TB 101 for Health Care Workers-Continuing Education Activities
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: This enduring activity is designed to educate health care workers about basic concepts related to TB prevention and control in the United States.
OBJECTIVES:
At the conclusion of the course, the participant will be able to:
- Describe what causes tuberculosis (TB).
- Explain how TB is spread.
- Explain the difference between latent TB infection and TB disease.
- List the methods that can be used to test for TB infection.
- Describe the process of diagnosing tuberculosis disease.
- Explain why latent TB infection (LTBI) is treated.
- Describe treatment regimens for LTBI.
- Describe the preferred treatment regimen for TB disease.
- Describe TB treatment adherence strategies.
- Describe my role, responsibilities, and scope of practice as a team member.
FACULTY/ CREDENTIALS:
- Nickolas DeLuca, PhD, MA, Branch Chief for Communications, Education, and Behavioral Studies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Communications, Education, & Behavioral Studies Branch (CEBSB)
- Jasmine Kenney, MPH, Health Communications Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Overdose Prevention, Communications Branch
- Allison Maiuri, MPH, CHES, Team Lead for Education, Training, and Behavioral Studies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Communications, Education, & Behavioral Studies Branch (CEBSB)
- Sarah Segerlind, MPH, Health Communications Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice, Emergency Management, Radiation, and Chemical Branch
- Carissa Sera Josef, MS, CHES, Health Communications Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of TB Elimination, Communications, Education, & Behavioral Studies Branch (CEBSB)
- Carla Winston, PhD, MA, Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Office of the Director
ORIGINATION DATE: November 5, 2021
EXPIRATION DATE: November 6, 2023
URL: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/webcourses/tb101/
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE: Computer; Internet connection; Browser
MATERIALS: A computer with an internet connection to access the course at https://www.cdc.gov/tb/webcourses/tb101/
TARGET AUDIENCE: The target audience for the course includes newly hired TB program staff and health care workers in areas related to TB (such as individuals who work in correctional facilities or community health organizations and other health care settings).
PREREQUISITES: The target audience should be new staff to TB Programs.
FORMAT: This activity is Web-based
CONTACT INFORMATION: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination http://wwwn.cdc.gov/dcs/RequestForm.aspx
ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:
In support of improving patient care, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 2.25 nursing contact hours.
CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.2 CEU’s for this program.
CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 2.5 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 2.5. CDC provider number 98614.
For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a pre-approved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 2 CPH recertification credits for this program.
DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all presenters must disclose any financial or other associations with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or product(s) under investigational use.
CDC, our planners, content experts, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias.
Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.
CDC did not accept commercial support for this continuing education activity.
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
In order to receive continuing education (CE) for WB4495- TB 101 for Health Care Workers please visit TCEO and follow these 9 Simple Steps before 11/6/2023.
Complete the activity
Complete the Evaluation at www.cdc.gov/GetCE
Pass the posttest at 80% at www.cdc.gov/GetCE
FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.