Course Overview
This online Tuberculosis in the Healthcare Environment course has been specifically created to assist healthcare employees on the front lines in the fight against TB by providing them with the latest information on the tuberculosis threat, the infection hazards they may encounter in their job and the steps they can take to avoid them. Topics covered include the resurgence of tuberculosis, how TB spreads and guidelines for fighting it, risks in healthcare environments, medical surveillance, engineering controls, wearing a respirator, working with and treating active TB and more.