Improve the person’s understanding of what screening is.

Improve the person’s understanding of what screening is.

Talk through questions, concerns, and fears.

Talk through questions, concerns, and fears.

Talk through the benefits of getting screened.

Talk through the benefits of getting screened.

Maintain a positive relationship with the person.

Maintain a positive relationship with the person.

To support the person in making the best decision for them, including their right to refuse.

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

To encourage the person to accept screening.

To start from a good place if we need to contact the person for future TB investigation.

Choose a meeting spot.

Read through the Checklist below.

Read TB Information Guide as needed.

• Talk to the nurse about special details or messages to pass along in the meeting.

• Including which tests the person is being asked to do.

Mentally prepare to listen and speak with the person.

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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.

Explain what screening is.

• The person is being contacted because they were somewhere where there was a higher chance of them catching TB.

• The screening is testing for TB.

• Refer to Screening for Latent & Active TB to explain which test(s) the person is being asked to do.

• Refer to TB Germ and TB Tests as needed.

Identify the benefits of screening.

• Because the person was possibly near the TB Germ, we recommend getting tested.

• Benefits: you, your loved ones, the community, the health team.

• Review How TB Spreads in the Community and How Screening Helps.

• Refer to Screening as needed.

Identify concerns and fears about TB or testing. Offer them reassurance.

• Refer to TB Information Guide as needed.

• So having talked a bit about the benefits of testing, do you have any concerns or fears we haven’t covered?

Determine if the person would like to get tested for TB.

• Remind the person they are free to say no.

• The screening is your decision. You can say no if you don’t want to.

• Would you like to take the _______ (skin test, X-ray...etc) for TB?

Says YES.

Says NO.

It’s not a personal failure if they decide not to accept screening!

Determine with the person and the nurse when the screening will happen.

• Okay, great! Glad you want to be screened.

• Are you free now to have a quick chat with the nurse about when it can happen?

Thank the person for their honesty.

• No worries! Thank you for being honest! No hard feelings here. Everyone has their own reasons.

Remind the person the clinic may contact them again if there are concerns about TB.

Remind the person if they have TB symptoms, they can always come and see a TB nurse.

To support the person in making the best decision for them, including their right to refuse.

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

To encourage the person to accept screening.

To start from a good place if we need to contact the person for future TB investigation.

Choose a meeting spot.

Read through the Checklist below.

Read TB Information Guide as needed.

• Talk to the nurse about special details or messages to pass along in the meeting.

• Including which tests the person is being asked to do.

Mentally prepare to listen and speak with the person.

Click to show!

Click to show!

Click to show!

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.

Explain what screening is.

• The person is being contacted because TB circulating in the community and we are checking many people.

• The screening is testing for TB.

• Refer to Screening for Latent & Active TB to explain which test(s) the person is being asked to do.

• Refer to TB Germ and TB Tests as needed.

Identify the benefits of screening.

• Because the person was possibly near the TB Germ, we recommend getting tested.

• Benefits: you, your loved ones, the community, the health team.

• Review How TB Spreads in the Community and How Screening Helps.

• Refer to Screening as needed.

Identify concerns and fears about TB or testing. Offer them reassurance.

• Refer to TB Information Guide as needed.

• So having talked a bit about the benefits of testing, do you have any concerns or fears we haven’t covered?

Determine if the person would like to get tested for TB.

• Remind the person they are free to say no.

• The screening is your decision. You can say no if you don’t want to.

• Would you like to take the _______ (skin test, X-ray...etc) for TB?

Says YES.

Says NO.

It’s not a personal failure if they decide not to accept screening!

Determine with the person and the nurse when the screening will happen.

• Okay, great! Glad you want to be screened.

• Are you free now to have a quick chat with the nurse about when it can happen?

Thank the person for their honesty.

• No worries! Thank you for being honest! No hard feelings here. Everyone has their own reasons.

Remind the person the clinic may contact them again if there are concerns about TB.

Remind the person if they have TB symptoms, they can always come and see a TB nurse.