Supporting Patients with Latent TB Infection: What Nurses Need to Know

Application deadline: June 7, 2019

Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. To apply, please click the Apply button at the bottom of this screen. Note that you will be asked to log in if you haven't already done so. Applicants will be informed of their registration status on a rolling basis.

Cost: There is no fee for this training.

Credit: This training is approved for up to 4.5 continuing education hours (see below). Certificates will be available approximately 12 weeks after the training.

Target audience: This training is intended for nurses and other case managers who provide TB screening or other healthcare services for patients at risk for TB.

Topics covered include:

• identification of high-risk populations for targeted TB screening
• diagnosing latent TB infection (LTBI), treatment regimens, and pre-treatment couseling
• LTBI resources, policy, and procedures for public health nurses

Training objectives (partial list):
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

1. identify key populations at risk for tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease based on current epidemiological data to inform the prioritization of populations for testing and treatment in Hawaii
2. identify at least 3 tuberculosis risk criteria that should be assessed for and when present, should lead to screening to prevent tuberculosis disease and transmission
3. describe the steps and tests involved in diagnosing tuberculosis infection to improve application in clinical practice
4. list four recommended treatment options for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and describe several key messages to include in pre-treatment counselling to inform and prepare patients who will start treatment
5. apply new knowledge on tuberculosis risk assessment, diagnostic tools, treatment options as well as patient education and counselling to case scenarios to strengthen clinical reasoning skills for proper care and management of LTBI
6. incorporate case management (CM) approaches to improve LTBI treatment completion outcomes in your practice

Training format: Includes lecture and case presentations.

Please note:  This training included information about the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). It was produced prior to the release of updated guidelines from the CDC in February 2020.  For the most current guidance available regarding LTBI treatment, please see: Guidelines for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2020

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The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California State Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 12308. This training is approved for up to 4.5 continuing education hours. Board requirements prevent us from offering CE credit to people who arrive more than 15 minutes after the start of the training, or leave the training early. Therefore, partial credit will not be awarded.

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The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is designated as a Tuberculosis Center of Excellence for Training, Education, and Medical Consultation (TB COE) via a funded cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Curry International Tuberculosis Center prioritizes learners from the western region of the United States which consists of seventeen jurisdictions: Alaska, Arizona, California (including Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco), Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the U.S. Pacific Island Territories.