Online Training

HIV and Tuberculosis: A Spark that Lights the Fire

The Florida/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) has initiated a new online training project. We are pleased to present: "HIV and Tuberculosis."

Dr. David Ashkin exhibits a clinical case study of TB, including photographs, x-rays, treatment and results. Epidemiology and statistics are also presented, along with the relationship between HIV and TB. Diagnosis of TB infection, treatment tools and guidelines, and public health goals for TB are additional components of this training.

There are 89 slides to experience, and the presentation takes approximately one and a half hours to view. You can set your own pace, and have the opportunity to review material for reinforcement. A set of handouts is available, and can be printed and used as support material as you view the presentation. The free, Adobe Acrobat Reader is required for viewing and printing the handouts. The slides for this online training are available in PDF or PowerPoint format (12 MB) . The size is large, so it will take some time to download on some connections.

You will be asked to provide some information about your professional experience with HIV, during the training. This is necessary reporting data for our government-funded training grant.

Goals:
Enhance the awareness of clinicians caring for patients with HIV and TB of the significant interactions between these two pathogens.

Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this program, the participant will be able to:

  1. Recognize the significant health threat still posed by tuberculosis and the deadly relationship of TB to HIV and the significant medical and public health implications for individuals co-infected with HIV and TB.
  2. Discuss the current available methods of diagnosing TB infection and disease and the ways that HIV can cause difficulty in TB diagnosis.

  3. Understand the measures that are needed to treat and prevent TB through familiarity with the pathogenesis and transmission of the disease.
Technical Note:
This training is best viewed on a broadband connection such as cable or DSL. It incorporates sound virtuals which can be slow to download on a dial-up modem. The program will take between one and two hours to complete, if continuing education credits are desired allow yourself sufficient time to finish the entire training. Forms required for credits must be printed out and mailed in after the online test.

Agenda:

Introduction
TB Case Presentation
TB/HIV Statistics and Trends
Transmission of TB and Relationship to HIV
Diagnosis of TB
TB Treatment Tools and Guidelines
Goals of Public Health for TB
Return to the Case Presentation
Conclusion

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After slide 21, you will be asked to fill out a brief, survey as required by our grant funding source. Training will resume after that.
About the Speaker:

David Ashkin, M.D., is Medical Executive Director of A.G. Holley State TB Hospital. He also serves as the State TB Controller for the Florida Department of Health and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine with the University of Miami School of Medicine. Dr. Ashkin is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine.
Continuing Education:

The training is free to view. If 1.5 CMEs or CECs are required, go through the training, score 80 or above on our online test, and you will receive access to instructions and forms for applying for credits. Payment is by mail, with check or purchase order.
$35 - 1.5 hours of CMEs
physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners
$35 - 1.5 hours of CECs
nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologists, mental health counselors, clinical social workers, addiction professionals, marriage and family therapists, nursing home administrators.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the sponsorship of the University of South Florida College of Medicine. The University of South Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


The University of South Florida College of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 credits towards the AMA Physicians Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Nurses (ANCC):

This activity for 1.5 contact hours is provided by the University of South Florida College of Nursing, which is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Psychologists:

The University of South Florida College of Medicine is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. This activity is offered for up to 1.5 hours of continuing education credit. The University of South Florida College of Medicine maintains responsibility for the program.

Florida Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Mental Health Counselors:

The University of South Florida College of Public Health is an approved provider (BAP#433 – Exp. 3/31/09) of continuing education credits for clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and mental health counseling. This activity has been reviewed and approved for up to 1.5 hours.