This education unit has been developed for registered nurses working
in primary or secondary care.
Stage 1 distance learning includes pathophysiology and disease
progression of tuberculosis (TB), epidemiology, vaccination, diagnosis,
treatment, the World Health Organization’s global strategy to
control TB. It requires about 10 hours of study.
Stage 2 - you have the opportunity to attend a free study day which aims to deepen your understanding of TB and its prevention and diagnosis. In 2006, the study day will be held in two locations.
The first was held in London on 14 June 2006.
The second study day will be held on Thursday 16 November 2006, at
the Wolfson Room, Liverpool Medical Institution, 114 Mount Pleasant,
Liverpool, L3 5SR. The speakers will be Professor Peter Davies, Director,
Tuberculosis Research and Resources Unit, Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool;
Ceri McSparron, TB Nurse Specialist, Homerton University Hospital; and
Chris Granger from Oxford Immunotec who will talk about the T-SPOT.TB
test.
Stage 3 includes health education needs of local community,
contact tracing, treatment regimens, extrapulmonary TB, issues related
to adherence to treatment, occupational TB, the role of the TB nurse
specialist, HIV and TB.
Stage 3 requires about 75 hours of study involving on-line learning
activities and a formal assessment at the end. The assessment comprises
a practice-based written assignment, 2,500 words in length.
Participants can choose to work through Stage 1 (distance learning) and Stage 2 (study day), and use the study hours for the purposes of PREP/CPD. They can also opt to complete all three stages, in which case the study hours they accumulate will far exceed the minimum PREP (CPD) requirement of 35 hours in three years.
Successful completion of the whole education unit means you will be awarded 15 credits at level 3 (subject to credit rating of the unit by the University of Greenwich).
Credits gained through credit rated Masterclass education units can be submitted to the University of Greenwich for advanced standing towards one of its awards, or to any other higher education institution that recognises such credits.
The credits gained for successful completion of credit rated Masterclass plus units are higher education credits that can be used towards a diploma or degree.
Developed with a joint educational grant from
with support from Lilly
