ATTACHMENT E Advance Notification Email

ATTACHMENT – E: Advance Notification Email

Send message 1 week prior to instrument opening [Date TBD pending OMB approval]

From: Allison McAlister

To: TB Controllers

Subject: Health Department Use and Application of CDC Molecular Detection of Drug Resistance Services

Dear TB Controller

The Laboratory Branch in the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination at CDC requests your feedback on the Molecular Detection of Drug Resistance (MDDR) service. We have developed a short online assessment (20 questions) to determine if Health Officials experience difficulty interpreting MDDR results from CDC, how the results might be used for public health interventions and to determine how our service can improve or better serve state and local TB Control Programs. The assessment should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Completion of the assessment is entirely voluntary and your responses will not be shared in an identifiable form. Information will aid in clarifying reporting language and focusing training and educational efforts to improve understanding of the MDDR service and molecular results. An HTML link to the survey including additional instructions will be will be sent on [Enter date].

Respondents will have the option to download, save as a PDF, complete offline and submit online once completed. We ask you complete the assessment by [actual date TBD pending OMB approval].

Your participation is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Allison McAlister, BS

Principal Investigator

Laboratory Branch

Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 404-639-4925