into three separate volumes covering different areas of study. Each volume is a resource to molecular and cell biologists, bacteriologists, immunologists, pathologists and pathophysiologists, clinicians and those working in the pharmaceutical industry and interested in world health... Health Professionals Lab Personnel	2008
Cultural Competency and Tuberculosis Care: A Guide for Self-Study and Self-Assessment This resource was developed for the public health workforce and other healthcare providers. It is intended as a tool to begin to explore the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for cultural competency in general, with a focus on TB control activities. The guide utilizes a culture general perspective and includes a self-assessment tool, teaching cases, and links to other cultural competency resources... Health Educators/Communicators Health Professionals Outreach Workers	2008
Manatili sa Tamang Paraan sa Gamot sa TB[Staying on Track with TB Medicine] This booklet is one of several culturally-appropriate patient education materials produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Northeastern National Tuberculosis Center. This booklet provides information on treatment for TB infection, treatment for TB disease, and how to stay on track with a medicine plan... Asian or Pacific Islander persons Non-U.S.-born persons	2008
Laboratory-Based Evaluation of 19 Commercially Available Rapid Diagnostics Tests for Tuberculosis This report discusses the WHO/TDR sponsored evaluation of 19 commercially available rapid diagnostic tests for tuberculosis. The evaluation assessed diagnostic test performance, reproducibility, and operational characteristics. Health Professionals	2008
TB CARE I Tools This website contains general information about TB, TB guidelines, and country specific documents that are found on TB CAP's Toolbox CD ROM. Health Educators/Communicators Health Professionals International Agencies	2008
Pediatric TB for the Private Provider This educational CD is intended to improve the management and care of pediatric tuberculosis in the private sector. Includes four recorded presentations, Q&A Sessions, and many other learning and resource materials. Free CE and CME offered. Pediatric TB Session 1 – Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Childhood TB: How are kids different? Presenter: Jeffrey Starke, MD Pediatric TB Session 2 – Latent TB Infection: Who, How, When and Why? Presenter: Robert Lawrence, MD Pediatric TB Session 3 – Pediatric TB Clinical Manifestations and Evaluation Presenter: Ana Alvarez, MD Pediatric TB Session 4 – Treatment and Control of Pediatric TB Presenter: Amina Ahmed, MD Health Professionals	2008
BCG Vaccine This fact sheet explains who should and who should not get vaccinated against TB. It also explains how to interpret tuberculin skin test results in people who have received the vaccination and the treatment for LTBI in BCG-vaccinated persons. Health Professionals Infection Control and Occupational Health Workers	2008
The Difference Between Latent TB Infection and Active TB Disease This fact sheet details the difference between Latent TB Infection (LTBI) and Active TB Disease. A general description of TB is also given. General Public Health Professionals	2008
Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Disease This fact sheet covers when you should suspect Tuberculosis (TB). The fact sheet also details how to evaluate a person suspected of having TB disease. Health Professionals	2008
Tuberculosis Facts: Exposure to TB This fact sheet provides general information on exposure to TB. General Public	2008
TB Guidelines for Nurses in the Care and Control of Tuberculosis and Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis This guideline is intended to help nurses in their role of detecting TB cases, providing care, and managing TB treatment. It provides a nursing approach to planning and delivering patient care, aimed at improving access and quality of care throughout the treatment period. It offers a review of TB and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) and the directly observed treatment short-course (DOTS) and DOTS-Plus strategy, as well as guidance on how to adapt TB control information for local program implementation... Health Professionals	2008
World TB Day 2007 Posters This poster for World TB Day 2007 comes in five variations and displays the 2007 theme, "TB Anywhere is TB Everywhere." Health Professionals International Agencies	2007
Emergence of Extensively Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) outbreaks have been reported in South Africa, and strains have been identified on 6 continents. Dr. Peter Cegielski, team leader for drug-resistant TB with the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination at CDC, comments on a multinational team's report on this emerging global public health threat. Health Professionals Policy Makers	2007
TB Poem: Expressions From Us to You This poem was written for World TB Day 2007 to convey messages of commitment and hope in the efforts to eliminate TB. It captures the essence of the TB program's mission and dedication to the communities it serves. Health Educators/Communicators Health Professionals International Agencies	2007
A Guide to Developing a TB Program Evaluation Plan This document is intended to help TB program staff develop and write an evaluation plan. It consists of a template for writing your evaluation plan, followed by detailed instructions and guidance for filling in each section, as well as a sample evaluation plan. Managers and Supervisors	2007
What The Papers Aren't Saying This report is a briefing for health practitioners, TB program staff, policymakers, media professionals, and people affected by TB. It argues for the need for more media coverage of TB. Health Educators/Communicators Health Professionals Managers and Supervisors Policy Makers	2007
The Global MDR-TB and XDR-TB Response Plan 2007-2008 The Global MDR-TB and XDR-TB Response Plan 2007-2008 sets out measures needed now to prevent, treat and control extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). The plan also sets in motion actions to reach a 2015 goal of providing access to drugs and diagnostic tests to all MDR-TB and XDR-TB patients, saving the lives of up to 1... International Agencies Policy Makers	2007