March 24 is World TB Day

World Tuberculosis Day is March 24. To commemorate this day, we are highlighting a previous spotlight on Tuberculosis (TB). Below are some of the learning products listed in this spotlight

Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis: What the Clinician Should Know

Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis: Modules 1-5 [CE]

TB Prevention in the HIV-infected Patient: Screening, Testing, and Treatment of Latent TB Infection

Additional TB learning products can be accessed on TRAIN.

TRAIN Gets a Facelift

TRAIN has an updated interface, improved search capabilities, and now offers a dashboard to organize all your learning. Join over 40,000 individuals who use this free resource to identify training that supports your professional development.

Check Out New Courses on CDC TRAIN

The CDC TRAIN community offers over 5,000 courses. Listed below are some of the most recent courses added to this resource

COCA Call/Webinar: Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction [CE]Added by OPHPR/DEO/ERCB(Course ID 1041811)

What Did We Learn From the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic About Public Health Emergency Preparedness Systems? Part 2 - Surveillance Systems & School Closures
Added by Harvard School of Public Health PERLC(Course ID 1041130)

Integrating and Engaging Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities in Public Health Preparedness and ResponseAdded by Harvard School of Public Health PERLC(Course ID 1040521)

Looking for Free Continuing Education [CE]

Look no further. Many CDC webcasts, journal articles, conferences, and other learning activities offer free continuing education (CE). For example, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) offers free CE for selected articles. Visit TCEOnline to search the calendar and catalogue of courses that offer CE.

*[CE] =Continuing education available.

Health Educators and Learning Professionals

The Health Educators and Learning Professionals Community of Practice (HELP CoP) hosts webinars on instructional design. The HELP CoP is open to anyone involved in health learning and education at CDC or elsewhere. Learn more about HELP CoP and upcoming webinars on phConnect.

Public Health Grand Rounds

The Public Health Grand Rounds is a monthly webcast created to foster discussion on major public health issues. Receive free training and continuing education opportunities or contact hours for watching broadcasts of Public Health Grand Rounds. Registration is required for continuing education. On March 19, 2013, CDC Public Health Grand Rounds will discuss Teen Pregnancy. Learn more about Public Health Grand Rounds.

New Legionella Website Goes Live!

The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) launched a new website for Legionella in February. The website has fast facts, information for clinicians and health departments, an environmental specimen collection procedures manual that describes procedures employed by CDC to process environmental specimens, a sampling protocol, and procedures for collecting and processing environmental specimens, among other information.

As a general service to the public, CDC offers the Environmental Legionella Isolation Techniques Evaluation (ELITE) Program. The program was created as a way for laboratories to test their Legionella isolation techniques against standardized samples. There is no charge for laboratories to participate in the ELITE Program. Registration, results entry, and access to reports are available online. The public can view a list of proficient members on the ELITE website. Learn more about ELITE Program.