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Performance Guidelines for Contact Investigation : The TB Interview : A Supervisor's Guide for the Development and Assessment of Interview Skills

This manual provides a structured plan for the training, development and evaluation of healthcare workers involved in contact investigation. It focuses on interview techniques and communication skills and provides data collection instruments for the provision of objective feedback to the interviewer.

Author:

Wolman, M.; Bhavaraju, R.; Napolitano, E., Kantor, D., Global Tuberculosis Institute at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Audiences:

Managers and Supervisors

Topic:

Contact Investigation/Contact Tracing, Training, Program Evaluation, Treatment Guidelines Materials

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States

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