PrEP Provider Pocket Card
PrEP Provider Pocket Card
Clinical PrEP essentials and key messages available in an easily accessible pocket card. From SF CBA and the San Francisco Health Network.
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STD Clinical Update Webinar: Congenital Syphilis Prevention Update for California Family Planning and Primary Care Providers
September 28, 2021
Presented by Drs. Eric Tang and Sara Kennedy
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) continues to see dramatic statewide increases in cases of congenital syphilis (CS), a severe yet preventable condition when syphilis is passed from mother to fetus. This webinar, presented by the California Prevention Training Center, features Dr. Eric Tang, public health medical officer at CDPH, who will provide a clinical overview of CS prevention and discuss the new Expanded Syphilis Screening Recommendations from CDPH as it relates to family planning and primary care providers.
After his presentation, Dr. Sara Kennedy, Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood Northern California, will present her organization’s experience implementing expanded syphilis screening in their clinics to detect and treat syphilis cases to ultimately prevent CS cases in California.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the epidemiology and recognize the risk factors for syphilis and congenital syphilis in California
- Screen for syphilis based on the Expanded Syphilis Screening Recommendations from the California Department of Public Health
- Appropriately diagnose and manage syphilis cases in your practice
2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines Webinar
2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines Webinar presented by National Network of STD Prevention Training Center (NNPTC) faculty Dr. Ina Park, Dr. Rosalyn Plotzker, and Dr. Christine Johnston.
STD Expert Hour – Transgender Sexual Health: What You Should Know
August 26, 2021
This webinar is presented by Gayge Maggio, FNP-BC, AAHIVS and will focus on the sexual health needs of transgender and gender non-conforming people.
There will be a focus on learning to approach sexual health in a culturally sensitive, non-judgmental manner.
Unique PrEP and PEP considerations in TGNC populations will be covered, as will contraceptive options for female assigned at birth TGNC patients.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss and perform a culturally sensitive sexual health inventory with transgender patients
- Discuss considerations with PrEP and PEP in transgender populations and provide appropriate PrEP options
- Discuss options for contraception in assigned female at birth transgender and gender non-conforming patients
STD Clinical Update Webinar – Congenital Syphilis Update for CA Jail Providers
July 27, 2021
This webinar features Dr. Rosalyn Plotzker and Ms. Laura Kovaleski, co-authors of the CDPH Expanded Syphilis Screening Recommendations for the Prevention of Congenital Syphilis, who will provide a clinical overview of CS prevention and discuss the recommendation to screen women in correctional facilities for syphilis. Finally, Dr. Kristin Walsh, physician with Santa Clara County’s Adult Custody Health Services and HIV specialist at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center’s PACE clinic, will present the county’s experience implementing such screening practices.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe California’s CS epidemiology and incorporate data into screening
- Discuss the importance of prenatal syphilis diagnosis, evaluation, and management
- Explain and apply CDPH recommendation to screen women for syphilis in adult correctional facilities
2021 STI Treatment Guidelines
2021 STI Treatment Guidelines
Current evidence-based prevention, diagnostic and treatment recommendations that replace the 2015 STI treatment guidance. Although the guidelines emphasize treatment, prevention strategies and diagnostic recommendations also are discussed.
Syphilis Health Check™
Syphilis Health Check™
Current evidence-based prevention, diagnostic and treatment recommendations that replace the 2015 STI treatment guidance. Although the guidelines emphasize treatment, prevention strategies and diagnostic recommendations also are discussed.
STD Expert Hour Webinar – New Frontiers in STI/HIV Prevention and Family Planning: The promise of Multipurpose Prevention Technologies
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Presented by Bethany Young Holt, PhD, MPH
Learn about the latest developments in the field of Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (MPTs), products that provide contraception along with protection from STIs and/or HIV.
The origins of MPTs and the current research/development pipeline will also be discussed.
Learning Objectives:
- Provide evidence of the need for products that simultaneously address multiple health risks, such as HIV, other STIs, and unplanned pregnancy
- Introduce and implement Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (MPTs) and the product candidates currently in development for prevention of HIV, other STIs and/or unintended pregnancies
- Describe the Initiative for MPTs (IMPT) and its publicly-available tools for tracking the MPT product development pipeline, while summarizing the current pipeline profile, recent scientific breakthroughs, and the potential impact of MPTs for women around the world
- Outline next steps for key stakeholders in STI prevention and related health fields, with a focus on tangible priority actions that will help bring MPTs to the hands of end-users
California Clinical Guidelines for Gonorrhea Treatment and Management of Suspected Treatment Failure
California Clinical Guidelines for Gonorrhea Treatment and Management of Suspected Treatment Failure
This guideline summarizes the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) clinical recommendations to enhance detection and management of suspected gonorrhea treatment failure and assure adequate treatment.
STD Clinical Update Webinar – Congenital Syphilis Update for CA Pediatric Providers
May 25, 2021
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) continues to see dramatic statewide increases in cases of congenital syphilis (CS), a severe yet preventable condition when syphilis is passed from mother to fetus.
This webinar, presented by the California Prevention Training Center, features Dr. Kelly Johnson, infectious disease physician from UCSF and Dr. Nael Mhaissen, pediatric infectious diseases specialist from Valley Children’s Hospital.
They will discuss CS epidemiology, clinical presentation, and neonatal management. Finally, they will discuss ways providers can help stem the rising tide of CS.
Drs. Mhaissen and Johnson cover the following learning objectives for this webinar:
- Describe California’s CS epidemiology
- Recognize the clinical manifestations of CS
- Discuss CS diagnosis, evaluation, and management
- Report all laboratory-confirmed and clinically-suspected cases of CS to public health