DTBE’s Comprehensive and Innovative Training Program on the Revised RVCT

TB Notes Newsletter
No. 3, 2009
DTBE’s Comprehensive and Innovative Training Program on the Revised RVCT

Background
The Report of Verified Case of Tuberculosis(RVCT) is the standardized data collection form of the National Tuberculosis Surveillance System (NTSS). DTBE determined that the RVCT needed to be modified to identify priority issues in TB control and to accommodate the changing epidemiology of TB in terms of risk factors, new drug treatments, and enhanced laboratory capacity for diagnostic tests. The revised RVCT, implemented in January 2009, includes 11 new variables and 25 revised items. The revision is the culmination of years of work by the DTBE-sponsored RVCT Work Group, which included nearly 30 persons from DTBE, the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association, and state and local TB programs.

RVCT Training Course
An interdisciplinary training team at DTBE (see photo) was assembled to develop training materials on the use of the RVCT that would ensure the quality and completeness of the data being recorded on the form. This team created a comprehensive and innovative training program that has been used to teach almost 300 TB health care providers from over 85% of the 60 NTSS reporting areas. To allow training to occur in multiple settings, the RVCT training materials include a set of modules that can be used in either a facilitated training course or as self-study. The modules provide instructions for completing each item on the RVCT form, case studies to enable participants to practice applying the instructions to life-like situations, and a post-test to determine participants’ increase in knowledge of the course content. The modules include a facilitator guide for trainers who will teach staff how to accurately complete the RVCT. In addition, a separate training-of-trainers course was developed to build the training capacity at the state and local levels. Over 80 persons have been trained to facilitate the RVCT training course.

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