Public Health Cross-Training for Communicable Disease Specialists (CDS) 

This course aims to provide Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) with what they need to provide clients with Pre-HIV Exposure Prevention (PrEP) by reviewing what PrEP is, how it differs from post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), and how to Assess If Patients Are Eligible. The tool is used for PrEP and PrEP consultations. This course also provides a new job aid, the PrEP Consultation Checklist, that DIS can use when meeting with patients. Access the Integrating PrEP into Partner Services course. 

This course focuses on Partner Services activities conducted with index clients and the NHM&E data variables associated with these activities. Access the Index Clients and Partner Services (HIV) course. 

This course is designed to educate healthcare workers (all individuals related to TB, including individuals who work in HIV/AIDS clinics or correctional facilities) about basic TB concepts. Upon completion, individuals will be able to describe TB, Describe the global situation of TB, explain how TB is spread, explain how latent TB infection and TB disease develop, list groups at high risk for infection with M. tuberculosis, identify components of a medical evaluation for TB disease, describe treatment regimens for latent TB infection, list potential adverse reactions to the drugs used to treat TB infection and etc. The actual time it takes to complete this course may differ from person to person. However, it should take approximately one hour to complete the entire six-lesson course. Access the TB 101 for Healthcare Workers course. 

CSTE produced STD webinars that can be accessed as training resources for CS and Adult Syphilis staging, with supporting worksheets for self-study. Access the STD CSTE webinar series. 

This training will familiarize participants with the concept of Motivational Interviewing, a strategy to guide your patients and help them become their own agents of change. Access the Getting Results: Motivational Interviewing training.