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Recorded on June 17, 2025
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
