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)
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
STI Intensive
January 30, 2025
Please join us for a morning half-day STI Intensive offered in-person and virtually at no cost at the University of California, San Francisco at the ZSFG campus. There will also be an in-person (only) afternoon wet-mount at the UCSF Parnassus campus available to a limited number of the morning-training participants at no cost. This event will cover topics including STI epidemiology, syphilis, mycoplasma genitalium, HPV, and biomedical STI prevention. Speakers will include faculty from CAPTC (UCSF), the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and the California Department of Public Health.
½ Day Didactic: Morning – Early Afternoon
Hybrid event being offered in-person at UCSF Pride Hall & Virtually by Zoom
Onsite breakfast and refreshments provided
CME will be offered at no cost
Topics will cover STI trends (national and California); biomedical STI prevention; syphilis cases; updates in STI management, with a focus on syphilis, mycoplasma genitalium and HPV.
Recording currently unavailable.
Wet Mount: Mid Afternoon-Evening
Previous microscopy skills are required to take this course. Registration prioritized for STI Intensive didactic attendees. Space limited to 12 max capacity.
In-person only training being offered at UCSF Parnassus Heights
3-hour laboratory course
CME will be offered at no cost
Topics will cover CLIA regulation, quality control, and interpretation vaginal wet mount (VWM) for common causes of vaginitis. Microscope footage of findings on VWM including trichomonads, yeast and clue cells associated with BV. Experiential training, including laboratory practicum on examination of saline and KOH vaginal wet mounts (VWM). Participants will have an opportunity for group discussion, explanation, and demonstration, as well as practice and return demonstration.
November 2024 Oral PrEP Financing Update
November 15, 2024
Special guests: Ryan Wilder Blue, CAPTC and Brian Abascal, Pacific AIDS Education & Training Center.
STI Clinical Update Webinar – Syphilis in Pregnancy
November 20, 2024 12:00PM-1:15PM (PST) 1.25 CME units at no cost
Presenters
Kathleen Jacobson, MD Chief, STD Control Branch, California Department of Public Health
Wyatt Hanft, MD, MPH STI Fellow, STD Control Branch, California Department of Public Health & California Prevention Training Center at UCSF
Course Description
Drs. Kathleen Jacobson and Wyatt Hanft will provide a 1-hour virtual training focused on syphilis clinical presentation, screening/testing, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for pregnant patients. The presenters will use a case-based format to help attendees apply the learned material to a real-life scenario.
Learning Objectives
Review the epidemiology of syphilis and congenital syphilis (CS) in California
Apply the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) screening recommendations during pregnancy
Compare traditional and reverse screening algorithms for syphilis
Describe syphilis diagnosis, treatment and follow up during pregnancy
October Injectable PrEP Update
Special guests: Nick Sanders, Senior Prevention Program Manager, and Angela Mattingly, Clinical Pharmacist, at Damien Center (Indianapolis, IN).
Nick and Angela will talk about their injectable PrEP program (both in-person and telePrEP), including implementation, successes and challenges, and Indiana’s PrEP Assistance Program.
October 2024 Injectable PrEP Update: Damien Center (Indianapolis, IN) Injectable PrEP Program
October 17, 2024
Special Guests: Angela Mattingly (She/Her), PharmD, AAHIVP, Clinical Pharmacist & Nick Sanders (He/Him), BA, Senior Program Manager of Prevention Services
Special guest: Juan Carlos Loubriel, Senior Director of Community Health and Wellness at Whitman-Walker Health (Washington, DC). Juan Carlos will talk about Whitman-Walker’s innovative program for injectable PrEP initiation and administration by community health workers.
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