September 2024Injectable PrEP Update: Whitman-Walker Community Health Worker PrEP Program
September 19, 2024
Service: Clinical
Prenatal Syphilis Screening, Staging, and Management for Congenital Syphilis Prevention
This pocket guide summarizes all the essentials of prenatal syphilis screening, staging, and management with the goal of preventing congenital syphilis.
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
CAPTC is pleased to announce two job aids, focused on mpox recognition, diagnosis, testing, treatment, and vaccination.
The shorter job aid is called “Mpox Clinical Recognition and Testing Quicksheet: Mpox Presentations vs. Common Exanthems.” It is intended as a print resource, to help facilitate clinical recognition of mpox in health care settings. The longer job aid, “Mpox Clinical Recognition and Testing Overview,” is intended as an electronic resource. It has links to a number of helpful mpox-related resources.
You can find the sources of images used in the quicksheet here:
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
Fact sheets for patients that answer basic questions about STIs.
STI Clinical Updates: Santa Barbara County
Registration closes on April 19, 2024
South County session: Santa Barbara, CA (in-person only)
Monday, April 22, 2024
11:00AM-1:00PM (PDT)
1.75 CME units at no cost
North County Session: Santa Maria, CA (in-person only)
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
11:00AM-1:00PM (PDT)
1.75 CME units at no cost
Presenter
Dr. Eric Tang, Chief, Medical & Scientific Affairs Section | Mpox Lead
STD Control Branch, California Department of Public Health
Learning Objectives
- Summarize current STI trends in Santa Barbara County
- Describe the stages of syphilis and the recommended treatment and follow-up for people with syphilis
- Describe how to diagnose, manage and treat DGI