TB prevention including airborne infection control

The learner will be able to identify individuals and populations eligibile for TPT

Roles of various stakeholders in IPC

Role of administration and measures required for AIC- like separate path for patients to reach at window of DMC, etc
 

Concept of Air exchange, Types of ventilation-natural, mechanical and hybrid, special mention of exhausts for DMCs

Airborne Infection Control [AIC]

1. Describe the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB Elimination efforts

2. Describe strategies adopted to mitigate its impact

The learner will be able to 
- List factors which increase vulnerability of individuals and communities to tuberculosis and
- Enumerate vulnerable populations for tuberculosis

The learner will be able to 
- Describe TB infection
- Recognise difference of TB infection from TB disease and significance of TB infection
- Outline the identification of TB infection and
- List tests to identify TB infection

The learner will be able to state the objectives of contact tracing and identify the key individuals prioritized for tracing. 

The learner will be able to discuss the active case finding approach in TB and list the objectives of ACF.