Tuberculosis In the Healthcare Environment

Healthcare employees are considered high risk for exposure to diseases. Tuberculosis (TB), the leading cause of death by infectious diseases, poses a serious threat for employees. The Center for Control of Infectious Diseases (CDC) has established guidelines to safeguard employees and prevent the transmission of TB.

This Video On Demand training explains CDC guidelines to employers and employees, including: comprehension of how the disease is spread, preventing its spread, pinpointing likely carriers, recognizing symptoms and reducing workplace exposure. This course addresses all these topics in a succinct and user friendly format.

Prepare your employees to protect themselves against the spread of tuberculosis by using the administrative controls, engineering controls and safe work practices demonstrated in this online training video.

   This course is in the Video On Demand format, to read about Video On Demand features click here.

Workers in the Healthcare Industry

• Introduction
• Resurgence of TB
• CDC Guidelines
• How TB's Transmitted
• Latent & Active TB
• Workplace Exposure
• Testing for TB
• Administrative Controls
• Engineering Controls
• PPE
• Review