Excellent FAQs and resources from Building Healthy Online Communities on the latest in mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) prevention, transmission, symptoms, and treatment. Updated regularly.
August 17, 2022
Description:
Since the first HPV vaccines were introduced in 2006, rates of cervical cancer and other HPV-related cancers have decreased in immunized populations. Family PACT will add HPV immunization as a benefit in July 2022 and will utilize guidelines developed by the CDC Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices (ACIP). This webinar will provide information about the effectiveness and safety of the HPV vaccine, review the current CDC recommendations for the use of the 9-valent HPV vaccine, and provide advice on how to have effective shared decision-making conversations with clients about being immunized. In addition, new Family PACT policies about coding and billing for HPV immunization services will be discussed. There will be ample time for your questions at the end of the presentation.
Learning Objectives:
• List 2 effective strategies for engaging with patients who have vaccine hesitancy
• Demonstrate a person-centered technique for providing a strong recommendation without coercion
• Describe the impact of HPV vaccination on the natural history of HPV
• Discuss the safety profile of HPV vaccines
Speakers:
Assistant Clinical Professor
UCLA School of Nursing
President, Envision SRH
Professor Emeritus, UCSF
Senior Medical Advisor, CAPTC and California OFP
Clinical Fellow, NFPRHA
Resources:
Transcript: Talking with Family PACT Clients About HPV Immunization
Slide deck: Talking with Family PACT Clients About HPV Immunization
Q and A: Talking with Family PACT Clients About HPV Immunization
CDC guidance intended for people who have had mpox exposures in the community. Includes who should be monitored, what to monitor, and how to monitor.
See also: Infection Prevention and Control of Monkeypox in Healthcare Settings.
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.
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.
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.
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May 11, 2022
Over the last year, the Family PACT Program has added several new benefits. These include three new contraceptive methods, a diagnostic test for Mycoplasma genitalium, and modifications in STI treatments based on the 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines. In this webinar, a description of the new benefits will be provided and the Family PACT policies that relate to their utilization will be discussed. There will be ample time to ask questions regarding these and other Family PACT benefits.
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These treatment regimens reflect the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STI Treatment Guidelines that are specific to pregnant people.
May 27, 2022
Presented by Ken Katz, MD
What you see is what they’ve got! Come learn about mucocutaneous signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted infections.
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