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outreach workers. Modules 1-5 cover transmission
and pathogenesis of TB, epidemiology of
TB, diagnosis of TB infection and disease,
treatment of TB infection and disease, and
infectiousness and infection control. DTBE
subsequently developed a second series, modules
6-9, consisting of four modules that cover
contact investigations for TB, confidentiality
in TB control, TB surveillance and case management
in hospitals and institutions, and
patient adherence to TB treatment. Both series
of modules are available from DTBE. The
modules are also available through the Public
Health Training Network for continuing
education credit, free of charge; call toll free
800-418-7246 to register.
Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis broadcasts
on videotape. Satellite Primer on Tuberculosis:
Modules 1-5 (1995), and TB Frontline
- Satellite Primer Continued: Modules 6-9
(2000). DTBE’s first five Self-Study Modules
on TB were used as the basis for a series of live
broadcasts via satellite entitled A Satellite
Primer on Tuberculosis, conducted in May and
June 1995. The second set of modules served as
the basis for a satellite training course entitled
TB Frontline-Satellite Primer Continued, Modules
6-9, conducted in January and February
2000. Each broadcast provided information to
supplement the training modules and allowed
participants to telephone their specific questions
to the presenters. Additional videotapes
of A Satellite Primer on Tuberculosis are available
for purchase through the Alabama Department
of Public Health at 334-206-5618, or
by FAX 334-206-5640. Videotape copies of TB
Frontline-Satellite Primer Continued, Modules 6-
9 are available on a limited basis from DTBE
at 404-639-8135.
Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis on the
Web - 1999. The Web-based version of the
Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis provides a
base level of TB knowledge accessible worldwide
through the Internet. The Web-based
course builds upon existing products: the
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print-based Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis
and the Satellite Primer on Tuberculosis. The
Web-Based Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis
course has interactive features such as
animation, study questions, case studies, and
links to other TB-related sites. The course can
be accessed at http://www.cdc.gov/phtn/
tbmodules.
TB Facts for Health Care Workers - 1997.
This 14-page booklet is based upon the TB
Fact Sheet that was originally developed in
1984. It was updated in 1993 to include information
on MDR TB and again in 1997 to
include current screening and treatment
recommendations. The booklet contains the
key points to remember about the diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention of TB. The intended
audience is health care professionals.
This booklet is available from each state TB
office or DTBE. It can also be viewed on
DTBE’s Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/
nchstp/tb.
TB Notes. This quarterly newsletter is distributed
to state and big city TB control officers,
directors of pulmonary and infectious disease
training programs, state epidemiologists,
public health laboratory directors, and many
other people involved in (or just interested in)
TB in the U.S. and worldwide. State and big
city TB control officers are encouraged to
duplicate copies for TB workers throughout
their jurisdictions. TB Notes contains news
about DTBE activities as well as highlights
from state and local TB programs across the
country. It also contains a calendar of events
describing training courses, meetings, conferences,
and other educational activities of
potential interest to those working in TB.
Current and previous editions of TB Notes are
now available on the DTBE Internet home
page at http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb.
Think TB Poster. This poster was reprinted
by the DTBE in 1992 with permission from
the Mississippi State Department of Health,