Understanding and Preventing Tuberculosis | Counselor Education
Channel: Doc Snipes
Date: 2017-09-01

Understanding and Preventing Tuberculosis | Counselor Education Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Qualified Clinical Supervisor.  She received her PhD in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Florida in 2002.  In addition to being a practicing clinician, she has provided training to counselors, social workers, nurses and case managers internationally since 2006 through AllCEUs.com A direct link to the counseling CEU course is https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/726/c/

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0:00 Introduction
1:46 Latent TB Infection Most people who breathe in TB bacteria and become infected, the body is able to fight the bacteria to stop them from growing People with latent TB infection
14:52 Drug-resistant TB can occur when the drugs used to treat TB are misused or mismanaged. Examples of misuse or mismanagement include People do not complete a full course of TB treatment Health care providers prescribe the wrong treatment (the wrong dose or length of time) Drugs for proper treatment are not available Drugs are of poor quality
17:44 People who work or receive care in health care settings are at higher risk for becoming infected with TB TB Infection control programs ensure the following: prompt detection of infectious patients, airborne precautions, and treatment of people who have suspected or confirmed TB disease. The TB infection control program should be based on a three-level hierarchy of control measures and include: Administrative measures Environmental controls Use of respiratory protective equipment
19:35 Administrative Assigning someone the responsibility for TB infection control in the health care setting; Conducting a TB risk assessment of the setting; Developing and implementing a written TB infection- control plan; Ensuring the availability of recommended laboratory processing, testing, and reporting of results; ► Implementing effective work practices for managing patients who may have TB disease; Ensuring proper cleaning, sterilization, or disinfection of equipment that might be contaminated (e.g., endoscopes)
21:36 Environmental Primary environmental controls consist of controlling the source of infection by using local exhaust ventilation (e.g., hoods, tents, or booths) and diluting and removing contaminated air by using general ventilation Secondary environmental controls consist of controlling the airflow to prevent contamination of air in areas adjacent to the source airborne infection isolation (All) rooms; and cleaning the air by using high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration, or ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.
23:05 Respiratory Protective Equipment Implementing a respiratory protection program; Training health care workers on respiratory protection, and Educating patients on respiratory hygiene and the importance of cough etiquette procedures.
24:20 Confidentiality because TB is considered a significant threat to the public's health, the disclosure of patient information from the private health care worker to a designated public health authority without the patient's permission or authorization is allowed for the purpose of TB control Patient authorization is NOT needed for passive case reporting Passive case reporting is the required reporting of suspected or confirmed TB cases to a public health authority.
25:27 Summary TB is still a pressing problem HIV, weakening of public health systems and the emergence of drug-resistant TB are making it more difficult to control the TB is spread by air droplets which are inhaled. People with weakened immune systems are at greater risk for TB infection People with normal immune systems may have latent TB Working in emergency services, substance abuse or criminal justice settings increases exposure risk Health and behavioral health agencies must have an infection control policy which addresses TB