Rapid Syphilis Testing in Practice

Our panel of providers will discuss the benefits and challenges of using rapid syphilis testing, including the rapid HIV/syphilis point-of-care test and the newly approved over-the-counter at-home syphilis test.

Thursday, December 5, 12-1:30pm PT.

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

November 2024 Oral PrEP Financing Update

November 15, 2024

Special guests: Ryan Wilder Blue, CAPTC and Brian Abascal, Pacific AIDS Education & Training Center.

PrEP Financing Update

Changes are coming to oral PrEP assistance programs in 2025. We’ll learn how PrEP navigators and providers are planning for these changes to ensure uninterrupted PrEP access for their clients and patients. This session is a collaboration between the California Prevention Training Center and the Pacific AIDS Education Training Center.

Friday, November 15, 11am-12pm PT.

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.

Thursday, October 17, 12-1pm PT

Presentation slides

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

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STI Expert Hour Webinar – DoxyPEP 2.0: People Assigned Female Sex at Birth

November 12, 2024
12:30PM-2:00PM (PST)

Presenter:
Jenell Stewart, DO, MPH

CME not available for viewing the webinar recording.

Learning Objectives

Guide evidence-based shared decision-making conversations with individual patients who were assigned female sex at birth.
Assess potential benefits and risks at a population and individual level of DoxyPEP use among people who were assigned female sex at birth.

September 2023 Focus on youth: Improving HIV Prevention and Sexual Health Services for Adolescents and Youth Adults

September 28, 2023

STI Clinical Update-Sacramento and Yolo Counties: Congenital Symposium

In-person only event

Monday, October 28, 2024
9:00AM-3:30PM (PDT)
Sacramento, CA
5.00 CME units at no cost

Please note: This is an in-person only event onsite in Sacramento, CA. Registration is limited to local DIS and clinicians in the Sacramento and Yolo counties region. Registration closes on October 25^th at 3:00PM (PDT).

Questions: Please email Clinical Program Manager, Elizabeth Olson, elizabeth.olson@ucsf.edu.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

Recognize common manifestations of primary and secondary syphilis, compare traditional and reverse screening algorithms, and determine appropriate syphilis staging, treatment, and follow-up.
Implement CDC recommendations for CS testing and treatment based on infant and birthing parent labs and exam at the time of delivery, and apply current CDPH syphilis screening guidelines to pregnant people in California.
Cite evidence supporting doxy-PEP use, understand CDPH recommendations for doxy-PEP prescribing, and counsel patients on potential risks/benefits and follow-up for this biomedical prevention method.
Cite local trend data illustrating increased rates of Congenital Syphilis and syphilis among women, as a rationale for enhanced clinical screening for STIs for people who may become pregnant and during pregnancy.
Identify at least two local approaches to congenital syphilis prevention, including how to obtain wrap-around services for pregnant people with syphilis, and resources provided via partnerships with local surveillance programs.

Presenters
Dr. Wyatt Hanft
STI Fellow, California Prevention Training Center & California Department of Public Health, STD Control Branch

Dr. Kurtis Mohr
Public Health Medical Officer, California Department of Public Health, STD Control Branch