STLS: Drug Sensitive TB (DS-TB) Categorization of DSTB Treatment Regimen Treatment Regimen for DSTB – Adult Treatment Regimen for DSTB - Pediatrics TB Treatment – Steps ADRs to First Line Treatment
STLS: Adverse Drug Reactions with anti-TB Drugs Adverse Drug Reactions [ADRs] Types of ADR of TB Treatment Management of Adverse Drug Reactions [ADRs] of TB Treatment
STLS: Concepts in TB Treatment Goals of treatment Strategies for TB Treatment Pharmacological Basis of treatment Treatment Phases Fixed Dose Combinations [FDC]s Advantages of FDCs FDCs used in NTEP TB Drug Regimen TB Treatment Initiation Follow-up of TB patient TB Treatment Outcome Prevention of Drug Resistance
STLS: Airborne Infection Control Airborne Infection Control [AIC] Ventilation as an AIC Measure Administrative measures for AIC at a Health Facility Use of a PPE in a DMC
STLS: General concepts in IPC The Need for Infection Prevention and Control [IPC] Standard Precautions for IPC Hand Hygiene Respiratory Hygiene General Cleaning and TB Lab Surface Decontamination IPC Practices Required at a Microscopy Centre Personal Protective Equipment [PPE] Use in TB Lab Settings
STLS: Packaging & dispatching sample to a C&DST lab Requirements for Packaging a biological Specimen Specimen Carriers Labelling Specimen Transport Carriers SOP for Packaging for SCT Dispatching the sample to a C&DST Lab Reasons for specimen rejection at C&DST Lab
STLS: General concepts in specimen collection & transportation Specimen Collection and Transportation [SCT] Process of Sample Collection and Transportation Modes of Transportation in SCT Managing damage/spillage during SCT Cool Chain Requirement for SCT
STLS: External quality assurance Panel Testing Onsite Evaluation [OSE] OSE Feedback and action required Random Blinded ReChecking [RBRC] Concept RBRC Process RBRC Process at DTC Random Blinded ReChecking [RBRC] Interpreting Feedback External Quality Assurance for CBNAAT External Quality Assurance of TrueNAT
STLS: General concepts in quality assurance Good Laboratory Practices Storing slides at a DMC for QA False Positivity and False Negativity in Microscopy Need for Quality Testing and Control Measures for Quality Assurance in Microscopy Quality assurance of Stains and Internal Quality Control
