This e-learning course is a comprehensive, self-paced, online course that follows the content of the WHO operational handbook on tuberculosis. Module 3: Diagnosis – rapid diagnostics for tuberculosis detection (2021 update). The main focus of the e-course is programmatic; clinical aspects are only discussed when relevant to specific topics.

The e-course comprises seven sections and a final assessment and uses a combination of short video lectures, exercises, quiz questions and additional reading materials.

Course Index:

1. Introduction to the e-learning course
2. Rationale for delivering diagnostic services
3. Key elements of TB diagnostic services
4. WHO-recommended diagnostic tests
   1. Conventional and initial diagnostic test
   2. Follow-on diagnostics, tests recommended against use, and tests in the pipeline 
5. Considerations for the new implementation of new diagnostics
6. Diagnostic algorithms
7. Monitoring the performance of a TB laboratory network
8. Final assessment