Additional TB Resources

Professional Resources & Tools from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

This document provides criteria for each diagnosis and a coding scheme for each diagnoses including levels of evidence confirmed, probable and no distinction between confirmed and probable.

A library of resources for the prevention, management, and elimination of TB.

Most important training for any investigator would be HSP/GCP where they need to learn and understand how Ethical conduct of research is done and why it is important.  DAIDS learning portal, HANC network , DAIDS score manual have good training modules .

Podcast- Why TB, an ancient health threat, remains a public health threat.

This e-course gives practical guidance on key elements of the management of TB in children and adolescents. The role of health care workers in preventing, identifying and managing TB in children and adolescents is critical.

Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test Video

APHL, in collaboration with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has developed a series of free, interactive modules called Essentials for the Mycobacteriology Laboratory: Promoting Quality Practices to promote competency, quality and safety in common mycobacteriology testing practices.

This asynchronous course includes the topics of State of pediatric TB and its epidemiology and surveillance; The public health approach to pediatric TB; TB prevention; TB diagnostics and their use in pediatrics. Register here: https://jhmi.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ehvtMnfTmW7kDpI

This asynchronous course includes the topics of Burden of TB in Pregnancy, Risk of TB Acquisition, Impact of Maternal TB on Maternal-Infant Outcome, Does Pregnancy Impact TB Treatment and Prevention. Register here: https://jhmi.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ehvtMnfTmW7kDpI

Presented by Shibu Vijayan

Organization which offers periodic webinars, and has a monthly newsletter with current publications on DR-TB.

This asynchronous course includes the topics of Cost-Effectiveness of TB Treatment, TB Vaccine, Pediatric TB, Pregnancy and TB, MDR TB, Policy. Register here: https://jhmi.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ehvtMnfTmW7kDpI

The Southeastern National Tuberculosis Center (SNTC) is one of four TB Centers of Excellence (COE) in the United States. The SNTC supports the education and training missions of TB programs throughout our region and provides a source of expert medical consultation for healthcare providers caring for TB patients.

Video in multiple languages for collecting sputum sample

Developed by WHO “The purpose of the manual is to provide guidelines and supporting material for sites embarking on STEPS chronic disease risk factor surveillance.” While focus is non-communicable diseases useful information for communicable disease e.g., STEPS instrument.

Presented by Tess Ryckman

Advancing TB research through open-access, multi-domain, global TB data and tools.

Surveillance related

Open access journals by The Union with mostly TB and other lung health articles.

Presented by Chetan Gadgil

This e-learning course places a special spotlight on the links between TB and mental health conditions and the basic interventions to deliver at the level of primary health care through effective collaboration between the TB and mental health programmes.

Presented by Karen Dobos

Presented by Umesh Shaligram

This website provides access to the latest WHO recommendations on all aspects of tuberculosis prevention and care. The user can search, filter and cross-tabulate the recommendations through built-in functions. For each individual recommendation one can also access key background information, such as the evidence summaries and the Guideline Development Group decisions underpinning it.

Can access all WHO TB guidelines, operational handbooks and training material together in one place