Provincial TB Services offers two online courses, TB Essentials and Tuberculin Skin Testing.
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TB Essentials Course
Course details
TB Essentials is an open-enrollment. self-paced course. It takes approximately fours hours to complete. Go to PHSA-BCCDC-Tuberculosis Essentials (course code 18522).
The TB Essentials course was developed for registered nurses but can serve a broad range of healthcare providers who require an understanding of TB.
The TB Essentials course introduces TB and provide foundational knowledge about TB infection and disease. This course aims to prepare health care providers to offer basic TB services in BC's public health context. Content is informed by the BCCDC TB manual, the Canadian TB Standards, 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.
- Module 1: Introduction to TB
- Module 2: What is TB?
- Module 3: Assessment and Diagnosis
- Module 4: Treatment
- Module 5: Prevention
- Final Quiz
Tuberculin Skin Testing Course
Course details
Tuberculin Skin Testing is an open-enrollment, self-paced course. It takes approximately two hours to complete. The TB Essentials course is a recommended prerequisite. Go to PHSA-BCCDC-Tuberculin Skin Testing (course code 18577).
Audience
The TB course was developed for registered nurses but can serve many health care workers who want to administer and/or read a TST.
The TST course aims to provide healthcare workers with the knowledge required to administer and read a TST. This information complements the necessary practical experience to be completed with your employer or organization. The BCCDC TB manual, the Canadian TB Standards, 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.
- Pretest
- The TST
- Administering the TST
- Reading the TST
- TBS Clinician recommendations
- Final Quiz
