January 18, 2023, 11:30 AM-12:45 PM (PST)
Presented by Dr. Lindley Barbee
This webinar will focus on an update of the clinical and epidemiologic aspects of Mycoplasma genitalium.
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This resource from the California Department of Public Health and California Prevention Training Center provides a concise, gender-specific summary of recommended STI screening practices.
Download the California STI Screening Recommendations.
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 from 12:00PM-1:15PM (PST)
Presented by Drs. Kathleen Jacobson and Kelly Johnson
A case-based approach to recognizing sexually transmitted infections, with a focus on those that disseminate outside the genital tract.
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Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is the clinical practice of treating sex partners of patients diagnosed with treatable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) – including chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis – without the health care provider first examining the partner(s).
This document explains what EPT is and why clinicians in California should prescribe it. In-depth references are also provided.
These treatment regimens reflect the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STI Treatment Guidelines that are specific to pregnant people.
Reflecting California HIV/STI screening recommendations for pregnant patients at various pregnancy stages.
March 28, 2022: Emergency departments (EDs) are uniquely positioned to identify people with syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis C who otherwise might remain undiagnosed. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recommends that EDs consider implementing routine opt-out testing for syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis C.
Identification and immediate treatment through the ED may have the added benefit of furthering health equity for those disproportionately affected by these infections
December 10, 2021
Presented by Drs. Sharon Adler and Kelly Johnson
Learn more about the 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines. Updated every 4-5 years, CDC’s STI Treatment Guidelines provide current evidence-based diagnostic, management, and treatment recommendations, and serve as a source of clinical guidance for managing sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This webinar will cover 2021 changes.
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These guidelines reflect the 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines for adults and adolescents who are HIV negative as well as those with HIV.
The long-awaited 2021 CDC Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines were published in MMWR on July 22, 2021. This webinar will focus on significant changes from the 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines, including updated guidelines for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, pelvic inflammatory disease, genital herpes, Mycoplasma genitalium, and vaginal trichomoniasis. To assist health care providers in obtaining a sexual history, the updated “Five P’s” approach will be reviewed. In addition, current Family PACT benefits for each type of sexually transmitted infection discussed in the program will be explained.
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