Newark, NJ, United States

Sponsored by the New Jersey Medical School Global Tuberculosis Institute (GTBI), this interactive three day course will cover the principles of effective communication, interviewing, and contact investigation related to tuberculosis (TB). The format includes lectures, group discussions and exercises, role playing, and standardised patient interviews. This course was designed for health care workers who interview TB patients for the purpose of contact investigation.

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate fundamentals of effective communication and structuring interviews
• Appropriately verbalize TB concepts for patient education
• Apply principles of TB transmission to contact investigation process
• Identify critical components of field investigation
• Identify critical components of contact investigations in congregate setting

Course Fee

US$75.00. Continuing education credits are available. Click here [1] to download the application form.

For more information, contact Valerie Gunn at gunnyl@umdnj.edu [2] or by phone at 973 972-0903 or click here [3] to access the website.