Topic: Sexual Health Care

Coming Together for Sexual Health

Coming Together for Sexual Health is a podcast for providers and advocates passionate about health equity and inclusive care. We unpack both the how and the why of improving sexual and reproductive health. From root structural problems to improvements in clinical care, we keep the attention on people most impacted by STIs, HIV, and emerging infectious diseases.

We are powered by leading sexual health trainers at UCSF’s California Prevention Training Center. Join our sex-positive conversations with expert clinicians, public health leaders, and community members wherever you get your podcasts.

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Home Training STD/HIV Partner Services Interview Demonstration

STD/HIV Partner Services Interview Demonstration

This video provides an example of a mock partner services interview with a syphilis client. HIV prevention is also addressed extensively during the interview.

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The Missing Link: HIV and Sexual Health Conversation

The Missing Link: HIV and Sexual Health Conversation

Six fundamental sexual health principles guide clients toward a greater understanding of their current relationship with HIV. Linking sexual health principles within HIV services is a collaborative sexual health conversation that defines and supports each person’s personal vision of sexual health.

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Healing from Trauma: The Missing Ingredient in the Care of HIV-Positive Women

Healing from Trauma: The Missing Ingredient in the Care of HIV-Positive Women

Despite being engaged in care, many HIV positive women still struggle with stigma, non-disclosure, isolation, depression, addiction and other barriers to health and well-being. Recognizing and addressing the high rates of trauma in this population holds the promise to reframe care and to help HIV-positive women realize their inherent health and power.

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MSM Sexual Health Standards of Care

MSM Sexual Health Standards of Care 2017

NCSD and NASTAD convened a Blue Ribbon Panel of experts from academia, city and state health departments, the CDC, and the NNPTC to develop optimal standards of client-focused clinical care for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). These standards illustrate the highest quality of sexual health care for MSM, expanding beyond federal guidelines to incorporate the collective experience of experts in the field of sexual health.

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Home Training STD Expert Hour Webinar – Delivering Sexual Health Services in the Time of COVID-19

STD Expert Hour Webinar – Delivering Sexual Health Services in the Time of COVID-19

August 13, 2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting the delivery of sexual health services in California and throughout the United States. Dr. Ina Park and Dr. Rosalyn Plotzker provide an overview of recent CDC recommendations for STD diagnosis and treatment when in-person exams and visits are limited. They also discuss best practices for the use of telehealth and home-testing for STD care and PrEP management.

Drs. Park and Plotzker cover the following learning objectives for this webinar:

  1. Share implementation strategies for self-collected testing to minimize clinician exposure to COVID-19 when seeing clients for STD-related symptoms
  2. Identify changes to recommended syndromic treatment of urethritis, including treatment for gonorrhea and chlamydia
  3. Describe management recommendations for patients with genital ulcer disease
  4. Discuss HIV PrEP telehealth management approaches to ensure continuation of PrEP use for clients who are unable to get care in a clinic setting during and after the COVID-19 public health emergency
Home Training STD Expert Hour Webinar – Genital Dermatology 101

STD Expert Hour Webinar – Genital Dermatology 101

June 1, 2020

Dr. Kenneth Katz covers the following learning objectives for this webinar:

  1. Differentiate between genital skin diseases
  2. Formulate differential diagnoses for genital skin disease
  3. Identify genital skin diseases that warrant referral to specialty care

National Coalition for Sexual Health Tools for Healthcare Providers

National Coalition for Sexual Health Tools for Healthcare Providers

This guide can help healthcare providers better integrate sexual health conversations and recommended preventive services into routine visits with adolescents and adults.

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Home Training STD Expert Hour Webinar – Sexual History Taking

STD Expert Hour Webinar – Sexual History Taking

February 6, 2019

Yvonne Piper RN, FNP covers the following learning objectives for this webinar:

  1. Describe 5 key components of a routine sexual history to reduce infectiousness and decrease STD/HIV transmission
  2. Demonstrate respectful, non-judgmental communication skills to discuss sexual practices, sexual risks, and risk reduction strategies with patients
  3. Understand effective methods of dialogue with patients regarding issues of sexual history and sexual behaviors, to improve communication with patients and patient outcomes
  4. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of open-ended and closed questions to enhance sexual history taking

Extragenital Screening Resources

Extragenital Screening Resources

Extragenital (rectum and throat) gonorrhea and chlamydia screening resources for providers, clinics, and patients. 

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