Provincial TB Services offers two online courses, TB Essentials and Tuberculin Skin Testing.
Learning Hub
Both of the courses are housed on the LearningHub. To access the courses, sign into your existing account or create a free account. Once logged into LearningHub, search for the TB Essentials (course code 18522) or Tuberculin Skin Testing (course code 18577).
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Tuberculosis (TB) Essentials Online Course
The TB Essentials course is an open-enrollment and self-paced. It takes approximately 2.5 hours to complete.
The TB course was developed for Registered Nurses but can serve a broad range of healthcare providers who require an understanding of TB.
Tuberculosis (TB) Essentials introduce TB and provide foundational knowledge about TB infection and disease. This course aims to prepare healthcare 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.
- 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 TB infection and TB disease, including chest radiography, TB mycobacteriology, and pathology examinations.
- Treatment - reviews treatment of TB Infection, 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-enrollment and self-paced. It takes approximately one hour to complete. The TB Essentials Online Course is a recommended pre-requisite.
The TB course was developed for Registered Nurses but can serve many healthcare 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 that will follow 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.
- 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
