Provincial TB Services offers two online courses:
Both of the courses are housed on the PHSA LearningHub. To access the courses, create an account or log into your existing account. Once you are logged into LearningHub, search for either the TB Essentials or Tuberculin Skin Testing course.
If you need assistance setting up a LearningHub account, please visit the LearningHub help page.
- Use Google Chrome on a desktop or laptop for accurate completion and the generation of a certificate.
- Do not use Internet Explorer.
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Tuberculosis (TB) Essentials Online Course
The TB Essentials course is an open enrolment, self-paced course. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to complete.
Use Google Chrome to access the course. Do not use Internet Explorer.
The TB course was developed for Registered Nurses but can serve a broad range of health care providers who require an understanding of TB.
Tuberculosis (TB) Essentials introduce TB and provide foundational knowledge about TB infection and disease. The goal of this course is to prepare health care providers to provide basic TB services within a public health context in BC. Content is informed by the BCCDC TB manual, the Canadian TB Standards (7th ed.), and BCCDC TB Physicians and TB Nurse Consultants. The British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) outlines the nursing scope of practice with TB screening.
A certificate of completion is available for printing once the course and final quiz have been completed.
- Introduction to TB - introduces the TB course and the core health concepts that play a key role in TB care.
- The TB Bacteria - introduces TB as a pathogen and explores the impact at the cellular and individual levels.
- Assessment and Diagnosis - reviews the components of clinical evaluation for latent TB infection (LTBI) and active TB disease, including chest radiography, TB mycobacteriology, and pathology examinations.
- Treatment - reviews treatment of LTBI, active TB disease, drug reactions, treatment considerations and drug resistance.
- Prevention - reviews TB prevention strategies, reporting and contact investigation pathways.
Tuberculin Skin Testing Online Course
The TB skin test (TST) course is an open enrolment, self-paced course. It takes approximately one hour to complete. The TB Essentials Online Course is a recommended pre-requisite.
Use Google Chrome to access the course. Do not use Internet Explorer.
The TB course was developed for Registered Nurses but can serve many health care providers who want to administer and read a TST.
The TST course aims to provide health care workers with the knowledge required to administer and read a TST. This information complements the necessary practical experience that will follow with your employer or organization. The BCCDC TB manual, the Canadian TB Standards (7th ed.), and BCCDC TB Physicians and TB Nurse Consultants inform the TST online course content. The BCCNM outlines the nursing scope of practice with TB screening.
A certificate of completion is available for printing once the course and final quiz have been completed.
- The TST
- Limitations of the TST
- Administering the TST
- TST planting
- Education
- Documenting plant
- Reading the TST
- Documenting the TST read
- Interpretation and referral
- Education
- Physician recommendations
