What is treatment interruption, identifying and retrieval of patient (different means- ASHAs, TS, Adherence monitoring tools), retrieval through counselling, influencers), decision based on duration of interruption and how long patient has taken the medicine)
Principles of management of EPTB (using the same drugs and same duration, some exceptional cases treatment can be extended, emphasis on clinical improvement and relevant investigations when indicated)
Significance, Schedule and implication,
Whats is pharmacovigilence and why it is important and how it is done in NTEP
What it is and how it is administered
Create a treatment support plan for a person taking treatment for TB.
Concept of transfer and how it is done in NIkshay
significance and contents of NTEP TB ID card
Learn about Significance and Contents of treatment card along with how to make recording of adherence in Treatment card.
Discuss the pharmacological effects that ATT has on MTB and why MDT, IP and CP are required.