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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
This guide was developed by our partners at the National Coalition for Sexual Health.
Sexual Health and Your Patients: A Provider’s Guide can help healthcare providers better integrate sexual health conversations and recommended preventive services into routine visits with adolescents and adults. By using this guide, providers can:
Become more knowledgeable about sexual health
Streamline their sexual history taking
Increase their delivery of recommended preventive sexual health services by using “at a glance” tables
Improve their care for LGBTQ+ patients
Be better prepared to discuss sexual health topics and answer patient questions
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.
PrEP Financing Resources
Resources and updates from the CAPTC’s PrEP Financing Learning Collaborative to support clinics and navigators with PrEP financing questions.
Includes information on California’s PrEP Assistance Program (PrEP-AP), other resources for covering the cost of PrEP, billing resources, and other coverage information for patients and providers.
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 STI Expert Hour Webinar: Why the Dose Matters: PrEP Strategies for HIV
STI Expert Hour Webinar: Why the Dose Matters: PrEP Strategies for HIV
January 11, 2022
Presented by Katherine Yang, PharmD, MPH
Pre-Exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has been shown to be safe and effective in reducing HIV infection. With recent updates in PrEP, many options are available, and selection of the best regimen is the key to success. The purpose of this webinar is to review the pharmacologic basis for drug dosing and outline gaps and challenges in management.
Learning objectives
Review the key pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide, and cabotegravir.
Identify patients who may be appropriate for Daily vs. Event-Driven PrEP.
Review key side effects of PrEP and potential strategies for management.
Describe the role of adherence on PrEP effectiveness.
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