STI Clinical Update-Sacramento and Yolo Counties: Congenital Symposium
In-person only event
Monday, October 28, 2024
9:00AM-3:30PM (PDT)
Sacramento, CA
5.00 CME units at no cost
Please note: This is an in-person only event onsite in Sacramento, CA. Registration is limited to local DIS and clinicians in the Sacramento and Yolo counties region. Registration closes on October 25th at 3:00PM (PDT).
Questions: Please email Clinical Program Manager, Elizabeth Olson, elizabeth.olson@ucsf.edu.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
- Recognize common manifestations of primary and secondary syphilis, compare traditional and reverse screening algorithms, and determine appropriate syphilis staging, treatment, and follow-up.
- Implement CDC recommendations for CS testing and treatment based on infant and birthing parent labs and exam at the time of delivery, and apply current CDPH syphilis screening guidelines to pregnant people in California.
- Cite evidence supporting doxy-PEP use, understand CDPH recommendations for doxy-PEP prescribing, and counsel patients on potential risks/benefits and follow-up for this biomedical prevention method.
- Cite local trend data illustrating increased rates of Congenital Syphilis and syphilis among women, as a rationale for enhanced clinical screening for STIs for people who may become pregnant and during pregnancy.
- Identify at least two local approaches to congenital syphilis prevention, including how to obtain wrap-around services for pregnant people with syphilis, and resources provided via partnerships with local surveillance programs.
Presenters
Dr. Wyatt Hanft
STI Fellow, California Prevention Training Center & California Department of Public Health, STD Control Branch
Dr. Kurtis Mohr
Public Health Medical Officer, California Department of Public Health, STD Control Branch
