TB HELPLINE NO. : 0-89890-28282 CETI@tbfree.org

Message from Mr. Vivek Oberoi to all our DTOs

Boosting TB Notification for DTOs

PROBLEMS:

Covid has had a devastating impact on the TB Free efforts of the Government of India (GoI). Most significantly, TB notifications have been reduced by 30%-50% in the initial stage of the pandemic and failed to reach  the 2.4 million annual TB notification target for 2021. There is an urgent need to boost TB Notification, especially post-Covid.

BOOSTING TB NOTIFICATION GOALS:

DTOs in the nation will initiate a TB Notification Campaign using the PDSA quality improvement process guided by CETI (Collaboration to Eliminate TB among Indians) and Emory University.

  1. Increase notification for TB by 10% over the course of a year by implementing the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) -Quality Improvement Initiative (QII)
  2. Engage over 500 DTOs covering all the districts in a virtual 8 week session for 1.5 hours each week.
  3. Provide certificate of completion from Emory University, Central TB Division, WHO, IIPH and CETI to successful DTOs.

PROCESS:

Engage Central TB Division and WHO consultants as key partners along with CETI, Emory Faculty, IIPH (Indian Institute of Public Health) staff and others..

  • Directed by CTD, over 500 DTOs will join in the QI project to conduct a PDSA cycle to increase notification.
  • An e-PDSA tool developed by CETI will be shared with all DTOs.
  • CETI will use the QIC (Quality Improvement Counsellors) who will work step-by-step with DTOs to be successful with their PDSAs.
  • QIC interns will be recruited from IIPH-Gandhinagar and other institutions to work virtually with DTOs.
  • DTOs will attend Webinar sessions on Friday afternoon from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM. Respective WHO consultants will assist DTO teams.
  • DTOs along with QIC and CETI Faculty will develop a PDSA cycle with an aim statement, process measures, outcome measures, interventions, root cause analysis and run chart of the PDSA on increasing notification.

COURSE CONTENT:

Inaugural Session: 

BTN-1

Inspirational session with: 

  • Respective Minister, Secretary, Celebrities, Corporate Executive, National and International Faculty 
  • DTO testimonials
BTN-2
  • Strong Teams make Strong DTOs – Why and How of teams!
  • Quality Improvement Initiative – A project approach
  • Faculty DTOs experience sharing 
BTN-3
  • Explore the processes
  • Identify the cause
  • Plan interventions
  • Launch PDSA cycle
BTN-4
  • Performance Management
  • Conflict Management
  • Faculty DTOs experience sharing 
BTN-5
  • Best Practices in TB Notification
  • PDSA presentations
  • Data speaks – data handling techniques
BTN-6
  • PDSA Presentations
  • Monitoring and Tracking Progress
BTN-7
  • PDSA Presentations
  • Adaptive Leadership in VUCA Environment

BTN-8

Closing Session

  • Time Management
  • PDSA Presentations
  • Certificate Award Ceremony

EXPECTED OUTCOME:

National boost to TB notifications over first few years.
Subsequently decline in TB cases in India.

ADVISORY TEAM:

CTD, CETI, Emory, IIPH, Stop TB Partnership, UNION, USAID, AAPI

DONORS:

Emory Global Health Institute (EGHI)
Soni-Jain Charitable Trust
Collaboration with Bharatiya Seva Samaj (BSS) – Sevak Project

Conducted by: CETI – Collaboration to Eliminate Tuberculosis among Indians. CETI is a catalyst & resource provider to empower agencies to free India from TB. We enjoy national and international support and funding. Please look us up at www.tbfree.org  

Email : ceti@tbfree.org, or call : +91 98268 63307

LEADERSHIP

Dr. Manoj Jain

Dr. Manoj Jain

Co-Founder

Dr. Salil Bhargava

Dr. Salil Bhargava

Co-Founder

Cmde Raman Arora

Cmde Raman Arora

Course Director

TEAM

Dr. Amish Pathak

Dr. Amish Pathak

Project Lead

Mr. Edwin Rodrigues

Mr. Edwin Rodrigues

IT Consultant

Mrs. Sangeeta Pathak

Mrs. Sangeeta Pathak

Manager

Ms. Pooja Bhargav

Ms. Pooja Bhargav

Asst. Manager

CORE FACULTY

Dr. Kenneth Castro

Dr. Kenneth Castro

Emory University, Atlanta

Dr. Pratibha Kohli

Dr. Pratibha Kohli

Quality Improvement Consultant

Dr. Mohan Kohli

Dr. Mohan Kohli

Quality Professional Consultant

TEAM LEADS

Mr. Abhishek Majde

Mr. Abhishek Majde

Dr. Ankita Mokashi

Dr. Ankita Mokashi

Ms. Bhoomika Seerwani

Ms. Bhoomika Seerwani

Ms. Devleena Chatterjee

Ms. Devleena Chatterjee

Ms. Divya Panwar

Ms. Divya Panwar

Dr. Ekta Negi

Dr. Ekta Negi

Ms. Niharika Dubey

Ms. Niharika Dubey

Ms. Sadaf Ahmad

Ms. Sadaf Ahmad

Dr. Shubhangi Khare

Dr. Shubhangi Khare

Ms. Srishti Yashlaha

Ms. Srishti Yashlaha