What to know
Program Description: This enduring activity is designed to educate health care workers about basic concepts related to TB prevention and control in the United States.
Take the Course
TB 101 for Health Care Workers Training
Objectives
At the conclusion of the session, the participant should be able to:
- Describe what causes tuberculosis (TB).
- Explain how TB is spread.
- Explain the difference between latent TB infection and TB disease.
- List the methods that can be used to test for TB infection.
- Describe the process of diagnosing tuberculosis disease.
- Explain why latent TB infection (LTBI) is treated.
- Describe treatment regimens for LTBI.
- Describe the preferred treatment regimen for TB disease.
- Describe TB treatment adherence strategies.
- Describe my role, responsibilities, and scope of practice as a team member.
Faculty/Credentials
Nickolas DeLuca, PhD, MA, Branch Chief for Communications, Education, and Behavioral Studies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Communications, Education, & Behavioral Studies Branch (CEBSB)
Jasmine Kenney, MPH, Health Communications Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Overdose Prevention, Communications Branch
Allison Maiuri, MPH, CHES, Team Lead for Education, Training, and Behavioral Studies, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Communications, Education, & Behavioral Studies Branch (CEBSB)
Sarah Segerlind, MPH, Health Communications Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice, Emergency Management, Radiation, and Chemical Branch
Carissa Sera-Josef, MS, CHES, Health Education Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of TB Elimination, Communications, Education, & Behavioral Studies Branch (CEBSB)
Carla Winston, PhD, MA, Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Office of the Director
Continuing Education Activity Dates
ORIGINATION DATE: November 5, 2021
RENEWAL DATE: November 6, 2023
EXPIRATION DATE: November 6, 2025
Additional Information
URL: https://www.cdc.gov/tb/hcp/education/tb-101-for-health-care-workers.html
HARDWARE/SOFTWARE: Computer Hardware; Internet connection; Browser
MATERIALS: A computer with an internet connection to access the course at https://www.cdc.gov/tb/hcp/education/tb-101-for-health-care-workers.html
TARGET AUDIENCE: The target audience for the course includes newly hired TB program staff and health care workers in areas related to TB (such as individuals who work in correctional facilities or community health organizations and other health care settings).
PREREQUISITES: The target audience should be new staff to TB Programs.
FORMAT: This activity is Web-based
CONTACT INFORMATION: Division of Tuberculosis Elimination http://wwwn.cdc.gov/dcs/RequestForm.aspx
Accreditation Statements
In support of improving patient care, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 2.25 nursing contact hours.
CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 0.2 CEU's for this program.
CECH: Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 2.5 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced level continuing education contact hours available are 0. Continuing Competency credits available are 0. CDC provider number 98614.
For Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a preapproved provider of Certified in Public Health (CPH) recertification credits and is authorized to offer 2.0 CPH recertification credits for this program.
Disclosure
In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies during the previous 24 months as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or products under investigational use.
CDC, our planners, and content experts wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.
CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
To receive continuing education (CE) for WB4495R-TB 101 For Health Care Workers, please visit CDC TRAIN and search for the course in the Course Catalog using WB4495R. Follow the steps below by 11/06/2025.
- Register for and complete the course.
- Pass the post-assessment at 80%.
- Complete the evaluation.
- Visit Your Learning to access your certificates and transcript.