Management of TB in children and adolescents – programmatic considerations
Description
This e-learning course is a comprehensive, self-paced, online course that builds on the content of the WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis. Module 5: Management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents (2022).
The focus of the e-course is programmatic; clinical aspects are only discussed when relevant to specific topics.
The e-course comprises an introduction to the course, 8 modules and a final assessment and uses a combination of short video lectures, exercises, case studies, quiz questions and additional self-study materials.
Course Index:
- Introduction to the e-learning course
- Background and rationale
- TB screening, contact investigation, and TB prevention
- Diagnostic approaches
- Treatment of drug-susceptible TB
- Drug-resistant TB and post-TB health
- Models of TB care
- Management of TB in special situations
- Monitoring and evaluation, and TB surveillance updates
- Final assessment