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:
Describe the epidemiology of uncomplicated gonorrhea and DGI
Recognize the clinical manifestations of DGI and increase clinical suspicion for DGI in patients with joint pain
Demonstrate how to diagnose, manage, and treat DGI
Report all laboratory-confirmed and clinically-suspected cases of DGI to public health
Prioritize routine screening, testing, and treatment of STDs among high-risk patients
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Training STD Clinical Update Webinar – Maternal & Congenital Syphilis Update for CA Prenatal Care Providers
STD Clinical Update Webinar – Maternal & Congenital Syphilis Update for CA Prenatal Care Providers
Syphilis among women and congenital syphilis are on the rise in California. Congenital syphilis is preventable with prompt detection and treatment during syphilis. Dr. Eric Tang of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and California Prevention Training Center (CAPTC) discusses prenatal care provider knowledge in management of maternal and congenital syphilis for pregnant patients.
Dr. Tang covers 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
We provide technical assistance and training to family planning providers and promote comprehensive sexual health education and services for low-income Californians.
Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment Program (Family PACT)
CAPTC provides technical assistance and training to family planning providers in California. Our team has a key role in implementing California’s Family Planning Access Care and Treatment (Family PACT) Program. Family PACT is an innovative program that provides free, comprehensive family planning services to low-income individuals, including adolescents. Administered by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Office of Family Planning (OFP), Family PACT has been operating since 1997.
CAPTC’s health educators and communicators provide a wide array of capacity building tools and technical assistance training to FPACT providers including orientations for providers new to the program, online courses, webinars, and a robust website with resources for both providers and clients.
August 30, 2023 Description: Exposure to abuse, neglect, discrimination, violence, and other adverse experiences can greatly impact a person’s health for the long term and the way they interact with…
May 10, 2023 Description: According to the National Survey of Family Growth, approximately 12% of “women of childbearing age” have a disability, and yet our educational and training programs devote…
Reproductive and Sexual Health Considerations for Transgender and Nonbinary People December 16, 2022 Description This webinar is presented by Gayge Maggio, FNP-BC, AAHIVS and will focus on the reproductive and…
October 19, 2022 Description Quality contraceptive care is more than just knowing the facts about all available birth control methods. In order for clients to select methods and get what…
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…
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…
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…
November 18, 2021 This webinar event is a collaboration between The California Department of Health Care Services Office of Family Planning, the California Prevention Training Center, the California Department of…
The long-awaited 2021 CDC Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines were published in MMWR on July 22, 2021. This webinar will focus on significant changes from the 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines, including…
The CPT rules for the use of problem-oriented E/M office visit codes changed significantly on January 1, 2021. Since then, office visits are coded based on levels of medical decision-making…
We train the disease intervention workforce to support individuals with communicable infections and those that may be at risk of infection.
Disease Intervention Training Center (DITC)
Since 1995, CAPTC’s Disease Intervention Training Center (DITC) has been funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to train the nation’s disease intervention workforce. Disease intervention specialists (DIS) support people with communicable infections and those who may be at risk of infection. This includes contact tracing, case investigation, partner services, and emergency response.
We create innovative curricula and online training modules on all skill sets necessary for DIS to effectively serve the community. In addition to HIV/STI training, we led national training efforts to address COVID-19. Additionally, we provide training for DIS around various communicable infections from tuberculosis to mpox.
Our staff has decades of experience as contact tracers and outreach workers in STI/HIV disease intervention services. We provide knowledge, tools, and techniques suitable for both beginners and seasoned professionals to excel as a DISs.
We support healthcare providers in the Western United States (AZ, CA, HI, NM, and NV) to improve clinical outcomes for those affected by sexually transmitted infections and HIV.
March 5, 2026
12:00PM-1:30PM (PST)
1.50 CME units at no cost
Shared decision making is often recommended as a person-centered way to engage with patients as they make decisions about their health. But what is the best way to have these conversations? In this follow-up session to our prior CAPTC webinar on shared decision making, we will be taking a deeper dive into this topic, focusing on specific scenarios where a shared decision-making approach may help address clinical grey areas in sexual health.
Regional Training Center, National Network of STD Clinical Prevention (NNPTC)
Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CAPTC supports healthcare providers in the western United States (AZ, CA, HI, NM, and NV) to improve clinical outcomes for those affected by sexually transmitted infections and HIV.
We provide in-person and virtual training events, technical assistance, clinical tools, and STI clinical consultation (via the STD Clinical Consultation Network) to support providers in addressing the rise of STIs in their communities. We focus on complex issues in patient care including evolving PrEP modalities, congenital syphilis management and prevention, and complications of gonorrhea and chlamydia. Our faculty consists of physicians and nurses who are subject matter experts in the field of sexual health with extensive academic, clinical, and public health experience in STI control and response.
The CAPTC Clinical Program has been funded for over 30 years by the CDC and is part of the National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC). CAPTC also has a long-standing partnership with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) STD Control Branch to deliver training on STI diagnosis and treatment to California counties experiencing high rates of STIs. CDPH and CAPTC regularly collaborate on issuing statewide guidance related to STI screening and treatment, as well as creating co-branded job aids and educational materials for providers throughout the state.
CAPTC is also proud to collaborate with San Francisco City Clinic (SFCC), San Francisco’s preeminent municipal STI clinic, to offer observerships in sexual health care. Clinicians interested in arranging a shadowing experience at SFCC of up to 4 half-days (which could potentially be structured to 2 full days, depending on the learner’s needs) can contact us at captc@ucsf.edu to learn more.
This service is intended for licensed healthcare professionals and STI public health program staff. We do not provide direct medical care, treatment planning or medical treatment services to individuals.
January 2026. Developed in collaboration with Kristin Harter, PharmD at the University of California, San Francisco, this instructional video provides step-by-step guidance for adding lidocaine to Bicillin® L-A for the mitigation of pain during treatment of syphilis. This resource is intended for healthcare professionals who provide clinical care and are involved in the preparation and administration of these medications.
Designed to support clinicians and public health practitioners, this resource provides detailed algorithms for the evaluation, treatment, and follow-up of neonates, infants, and children exposed to syphilis during pregnancy. Developed in alignment with the 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines, the resource outlines step-by-step instructions for monitoring RPR/VDRL titers, interpreting titer trends, and ensuring thorough follow-up care for infants and children affected by syphilis.
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Training STD Expert Hour Webinar – Understanding the Concerning Rise in Maternal and Congenital Syphilis in Hawaii
STD Expert Hour Webinar – Understanding the Concerning Rise in Maternal and Congenital Syphilis in Hawaii
Oct 13, 2020
The California Prevention Training Center (CAPTC) and the STI/HIV Prevention Program at the Hawaiʻi Department of Health’s (HIDOH) Harm Reduction Services Branch present this webinar for healthcare providers and community service providers who work with communities that face cultural, economic, and language barriers to obtaining good prenatal and neonatal care.
This webinar will address the increasing rate of syphilis cases within Hawaii, with a special focus on maternal syphilis and congenital syphilis. Learners will gain an understanding of the local epidemiology of syphilis as well as the important role the Hawaii Department of Health performs in syphilis case follow-up and investigation. An overview of the pathophysiology of syphilis with its varied clinical manifestations will be discussed. Content will include the importance of staging, stage-based treatment as well as best practices for diagnosis and follow-up.
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Training Providing Family PACT Services During COVID-19 Part 2: Understanding Benefit Changes
Providing Family PACT Services During COVID-19 Part 2: Understanding Benefit Changes
September 17, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency has caused a shift from providing exclusively in-person services to a combination of remote and in-person visits, referred to as “hybrid visits”. This webinar will provide an update of how Family PACT services (client encounters) have changed since March, 2020.
The following topics are covered in detail:
Medi-Cal/Family PACT policy for telephonic-only remote visits.
A series of case studies including contraceptive visits, evaluation of genital tract infections, well person visits, and a colposcopy visit, with an emphasis on coding and billing Family PACT.
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Training STD Expert Hour Webinar – Delivering Sexual Health Services in the Time of COVID-19
STD Expert Hour Webinar – Delivering Sexual Health Services in the Time of COVID-19
August 13, 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting the delivery of sexual health services in California and throughout the United States. Dr. Ina Park and Dr. Rosalyn Plotzker provide an overview of recent CDC recommendations for STD diagnosis and treatment when in-person exams and visits are limited. They also discuss best practices for the use of telehealth and home-testing for STD care and PrEP management.
Drs. Park and Plotzker cover the following learning objectives for this webinar:
Share implementation strategies for self-collected testing to minimize clinician exposure to COVID-19 when seeing clients for STD-related symptoms
Identify changes to recommended syndromic treatment of urethritis, including treatment for gonorrhea and chlamydia
Describe management recommendations for patients with genital ulcer disease
Discuss HIV PrEP telehealth management approaches to ensure continuation of PrEP use for clients who are unable to get care in a clinic setting during and after the COVID-19 public health emergency
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Training Implementing the 2019 ASCCP Risk-Based Management Guidelines for Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Tests in Your Practice
Implementing the 2019 ASCCP Risk-Based Management Guidelines for Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Tests in Your Practice
July 23, 2020
The long-awaited new ASCCP Management Guideline App is now available, as well as the print version of the 2019 Guidelines. The new guidelines are streamlined for ease of use and can be significantly more individualized than the 2012 guidance by integrating information about an individual’s previous screening test and biopsy results, and personal factors such as age and immunosuppression. The guidelines now provide recommended follow up for all 3 available cervical screening strategies.
The following topics are covered in detail:
The rationale used in developing the Guidelines
How various abnormalities should be managed
Interactive demonstrations of how to use the app
Specific considerations for the application of Family PACT benefits, including coding and billing
Learning objectives: At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:
Describe the risk-based paradigm for managing abnormal cervical cancer screening test results.
Explain how risk-thresholds guide the clinical actions of immediate treatment, colposcopy, and short-interval follow up.
Demonstrate use of the ASCCP app to apply the new guidelines to patient care.
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Training STD Expert Hour Webinar – Genital Dermatology 101
STD Expert Hour Webinar – Genital Dermatology 101
June 1, 2020
Dr. Kenneth Katz covers the following learning objectives for this webinar:
Differentiate between genital skin diseases
Formulate differential diagnoses for genital skin disease
Identify genital skin diseases that warrant referral to specialty care
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