Table 1.
Topics of the “TB and HIV Care and Management Course for Health Care Workers”
| Session | Topic | Suggested Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and TB and HIV Review | 2 hours |
| 2 | Diagnosis of HIV in Adults and Children | 1 hour, 15 minutes |
| 3 | Diagnosis and Management of Other Opportunistic Infections | 2 hours, 35 minutes |
| 4 | Antiretroviral Therapy for the Treatment of HIV Infection | 6 hours |
| 5 | Diagnosis of TB and Drug-Resistant TB in Adults and Children | 3 hours, 15 minutes |
| 6 | Management and Treatment of Pulmonary and Extra-Pulmonary TB | 3 hours, 45 minutes |
| 7 | Drug Resistance and Multidrug-Resistant TB | 3 hours |
| 8 | Management of TB in an HIV-Infected Person and Adherence | 2 hours, 20 minutes |
| 9 | Infection Control and Prevention | 2 hours, 35 minutes |
| 10 | Community-Based Care and Patient Education | 2 hours |
| 11 | Putting it all together - Using Simulated Patient stations to apply learning | 2 hours |
Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; TB, tuberculosis.