September 2024Injectable PrEP Update: Whitman-Walker Community Health Worker PrEP Program
September 19, 2024
Topic: Clinical Tools and Guidelines
September 2024 Injectable PrEP Update
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.
Thursday, September 19, 12-1pm PT
September Injectable PrEP Update
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.
Thursday, September 19, 12-1pm PT
July 2024 PrEP Learning Collaborative Injectable PrEP Update
Thursday, July 18, 12-1pm PDT
Special Guest: Stefan Madzar, PrEP & HIV Benefits Coordinator & Linkage Navigator at Magnet (San Francisco AIDS Foundation).
Stefan will present an update on Magnet’s injectable PrEP program, including challenges, successes, and lessons learned, and featuring clients who will discuss their experiences taking injectable PrEP.
PrEP Learning Collaborative Injectable PrEP Update 7/18/24
Special Guest: Stefan Madzar, PrEP & HIV Benefits Coordinator & Linkage Navigator at Magnet (San Francisco AIDS Foundation).
Stefan will present an update on Magnet’s injectable PrEP program, including challenges, successes, and lessons learned, and featuring clients who will discuss their experiences taking injectable PrEP.
Thursday, July 18, 12-1pm PDT
STI Clinical Update Webinar– Summer 2024 Update and Review: Syphilis, Chlamydia, and Gonorrhea, County of Lake
Presented by Drs. Kelly Johnson and Kurtis Mohr
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
11:00AM – 1:00PM (PDT)
CME not available for viewing the webinar recording.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the varied clinical manifestations of primary and secondary syphilis in adults and adolescents
- Appropriately stage and treat syphilis in both pregnant and non-pregnant people
- Recognize the different sequelae of sexually transmitted C. trachomatis and N. Gonorrhoeae infections & their recommended treatments
Mpox Disease Intervention Series
The goal of this training is to prepare staff of local health departments to perform effective disease intervention (DI) interviews for mpox. This training aims to build on disease intervention skills by applying knowledge of the complexities and nuances specifically related to mpox DI interviews.
Learning Objectives
By the end of these trainings, you should be able to:
- Communicate accurate information about mpox symptoms, transmission, prevention, treatment, and services.
- Gain awareness of the lived experiences of gay, bi, other men who have sex with men (MSM), including transgender men, and other trans people as it relates to mpox.
- Understand a sex-positive, person-centered approach to taking a sexual history for mpox.
- Use motivational interviewing and health coaching tools to support clients in seeking vaccination, screening, or treatment for mpox.
- Examine personal and structural biases to reduce stigma during mpox interviews.
STI Clinical Update: Stanislaus County
A half-day, in-person (only) event. Registration limited to surrounding Counties. Registration prioritized for DIS, Clinicians.
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
8:00AM-12:00PM (PDT)
3.75 CME units at no cost
Veteran’s Center
Description:
Stanislaus County has experienced a steep increase in rates of STIs, including congenital syphilis and syphilis among women. Addressing these growing rates is an urgent public health priority that requires innovative partnerships. The Stanislaus County Department of Public Health and the California Prevention Training Center invite community medical providers and stakeholders to participate in this STI Update to enhance their knowledge in diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control strategies.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe current epidemiology of STIs, particularly syphilis & congenital syphilis in Stanislaus County
- Understand CDPH screening recommendations, clinical manifestations, diagnostic approach, staging, and management of syphilis, including among pregnant women and infants.
- Share best practices among providers that serve populations disproportionately impacted by and at-risk for contracting syphilis and other STIs
Presenters
Dr. Wyatt Hanft
STI Fellow, California Prevention Training Center & California Department of Public Health
Dr. Eric Tang
Clinical Faculty, California Prevention Training Center
Medical & Scientific Affairs Section Chief, STD Control Branch, California Department of Public Health
STI Clinical Update Webinar – Syphilis: A Case-Based Review and Update
March 28, 2024
9:30AM-11:00AM (MT)
Presented by Dr. Kelly Johnson
Please note: CME not available for viewing the webinar recording.
Learning Objectives:
- List common causes for genital ulcerative disease
- Interpret results of traditional & reverse syphilis screening algorithms
- Explain the clinical significance of changes in non-treponemal titers
- Name a resource for help interpreting different combinations of serologic results