Congenital Syphilis Hotline Pilot
California Clinicians:
Do you have an URGENT congenital syphilis case and need SAME DAY expert consultation?
January 1 – March 31, 2024
www.stdccn.org
Service: Clinical
2023 Hawai’i STI Clinical Update
October 17, 2023
9AM-5PM (HST)
Honolulu, HI / Virtual
1-day in-person and virtual training covering the following topics:
- Syphilis in Pregnancy
- Congenital Syphilis
- Gonorrhea (GC)/Chlamydia (CT), including extragenital testing
- Doxycycline Post-exposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP), Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT)
- Dermatologic manifestations of STIs – Urethritis/Vaginitis (including syndromic management)
- Sexual assault and STIs
Presented by:
- Kelly Johnson, MD,MPH, Medical Director, California Prevention Training Center
- Tamara Ooms, RN, MSN, FNP, Program Manager, California Prevention Training Center
- Rosalyn Plotzker, MD, MPH, Clinical Faculty, California Prevention Training Center
- Alan Katz, MD, MPH, Staff Physician, Hawai’i State Department of Health
- Moderator: Breena Gaskov, BS, Outreach Epidemiological Specialist, Hawai’i State Department of Health
Learning Objectives
- Explain prenatal syphilis screening and treatment recommendations
- Describe the clinical and public health approaches to GC/CT prevention
- Summarize data from recent studies exploring the use of doxy PEP to prevent bacterial STIs
- Compare potential strategies for doxy-PEP implementation in clinical settings
- Recognize dermatologic signs of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
- Delineate treatment approaches for syndromes suggestive of STIs
STI Clinical Update Humboldt County-Addressing the Rise of Syphilis: A Review of Clinical Management of Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis for Health Care Providers
Presented by Drs. Kathleen Jacobson and Wyatt Hanft
December 5, 2023
Learning Objectives:
- Apply California’s expanded syphilis screening recommendations
- Describe the stages of syphilis and the recommended treatment and follow up for people with syphilis
- Compare the traditional and reverse algorithm for syphilis screening
Please note: CME not offered for viewing the recording of the update
How to Prescribe Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) for Sexually Transmitted Infections
How to Prescribe Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) for Sexually Transmitted Infections
Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is the clinical practice of treating sex partners of patients diagnosed with certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs) – including chlamydia (CT), gonorrhea (GC), and trichomoniasis – without the health care provider first examining the partner(s). EPT usually involves patient delivered partner therapy (PDPT), in which the patient delivers the medication or a prescription to their partner(s). While evaluating the partner and providing other needed health services would be ideal, this is often not feasible. EPT can be provided confidentially; it is effective, safe, acceptable to patients and partners, and helps to ensure timely partner treatment.
This resource contains information on how to prescribe EPT in California, including sample prescriptions, information on billing/reimbursement, and patient-facing materials.
For more information on EPT and why it should be prescribed, see “Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) for Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Resource for California Health Care Providers – What is EPT and Why Should I Prescribe It?”
PrEP Learning Collaborative Archived Sessions
PrEP Learning Collaborative Archived Sessions
This page houses PrEP Learning Collaborative videos and slides from 03/2022 to 09/2024. Sessions occurring after 09/2024 will be entered individually as resources.
- Injectable PrEP Update: Whitman-Walker Community Health Worker PrEP Program video, slides (1) and slides (2).
- Injectable PrEP Update, Stefan Madgar, SF AIDS Foundation/Strut, July 18, 2024: Video, and slides.
- 2024 HIV PEP Update Video, May 2, 2024. Slides:
- PrEP Equity Index: Reimagining the Pathway to PrEP for Black Communities, and related resources, Thursday, March 28.
- Injectable PrEP update video, February 21, 2024
- Focus on Trans and Gender Diverse Youth: Improving Sexual Health and HIV Prevention Services, and related resources, December 6, 2023
- Focus on youth: improving HIV prevention and sexual health services for adolescents and young adults Video September 28, 2023
- Is PrEP for Me: Addressing PrEP Disparities for Black People: Part 2 Video and slides May 18, 2023
- Is PrEP for Me: Addressing PrEP Disparities for Black People: Part 1 Video and slides May 11, 2023
- Injectable PrEP Retention and Equity video April 20, 2023
- Seminar on RNA testing for PrEP video and slides January 19, 2023
- Injectable PrEP Update video October 13, 2022
- Seminar on Financing and Logistics Part 2 video and slides July 7, 2022
- Seminar on Financing and Logistics Part 1 video April 28, 2022
Examination and Interpretation of Wet Preparations of Vaginal Specimens
- In-person laboratory course onsite at the UC San Francisco campus
- Intended for practicing clinicians with prior wet mount experience and microscopy skills
- Capacity limited to 8 persons
The course begins with a fifteen minute didactic presentation on applicable issues of CLIA regulation, quality control, and interpretation vaginal wet mount (VWM) for common causes of vaginitis. This will be followed by a fifteen minute video that details through the microscope footage of findings on VWM including trichomads, yeast and clue cells associated with BV. The remaining two and one-half hours consists of experiential training, including laboratory practicum on examination of saline and KOH vaginal wet mounts (VWM). During this portion of the training, participants will have an opportunity for group discussion, explanation, and demonstration, as well as practice and return demonstration.
Learning Objectives
- Practice proper preparation of saline and KOH specimens of vaginal fluid to increase viability of specimens for microscopic evaluation.
- Perform proper use of the light microscope to improve examination of saline and KOH wet mount specimens.
- Assess wet mount microscopy specimens to appropriately interpret findings that support diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis or trichomoniaisis.
STI Clinical Update Webinar: California Mpox Update for Healthcare Providers – October 2023
Thursday, October 26, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (PDT)
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) continues to see statewide Mpox activity, including a large cluster in Los Angeles County. This webinar, presented by the California Prevention Training Center (CAPTC), features CDPH’s Mpox Clinical and Epidemiology teams, who will provide a clinical update and epidemiological overview of Mpox, and discuss new research findings relevant to primary care and other healthcare providers, including data on transmission, vaccine equity, and vaccine effectiveness. A question-and-answer session will follow.
Presented by:
Kayla Saadeh, MPH
Mpox Epidemiology Unit Lead
California Department of Public Health
Jessica Watson, MD, MPH
Mpox Public Health Medical Officer and Acting Clinical Lead
California Department of Public Health
Learning Objectives
- Identify the clinical and epidemiological factors leading to Mpox infection, transmission, and severity as well as treatment options.
- Apply the latest information and research on Mpox, including transmission characteristics, vaccine equity, and vaccine effectiveness, to your clinical practice to ensure patients are appropriately vaccinated, diagnosed, tested, and treated for Mpox.
Please note: CME not available for viewing the webinar recording.
STI Clinical Update Webinar: #EverythingChlamydia
Monday, July 31, 2023 from 12:00PM-1:15PM (PDT)
Presented by Drs. Kurtis Mohr and Rosalyn Plotzker
Registration for CME purposes closes three days before the webinar. After that time, you will be able to join the webinar, but you will not be able to get CME.
Chlamydia is an STI that can manage to damage our body in oh so many places. Watch this webinar to learn Everything about this “cloaked” assailant: from stats & numbers, to pathophys’, fevers, chills, and burning whiz! Plus screening, treatment & prevention, of course!
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the different sequelae of sexually transmitted C. trachomatis and their recommended treatments
- Know the recommended screening strategies C. trachomatis
Meet our Experts
Kurtis Mohr, MD, AAHIVM
Dr. Mohr is a Family Medicine trained physician and recent 2022 graduate from Kaiser Permanente’s HIV Fellowship Program. He joined the California Department of Public Health in November 2022 as a Public Health Medical Officer in the STD Control Branch. His work focuses on preventative measures such as DoxyPEP and Hepatitis B & C screening outreach, along with Disseminated Gonococcal Infection (DGI) investigations.
Rosalyn Plotzker, MD, MPH
Dr. Plotzker is an Assistant Professor in the UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She completed a Fellowship in Sexually Transmitted Diseases with the CAPTC and CDPH. She serves as a Public Health Medical Officer in the STD Control Branch at CDPH.
STI Expert Hour Webinar: Results of the ANCHOR study and their implications for anal cancer prevention guidelines
STI Expert Hour Webinar on Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis: Promise, Opportunities, and Considerations for Implementation
Friday, April 28, 2023, 12:45PM-2:00PM (PDT)
Learn about doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP), the newest innovation in the world of biomedical approaches to preventing sexually transmitted infections.Presentation by Stephanie Cohen, MD, MPH, Medical Director, San Francisco City Clinic & Director, STI Prevention and Control Section, San Francisco Department of Public Health
1.25 CME units at no cost.
Learning Objectives
- Summarize data from recent studies exploring the use of doxyPEP to prevent bacterial STIs
- Explore potential implications of and strategies for doxyPEP implementation in clinical settings
Please note: CME units not available for viewing the recording of the webinar
