TB Prevention in the HIV-infected Patient:
Screening, Testing, and Treatment of Latent TB Infection
This online course, which includes slides, audio narration, and interactive questions, provides information on how to screen, test, and treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). TB and HIV experts from the Western Region wrote and presented the case-based lessons in this course. The lessons can be taken separately or in any order. Each lesson is 20 minutes or less in length.
Target Audience
This course is designed for clinicians working with patients who are coinfected with HIV and LTBI or patients who are at risk of coinfection with HIV and LTBI.
Introduction:
Two Diseases, One Patient
Presenter: L. Masae Kawamura, MD
Estimated Time: 10 minutes
Module 1:
Screening and Testing for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in HIV-Infected Persons
Lesson 1: Selecting Screening Candidates and Methods
Presenter: Annie Luetkemeyer, MD
Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Lesson 2: Interpreting Test Results
Presenter: Annie Luetkemeyer, MD
Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Module 2:
Treatment for Latent TB Infection in HIV-Infected Persons
Lesson 3: Understanding TB-HIV Drug-Drug Interactions
Presenter: William J. Burman, MD
Estimated Time: 20 minutes
Lesson 4: Deciding When to Treat and Selecting the Regimen
Presenter: Randall Reves, MD, MSc, and Robert W. Belknap, MD
Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Lesson 5: Recognizing and Managing Hepatotoxicity During LTBI Treatment
Presenter: Robert W. Belknap, MD
Estimated Time: 10 minutes
Continuing Education Credits
Note: CITC is no longer offering CME or CNE credits for online courses
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Date of Release
This presentation was developed in 2011.