TBNet: Global Transborder Patient Navigation

Summary

TBNet is a transborder patient navigation project that has transferred more than 4,000 individuals under treatment for TB from the US to 60 different countries across the globe. progress report read updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Providing health care for mobile populations presents significant challenges. Their mobility results in poor continuity of care, as they are often unable to complete medical treatments. This is especially true for diseases of public health concern, like TB, that require consistent treatment often for 12 months or longer in addition to a lengthy diagnostic process. Risk of drug resistance and the spread of infection increase when diagnosis and treatment are interrupted by patient mobility.

Activities

TBNet assures successful completion of TB treatment for mobile patients through 4 major functions: Identify needed services, Monitor patients treatment status, Reinforce positive patient behavior, Providing feedback to public health providers.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

TBNet demonstrates that patients can be navigated anywhere worldwide. The guarantee of continuity of care can significantly diminish the impact of migration on health, decrease lost to follow up and reduce the incidence of drug resistance.

Project Message

TBNet is to be recognized as a vital and integral part of tuberculosis work along the U.S- Mexico Border.
- Dan Reyna, M.S.S., M.P.A., General Manager, U.S. Section, US/Mexico BHC

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Deliana Garcia,

P.O. Box 164285
Austin,TX 78716-4285
United States
512-327-2017 x4501
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Organisation

Migrant Clinicians Network
P.O. Box 164285
Austin, Texas 78716-4285
United States
512-327-2010
http://www.migrantclinician.org

Learn more about Migrant Clinicians Network and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in United States and can also be found under Health.

For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.

Latest Update from the Field

2009 Treatment Completion Rates

By Deliana Garcia - Director International Projects, R and D, March 11, 2011 12:22 PM

One measure of effectiveness used to evaluate the work of TBNet is the percentage of patients that have completed the appropriate treatment regimen in a 12 month period from the date of diagnosis. In reviewing the results of all cases submitted for enrollment in TBNet for virtual patient navigation in 2009, the project received 271 cases for consideration. Fifteen cases were not submitted with sufficient contact information to allow for case management. Of the 256 cases accepted to the project, 113 were diagnosed with culture-confirmed active TB disease. Ninety-six of these cases successfully completed treatment in the designated period of time for a treatment completion rate of 84.95%.

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