Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) for Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Resource for California Health Care Providers
Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) for Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Resource for California Health Care Providers
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.
Clinical Practice Alert: Syphilis Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Clinical Practice Alert: Syphilis Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Rates of syphilis have been rising in the US, including in California, which has resulted in a corresponding rise in the rates of congenital syphilis (CS). Fifteen percent of women of childbearing age diagnosed with syphilis are pregnant.
These trends mirror a sharp increase in all stages of syphilis among females, which increased more than 500 percent during the same period. Download the PDF to learn more.
This Clinical Practice Alert includes management of primary, secondary, and latent syphilis. It does not include screening and management of syphilis in people who are pregnant or the diagnosis and treatment of tertiary syphilis.
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Training STI Clinical Update Webinar – Neurosyphilis
STI Clinical Update Webinar – Neurosyphilis
Thursday, July 21, 2022, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM (PDT)
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) continues to see dramatic statewide increases in syphilis. Neurosyphilis, a syphilitic infection of the nervous system, poses a complex diagnostic and management challenge for providers caring for patients with syphilis. This webinar features Drs. Kathleen Jacobson, Chief of the CDPH Sexually Transmitted Diseases Control Branch and Sue Tuddenham, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, who will discuss the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of neurosyphilis.
Learning Objectives:
Review California and national epidemiology of neurosyphilis
Describe the pathophysiology of neurosyphilis
Delineate clinical diagnosis and management of patients with neurosyphilis
California STI Treatment Recommendations in Pregnancy
California STI Treatment Recommendations in Pregnancy
This webinar will focus on understanding the complex situation with herpes diagnostics—who to test, when to test, how to interpret tests, and how to obtain better tests. We will also discuss developments in new treatments and prevention methods and briefly touch on herpes counseling.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to discuss the limitations of currently available serologic diagnostic testing and how to optimize testing using a patient-centered approach.
Participants will understand the current landscape of new and current HSV therapeutics.
Participants will be able to state five key messages that should be included in counseling patients with a new or existing diagnosis of genital herpes.
Opt-Out ED Screening for HIV, HCV, and Syphilis—Dear Colleague Letter from CDPH
Opt-Out ED Screening for HIV, HCV, and Syphilis—Dear Colleague Letter from CDPH
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
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Training STI Expert Hour Webinar: Addressing Systemic Racism in Sexual Health Settings
STI Expert Hour Webinar: Addressing Systemic Racism in Sexual Health Settings
February 10, 2022
Presented by Leo Moore, MD, MSHPM
Social determinants of health grounded in racism may contribute to adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes. This webinar will discuss some of the systemic and individual-level influences on the sexual health care experience that can result in medical mistrust. We will also discuss opportunities and provide evidence-based recommendations to promote health equity in sexual health care for patients from communities of color.
Learning objectives
Describe two social determinants of health that may be affected by systemic racism.
Discuss at least one intervention that can be implemented to improve health equity in sexual health care settings.
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Training 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines Update: What’s New
2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines Update: What’s New
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.
Learning Objectives
Learn about and become proficient with the treatment updates
Discuss and be able to share the rationale for the updates
Understand the changes needed and apply them to clinical practice
California STI Treatment Guidelines Table for Adults and Adolescents—2021
California STI Treatment Guidelines Table for Adults and Adolescents—2021
These guidelines reflect the 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines for adults and adolescents who are HIV negative as well as those with HIV.
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