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Notes 2, 2001 > Training and Educational Materials
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TB Notes 2, 2001
Training and Educational Materials
Education and Training Products Available from the New Jersey Medical
School National Tuberculosis Center
The New Jersey Medical School National Tuberculosis Center (NJMS
NTBC) has developed two products to facilitate improved contact
investigation. The listed materials are beneficial to healthcare
workers, supervisors, and educators.
TB Interviewing for Contact Investigation: A Practical Resource
for the Healthcare Worker is a set of two tools designed to
assist the healthcare worker in conducting a TB interview. The set
contains the "TB Interview Outline," a detailed guide
to the tasks and essential points to be covered during the interview,
as well as the "TB Interview Checklist," an abridged version
of the outline, which lists prompts for the interviewer and can
be used while interacting with patients.
Performance Guidelines for Contact Investigation: The TB Interview,
A Supervisor’s Guide for the Development and Assessment of Interviewing
Skills lays the foundation for TB control supervisors to identify
the areas of healthcare workers’ strengths and weaknesses in TB
interviewing. It provides interviewer evaluation instruments and
guidelines for training and education based on these assessment
results.
NJMS NTBC also has pocket-sized drug treatment cards available
for clinicians. In addition to our recently revised drug card on
"Treatment of Tuberculosis: Standard Therapy for Active Disease,"
our Center developed a new drug card, "Treatment of Tuberculosis
(TB) in Adult and Adolescent Patients Coinfected with the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)." This handy and convenient pocket
reference provides information on therapy options and recommendations
for the coinfected patient including drug interactions and side
effects.
To receive these products, call the New Jersey Medical School National
Tuberculosis Center at (973) 972-8453 or access
http://www.umdnj.edu/ntbcweb
—Submitted by Debra Kantor and Rajita Bhavaraju
New Jersey Medical School National TB Center
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