STI Expert Hour Webinar – Adolescent Sexual Health: Influences, Trends, and How Healthcare Providers can Support Adolescent Sexual Health and Wellbeing

December 3, 2024
11:30AM-1:00PM (PST)
1.5 CME units at no cost

Registration closes on December 2nd at 3:00PM (PST). Recording available 2 weeks after the webinar. CME not available for viewing the webinar recording.

Presenter

Claudia Borzutzky, MD

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine at USC
Chief, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles/Keck School of Medicine at USC
Medical Director for Adolescent Health, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles

Course Description

Sexuality is a normal part of healthy adolescent development, yet milestones of teens’ sexual development vary widely in terms of timing, cultural acceptance and how supported they are, and associated risks for adverse health outcomes. Dr. Claudia Borzutzky, an adolescent medicine specialist, will present an overview of:

• the importance of confidential care for teens, both in primary care and sexual health settings
• supporting adolescent sexual wellbeing
• trends in use of contraception and condoms, teen pregnancy, and STIs among teens
• the intersection of mental health, gender diversity, and the COVID epidemic with adolescent sexual health

Learning Objectives

• Integrate understanding of adolescent consent and confidentiality laws in California in order to optimize your practice and lower barriers to care
• Explain the difference between risk reduction and the promotion of well-being, in the context of adolescent sexual health
• Describe teen-centered approaches to promotion of sexual well-being, and reducing rates of STIs and undesired pregnancy