In-Person Trainings
Examination and Interpretation of Wet Preparations of Vaginal Specimens
March 30, 2023 from 2:00PM – 5:00PM (PDT)
UCSF Parnassus Heights Campus: San Francisco, CA
Instructors: Sharon Adler, MD, MPH and Lee Fagen, NP
In-person laboratory course intended for practicing clinicians with prior wet mount experience and microscopy skills.
Learning Objectives
- Practice proper preparation of saline and KOH specimens of vaginal fluid to increase viability of specimens for microscopic evaluation.
- Perform proper use of the light microscope to improve examination of saline and KOH wet mount specimens.
- Assess wet mount microscopy specimens to appropriately interpret findings that support diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis or trichomoniasis
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many in-person trainings have been paused.
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