Training for primary care providers and care teams on the management of tuberculosis infection (previously known as latent tuberculosis) in the primary care setting.

Learning Objectives:
•    Define tuberculosis infection vs. active tuberculosis and review TB natural history
•    Discuss epidemiology of tuberculosis infection (TBI) in Massachusetts and nationally
•    Explain rationale for TBI screening and treatment in primary care
•    Describe TBI screening recommendations and best practices, including among people with HIV (PWH) 
•    Identify patients at highest risk for reactivation of tuberculosis
•    List first-line treatment options and discuss monitoring, potential side effects, and contraindications, with focused discussion of recommendations for PWH

Speaker:
Rebecca Thal, NP-C, AAHIVS
Family Health Center of Worcester

CME Credit Designation Statement: The live activity is approved for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA category 1 prescribed CME credit(s). Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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