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.
December 23, 2020: CDPH requests medical providers should reinstate routine screening recommendations for STDs in females <25 years of age, pregnant females, men who have sex with men and individuals with HIV. Providers should increase their clinical suspicion for DGI in patients with joint pain and undertake the following additional actions.
A patient-facing fact sheet describing:
February 23, 2021
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has received increasing reports of disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI), a severe complication of untreated gonorrhea. Dr. Laura Quilter and Dr. Eric Tang discuss DGI epidemiology, clinical presentation, and management, and review California’s recent DGI investigation and what clinicians can do to help.
Drs. Quilter and Tang cover the following learning objectives for this webinar:
STD Clinical Toolbox: A free app for medical professionals nationwide. From the National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers.
CDC’s comprehensive resource hub for sexually transmitted infections.
Find tips and resources for your practice to successfully communicate with parents about HPV vaccination.
This white paper is intended for practitioners and others who work with adolescents and provides an overview about the ways in which digital technology can be used to improve the sexual health of adolescents.
Basic and detailed patient-facing fact sheets about human papillomavirus (HPV).
Patient-facing fact sheet about trichomoniasis.