To minimize confusion and fears about TB.

To build faith in the treatment plan.

To identify specific questions, concerns, and fears that may impact the person’s care journey.

• To offer supports based on the person’s needs.

• To minimize TB treatment’s impact on daily life.

• To create a treatment plan based on the person’s needs.

• To assist the person in feeling confident and capable of completing their treatment.

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Introduce yourself as the PHO and that you’re there to support the person.

• You know me as ____ and you might know I’m our community’s PHO.

• As the PHO, I’m here to help you and support the health of our community. With this meeting, I’m going to ask you some things that might seem random or personal. They are meant to help me figure out the best way to help you. You don’t need to answer if you’re uncomfortable. This meeting is about you and what you need.

Identify what is going on in the person’s life outside of TB.

Not talking about TB for a minute...

• Can you tell to me about some important things in your life?

• Work? Family? At home? Your health and wellbeing?

*STOP* This could be a heavy or emotional question, feel free to take a break or set up another meeting time to complete the rest.

Introduce TB basics and the Active TB Pathway.

• Refer to these points as needed:

  • Active TB

  • Active TB Treatment

  • Isolation

Identify how the person feels about having TB.

• Remember to validate whatever feelings may come up.

• Initially, how does having Active TB make you feel?

• Someone else that I know felt the same way when they were told they had TB.

Identify concerns and fears about TB or treatment. Offer them support and reassurance.

• Review each icon and write down concerns and questions.

• Patient Conversations in Concerns & Supports as needed.

*STOP* How are you feeling? Do you need to stop here and come back another time?

Encourage support seeking if the person is struggling.

• Keeping up with treatment over many months can be difficult at times. If you ever feel like you’re struggling, you can talk to me.

Identify extra ways to contact the person. Help them set up a support network.

• What are some other ways that I can reach you if I need to?

• Can you think of some people in your life who could help you while you’re taking your treatment? This could be someone you trust to talk to or someone who can help watch your kids when you’re at the clinic.

Set up a treatment schedule.

• From what we talked about, when is a good time to come get your pills?

• Do you have a ride to come to the clinic? Should we drop off your pills?

• This is just to start, if we need to change the schedule, we can!

Remind the person of next appointment and that they can reach you if they need support.

• I’ll see you when you come for your pills but reach out to me anytime.

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