Elizabeth Olson plans and implements CDC-funded STI clinical updates in the five-state regional area to prevent, reduce and treat STIs throughout the United States. She has a background in research, education, prevention, and advocacy around health disparities both domestic and international. She earned an MPH from Tufts University in 2011.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Ina Park, MS, is the Principal Investigator at the California Prevention Training Center. She is a Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and a Medical Consultant in the Division of STD Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
She is a co-author of the 2021 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines, the country’s premier resource for diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. Dr. Park is also the author of Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs.
Dr. Rosalyn Plotzker is an assistant professor in the UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and also performs high-resolution anoscopy at the UCSF Anal Neoplasia Clinic, Research, and Education (ANCRE) Center.
Rosalyn completed a fellowship in Sexually Transmitted Diseases with CAPTC and the California Department of Public Health where she also currently serves as a public health medical officer and clinical lead for congenital syphilis prevention. She also leads efforts to improve HIV prevention and STD screening with the California Office of AIDS. Finally, Rosalyn directs the Virtual Approach to Gynecology Project, a virtual reality gynecologic training module for medical trainees.
Syphilis among women and congenital syphilis are on the rise in California. Congenital syphilis is preventable with prompt detection and treatment during syphilis. Dr. Eric Tang of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and California Prevention Training Center (CAPTC) discusses prenatal care provider knowledge in management of maternal and congenital syphilis for pregnant patients.
Dr. Tang covers the following learning objectives for this webinar:
Oct 13, 2020
The California Prevention Training Center (CAPTC) and the STI/HIV Prevention Program at the Hawaiʻi Department of Health’s (HIDOH) Harm Reduction Services Branch present this webinar for healthcare providers and community service providers who work with communities that face cultural, economic, and language barriers to obtaining good prenatal and neonatal care.
This webinar will address the increasing rate of syphilis cases within Hawaii, with a special focus on maternal syphilis and congenital syphilis. Learners will gain an understanding of the local epidemiology of syphilis as well as the important role the Hawaii Department of Health performs in syphilis case follow-up and investigation. An overview of the pathophysiology of syphilis with its varied clinical manifestations will be discussed. Content will include the importance of staging, stage-based treatment as well as best practices for diagnosis and follow-up.
CDC’s compilation of resources for diagnosing and managing hepatitis A, B, and C.
August 13, 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting the delivery of sexual health services in California and throughout the United States. Dr. Ina Park and Dr. Rosalyn Plotzker provide an overview of recent CDC recommendations for STD diagnosis and treatment when in-person exams and visits are limited. They also discuss best practices for the use of telehealth and home-testing for STD care and PrEP management.
Drs. Park and Plotzker cover the following learning objectives for this webinar:
June 1, 2020
Dr. Kenneth Katz covers the following learning objectives for this webinar:
This guide can help healthcare providers better integrate sexual health conversations and recommended preventive services into routine visits with adolescents and adults.
August 13, 2019
Dr. Oliver Bacon facilitates an audience-led panel discussion with PrEP Experts and covers the following learning objectives for this webinar: