For a more complete picture of your patient’s health, this guide offers parameters for discussion of sexual health issues. Taking a sexual history allows you to provide high-quality patient care by appropriately assessing and screening individuals for a broad range of sexual health concerns.
STI screening recommendations and considerations by infection (chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, HIV, HPV, cervical cancer, anal cancer, and Hepatitis B and C) and population (women, pregnant women, men who have sex with women, men who have sex with men, transgender and gender-diverse persons, and people living with HIV).
Currently only offered as a webinar, will be available in-person after COVID-19.
A course focusing on updates from the CDC 2021 STI Treatment Guidelines.
Course is a minimum of 1 hour or longer (2-3 hours) if combined with additional STI Update content and is didactic or interactive format as a webinar or in-person training (respectively).
CME offered at no cost.
Will resume after COVID-19.
A skills-based, hands-on training focusing on the male and female genital exam.
Participants engage in experiential training with male and female teaching assistants.
Designed for clinicians who will be using these skills in their clinical practice.
Course fee is $75. Scholarships are available for clinicians who meet specific criteria.
PARTICIPATION IN GENITAL EXAM SKILLS IS LIMITED TO MDs, DOs, RNs, APNs, PAs AND HANDS-ON MEDICAL CLINICIANS. We are unable to offer CME for this course at this time.
Each enrollment application will be reviewed for appropriate qualifications for this training.
Applicants will be notified by a CA PTC staff person as to their eligibility status.
Currently only offered as a webinar, will be available in person after COVID-19.
During this training, practicing clinicians learn epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and management of STIs. This course is scheduled regularly throughout the year and presented in a didactic or interactive format as a webinar or live training (respectively) and incorporates case discussions.
CME offered at no cost.