AGENDA

Learning Objectives

1. Describe current STI/HIV screening strategies including diagnostic algorithms.
2. Describe current STI/HIV treatment recommendations.
3. Describe current STI/HIV clinical management for patients and their partners.
4. Describe the importance of interprofessional collaboration in sexual health care.

This webinar is intended for physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, physician assistants, and other health care professionals caring for patients' sexual health.

CME/CNE Accreditation

Participants can earn 1.0 NCPD contact hours for this live educational activity.

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by Oregon Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

The UAB Heersink School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Joint Provider Acknowledgement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine and the NYC STI/HIV Prevention Training Center. The UAB Heersink School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Financial Relationship Disclosures

Dr. Brenda Tesini receives honoraria from Merck for being a member of the Merck Manuals Editorial Board. Dr. Natalie Neu is a DSMB member for Melinta Pharmaceuticals. All financial relationships have been mitigated. No relevant financial relationships were identified for any other individuals with the ability to control content of the activity.

CE Instructions

To obtain a CE certificate for this activity, the learner must complete the following criteria:

• Attend at least 50 minutes of instruction time
• Complete and submit the short-term evaluation form online

Participants who successfully complete the above requirements will receive a CE certificate, which will be emailed to you later. While not required, we encourage participants to complete the long-term evaluation form to help the planning team evaluate the success of the course. 

Our Sexual Health Series is a monthly virtual classroom designed to help health workers and clinicians deepen their knowledge of sexual health. Sessions feature content experts who provide advanced education, highlight model programs, and share best practices. It’s essentially an advanced sex education series for professionals.

The January session will provide an overview of injectable options and recent advances, highlighting successful HIV injectable programs from the South with a focus on implementation, benefits navigation, and shared decision-making.This interactive community was established to connect providers across neighboring Southeastern states, fostering the exchange of best practices and collaborative problem-solving in the field of sexual and reproductive health.

Injectable Prep: Injectables in the South

February 18, 2026 | 10:30 AM Central Time

The Virtual STD Intensive Course content includes review of epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and management for bacterial (gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis) and viral (HPV, HSV) sexually transmitted infections, HIV prevention, vaginitis and PID, and case management discussions.

 Each course is limited to 25-30 participants and is delivered via an interactive online platform over five days.

After completing this registration form, you will be contacted by a member of the Denver PTC staff for a brief interview to determine course eligibility. You will then be given an access code to complete the registration process. You are not registered for this course unless you have received a confirmation that the registration process is complete.

*CE will be provided but is currently pending approval. 

Overview: 

The STI Management Intensive course provides foundational knowledge in the screening, diagnosis, management, and prevention of common STI.  The curriculum covers the sexually transmissible causes of cervicitis, urethritis, vaginitis, proctitis, and genital ulcer disease. Capacity for this activity is limited. Registration is required for this event. 

Target Audience: Healthcare professionals (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, nurses) in public or private practice who examine and treat individuals at risk for STDs/HIV. Applicants may include clinicians who work in family planning, adolescent health, women’s health, primary care, urgent care, or community health centers.

Duration: 

• February 24, 2026 - 9:00 am - 2:30 PM CT
• February 25, 2026 - 9:00 am - 3:30 PM CT

Agenda:

STI Expert Hour Webinar - Shared Decision Making in Sexual Health: Part 2

March 5, 2026

12:00PM-1:30PM (PST)

Presenters

Ina Park, MD, MS

Professor

Department of Family and Community Medicine and

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

UCSF School of Medicine 

PI

California Prevention Training Center at UCSF

Patty Cason, RN, MS, FNP-BC

President

Envision Sexual and Reproductive Health 

Course Description

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. 

Learning Objectives

• Utilize shared decision making in at least two specific clinical scenarios (e.g., doxyPEP or nPEP initiation).
• Describe at least two common problems encountered with shared decision-making and how to solve them. 

Registration Confirmation with Zoom Webinar Link

Within 24 hours of registering: 

• You will receive the NNPTC registration confirmation email from training@nnptc.org sent to the email you used to register with for the webinar on NNPTC.
• The registration confirmation email will include the Zoom webinar link.
• Please review the Zoom webinar link instructions and other webinar details prior to joining the webinar.
• We ask that you do not share or forward any links associated with the webinar.
• Those not registered on NNPTC who sign on to the webinar will not be counted in attendance or eligible to receive CME credit. 
• To ensure you receive the NNPTC registration confirmation, please add training@nnptc.org to your safe/trusted senders list and be sure to monitor both your Inbox and spam/junk folders for the notification.

ACCME Disclosure

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and California Prevention Training Center. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurses may receive continuing education credit for this educational activity as the ANCC accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ through its reciprocity agreement. Nurses should check with their individual licensing boards to confirm the acceptability of AMA credits for the purpose of licensing renewal.

Financial Disclosure

As an accredited provider of continuing medical education through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. In order to assure that information is presented in a scientific and objective manner, The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine requires that anyone in a position to control or influence the content of a continuing medical education activity disclose relevant financial relationships with any commercial or proprietary entity producing health care goods or services relevant to the content being planned or presented. All presenters, planners or anyone in a position to control the content of this continuing medical education activity have indicated that neither they nor their spouse/legally recognized domestic partner has any financial relationships with commercial interests related to the content of this activity.

*This course is on March 12 & 13 from 8AM-4:30PM CST both days.

Target Audience:  Physicians, midlevel practitioners (PA, NP), nurses, and other health professionals who see patients with or at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Course Description:  This course, an intensive overview of STDs, includes 14 hours of lecture over two days.  Topics presented include gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, trichomoniasis, PID, genital herpes, HPV, hepatitis B, chancroid, urethritis/cervicitis syndromes, pediculosis/ scabies, HIV/AIDS, prevention strategies / PrEP / EPT, and case studies.

Course Objectives:  At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe clinical features of reportable STDs: syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia.
• Understand current STD epidemiological patterns.
• Describe clinical features of common bacterial STDs:  syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia
• Recognize clinical presentations of common viral STDs:  genital herpes, HPV
• Demonstrate improved skills in completing STD history and physical exam.
• Discuss clinical characteristics of common vaginal infections:  trichomoniasis, bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis
• Integrate HIV risk assessment into patient care.
• Demonstrate universal precautions during specimen collection.
• Describe current approaches to STD/HIV prevention including pre-exposure prophylaxis and expedited partner therapy.
• Discuss evidence-based strategies for STD treatment, according to CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines.
  
  

The STI Clinical Update Series is a two, 1/2-day didactic course which provides registered participants with training in the most recent advancements in epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of viral and bacterial STIs. Clinicians from any states are welcome to attend. CME/CNE is offered for this class.  

Continuing Medical & Nursing Education Credit 

FACULTY & PLANNING COMMITTEE DISCLOSURES: 

It is the policy of the University of Washington and the UW Prevention Training Center, that the faculty, and planning committee, disclose real and apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics in this educational activity. The UW Prevention Training Center has established policies that identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to the live presentation of this activity. For faculty and team information please visit: https://www.uwptc.org/ptcteam

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION:

The University of Washington is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Washington School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION: 

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT 

 CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 7 nursing contact hours.

DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters/moderators must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies over the previous 24 months as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or products under investigational use.   

CDC, our planners, and presenters/moderators wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies with the exception of Dr. Christine Johnston and Stephanie McLaughlin, they wish to disclose,

Christine Johnston's Disclosures

GSK- consultant and contracted grant research (ended)    
Moderna- contracted grant researcher (ended)
Pfizer- consultant (ended), grant research support (ongoing)
Assembly Biosciences-consultant (ongoing), grant research support (ongoing)
AiCuris- consultant (ongoing)
Oxymo- consultant  (ongoing) 

Simplexia- consultant (ongoing)

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.

CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, age, disability, religion, or sex. To learn more visit: https://www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-individuals/nondiscrimination/index.html.

4 Hour Syphilis Update

Objectives

1. 1.Discuss clinical manifestations and management of syphilis and its complications in adults
2. 2.Discuss clinical manifestations and management of syphilis in pregnancy and congenital syphilis
3. 3.Describe recent trends in syphilis epidemiology
4. 4.Understand and interpret serologic test results for syphilis

CME and CNE

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine and the STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins. The UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Alabama Heersink School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Jeanne Sheffield would like to disclose that their institution gets a grant from 3% ECHO, gets support for travel when attending ABOG Meetings and is a board member of ABOG and ABFM.  Dr. Rompalo would like to disclose that her institution gets grants from NIH, she gets paid for development of education presentations from Medscape and she gets royalties from UpToDate.  Dr. Ghanem would like to disclose that he gets royalties from UpToDate.  All other speakers and planners do not have anything to disclose.

There is no commercial support for this activity.