Management of TB in the Community (DEMO)

Effective management of tuberculosis in the community is vital to reducing the emergence of resistance and improving cure rates. Pharmacists are well placed to use their skills and expertise to promote appropriate prescribing and support adherence to TB treatment.

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Provide relevant public health lifestyle advice to patients about TB and its management
• Define the role of pharmacists in the community in preventing the emergence of drug-resistant TB
• Summarise the relevant factors to consider when reviewing TB prescriptions
• Support patients on directly observed therapy (DOT)

BEHAVIOUR CHANGE

This course aims to not only improve your knowledge of pharmacist’s roles in managing TB in the community, but also to promote positive and lasting changes in your practice and how you interact with patients with or at risk of TB infection.

Raising awareness of TB in the community

This course will look specifically at raising awareness of TB in the community in more detail.

By the end of this course, you should have an improved ability to carry out this behaviour by adopting a proactive approach to delivering patient education on the topics of:

1. TB prevention
2. TB signs and symptoms
3. Emergence of resistance

The content provided throughout this course as well as the previous courses in the series,  ‘TB Overview’ and ‘TB management’, provides the foundational knowledge on the role of pharmacists in the above areas. A targeted behaviour change section will then help you bring all of this together and apply it to raise awareness of TB in the community.  To get the most out of the course, we encourage you to participate fully in this section and reflect on what you currently do and how you can approach it differently in the future.

Before we begin, have a go at completing the following quiz. The purpose of this quiz is solely to measure your baseline understanding prior to taking the course. There will be another quiz at the end of the course so you can compare scores and check your progress. Please note, this quiz can only be attempted once.

Published: May 2024
Review date: May 2027

Course discussions