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Tuberculosis First (Field Investigator Response And Surveillance Training), Center For Leadership In Public Health Practice

Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center

• Develop interviewing and communication skills needed to assist in eliciting health information to assist in a tuberculosis disease outbreak investigation.
  • Course skills are adaptable to other health settings.
• Review fundamentals of nonverbal and verbal communication.
• Understand fundamentals of Interviewing Techniques:
  • Concepts of Bias.
  • Importance of Identifying Unusual Occurrences.
  • Importance of Maintaining Cultural Sensitivity, Confidentiality and Ethics during interviewing.