 |
This online course is intended as a refresher course for physicians (both public and private) that may be involved in the management and care of patients with TB. The audience for the course includes internists, family practice physicians and specialists (pulmonary and infectious disease) in public health as well as in the private sector. Though physicians are the primary audience for this course, nurses and other members of the health care team may also find the information useful. The course is based on the International Standards for Tuberculosis Care 3rd Edition (ISTC), which presents a set of widely-accepted, evidence-based standards that all practitioners, public and private, should seek to achieve. The ISTC lays out standards for care and treatment of TB patients that apply to all countries and settings. The course also refers to and is consistent with the various World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines and recommendations for TB control.
|
