Topic: Sexual Health Care
STOMP: Study of Tecovirimat for Mpox
Guides for patients and providers
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Let’s Talk About Doxy-PEP
What, how, and why to talk to your clients about Doxy-PEP.
Inclusive Services: Approaches to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for People with Disabilities
Wed, May 10, 2023 12:00 PM – 1:45 PM PDT
This webinar is offered by th
According to the National Survey of Family Growth, approximately 12% of “women of childbearing age” have a disability, and yet our educational and training programs devote little to no time in preparing us to provide accessible, appropriate, quality services to these populations. This webinar will define the population, identify the sexual and reproductive health needs, barriers to health care and health care disparities for people with disabilities, and present best practices for providing accessible, equitable sexual and reproductive health care for people with disabilities. This webinar will also discuss actionable items providers can immediately implement in their practices to make them disability accessible.
Learning Objectives
- Develop an inclusive definition of the populations that comprise people with disabilities
- Identify sexual and reproductive health needs, barriers to health care and healthcare disparities for people with disabilities
- Outline best practices for providing sexual and reproductive health care for people with disabilities
- Identify concrete actions providers can take to improve access to and quality of sexual and reproductive health care for people with disabilities
- Become knowledgeable on language, culture, and medical equipment suggestions
Presenters:
Erica Monasterio, MN, FNP-BC-Retired
- Clinical Professor Emerita at University of California, San Francisco
- 35 years of clinical experience in primary care for youth and families at UCSF and the San Francisco Department of Public Health
- Works in collaborations with organizations at the local, state, and national level providing training and technical assistance
Robin Wilson-Beattie, BA
- Disability Sexual and Reproductive Health Educator
- Certified by the American Board of Sexology and City College of San Francisco as a Sexual Health Educator
- Member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN), and a graduate of the San Francisco Sexuality Information Training (SFSI) Sex Educator Training
- Speaker, writer, and advocated for disability and sexuality
Syphilis Treatment Intervals in Non-Pregnant Patients: A Clinical Resource for Providers
What are appropriate treatment intervals for late latent syphilis or syphilis of unknown duration in non-pregnant people?
Prepared by the STD Control Branch, California Department of Public Health and California Prevention Training Center. Revised February 2023.
STI Clinical Update Webinar-Back to Basics: Fundamentals of STI/HIV Prevention
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 from 12:00-1:15PM (PDT)
A review of screening, treatment, and vaccination tools to prevent STIs and HIV.
Presented by Drs. Caterina Liu and Kurtis Mohr
Learning Objectives:
- Review screening and treatment guidance for STIs and HIV.
- Integrate biochemical prevention tools for STIs and HIV into clinical practice.
- Summarize recommendations for Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, HPV, meningitis, and mpox vaccination.
Reproductive and Sexual Health Considerations for Transgender and Nonbinary People
December 16, 2022
Description
This webinar is presented by Gayge Maggio, FNP-BC, AAHIVS and will focus on the reproductive and sexual health needs/considerations of transgender and gender non-conforming people. There will be a focus on learning to approach sexual health in a culturally sensitive, non-judgmental manner and how to deliver family planning needs and contraceptive options for patients who identified as transgender and/or non-binary.
Objectives
- Discuss and perform a culturally sensitive sexual health inventory with transgender patients
- Describe how to provide culturally sensitive, trauma-informed cervical cancer screening and the impact of testosterone on testing
- Discuss options for contraception in assigned female at birth transgender and gender non-conforming patients
Speaker:
Gayge Maggio (She/They) FNP-BC, AAHIVS
Nurse practitioner working at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York City, an LGBTQ+ focused federally qualified health center FQHC
She works as a primary care provider, providing primary care including sexual and reproductive health services, gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), treatment of HIV, and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment
She also works in the FlexCare program, providing walk-in primary care to patients
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October 19, 2022
Description
Quality contraceptive care is more than just knowing the facts about all available birth control methods. In order for clients to select methods and get what they want from their birth control, it is crucial to provide contraceptive counseling that helps people identify their preferences in the context of their lives, values, and beliefs. This webinar will review best practices in person-centered contraceptive counseling and offer practical tools for providers to employ in their clinical encounters.
Objectives
- Demonstrate skillful, efficient, person-centered questioning for contraceptive care visits
- Discuss reproductive desires with clients of any gender and sexual orientation
- Identify 3 examples of plain language to explain characteristics of contraceptive methods
- Demonstrate Affirm-Share-Ask cycles for person-centered communication
Speakers:
Nurse Practitioner at Vista Community Clinic
National Trainer for Envision SRH & the PATH Framework Sexual and Reproductive Health Trainer and Consultant
Contributing author for the upcoming 22nd Edition of Contraceptive Technology
Assistant Clinical Professor
UCLA School of Nursing
President, Envision SRH
Resources:
- Webinar Slides- Person-Centered Contraception Counseling for Family PACT Client
- Webinar Transcript- Person-Centered Contraception Counseling for Family PACT Clients
- Webinar Q&A- Person-Centered Contraception Counseling for Family PACT Clients
- Handout- Client Centered Counseling Flowchart
- Handout- Client Centered Counseling Flowchart Spanish
- Handout- Efficient Questions Card
- Handout- Efficient Questions Card Spanish
- Handout- What is Path Framework
August 17, 2022
Description:
Since the first HPV vaccines were introduced in 2006, rates of cervical cancer and other HPV-related cancers have decreased in immunized populations. Family PACT will add HPV immunization as a benefit in July 2022 and will utilize guidelines developed by the CDC Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices (ACIP). This webinar will provide information about the effectiveness and safety of the HPV vaccine, review the current CDC recommendations for the use of the 9-valent HPV vaccine, and provide advice on how to have effective shared decision-making conversations with clients about being immunized. In addition, new Family PACT policies about coding and billing for HPV immunization services will be discussed. There will be ample time for your questions at the end of the presentation.
Learning Objectives:
• List 2 effective strategies for engaging with patients who have vaccine hesitancy
• Demonstrate a person-centered technique for providing a strong recommendation without coercion
• Describe the impact of HPV vaccination on the natural history of HPV
• Discuss the safety profile of HPV vaccines
Speakers:
Assistant Clinical Professor
UCLA School of Nursing
President, Envision SRH
Professor Emeritus, UCSF
Senior Medical Advisor, CAPTC and California OFP
Clinical Fellow, NFPRHA
Resources:
Transcript: Talking with Family PACT Clients About HPV Immunization
Slide deck: Talking with Family PACT Clients About HPV Immunization
Q and A: Talking with Family PACT Clients About HPV Immunization
2021 Implementing the CDC STI Treatment Guidelines: A Conversation for Family PACT Providers
The long-awaited 2021 CDC Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines were published in MMWR on July 22, 2021. This webinar will focus on significant changes from the 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines, including updated guidelines for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, pelvic inflammatory disease, genital herpes, Mycoplasma genitalium, and vaginal trichomoniasis. To assist health care providers in obtaining a sexual history, the updated “Five P’s” approach will be reviewed. In addition, current Family PACT benefits for each type of sexually transmitted infection discussed in the program will be explained.
Learning Objectives:
- List 3 examples of sexual history questions for each the “Five P’s” of sexual history taking
- Explain why the treatment guidelines for both chlamydia and gonorrhea genital tract infections were updated in the 2021 Guidelines
- List the indications for obtaining chlamydia and gonorrhea samples from the anus and the oropharynx
- Describe the consequences of Mycoplasma genitalium genital infection in males and females
- List 2 updates in the 2021 Guidelines regarding vaginal trichomoniasis
Presenters:
- Ina Park, MD, MS, Co-author of the CDC STI Treatment Guidelines, 2021
- Michael Policar, MD, MPH
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