Class Information

Class Information

NYC PTC - Indiana STD Intensive Course (SC2855)
Starting:
10/15/2015
Ending:
10/15/2015
Status:
Closed
Location:
Merrillville, IN
Cost:
FREE
Credit Hours:
6.25



The New York City STD/HIV Prevention Training Center has partnered with the Midwest AIDS Education and Training Center (MATEC) to offer a one-day course for clinical providers who provide STD care in Indiana.  


Course Objectives

1. Describe current STD screening strategies, diagnostic algorithms, and CDC treatment recommendations.

2. Describe the public health aspects of STD care (e.g. optimal partner management; timely disease reporting).

Click here to view the Draft Agenda.  

 

Target Audience

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and Nurses.

**Non-clinical professionals and those who attended in the past will be automatically placed on the waitlist. Priority is given to providers who have not previously attended a PTC STD Intensive Course in Indiana.**

 

Registration

Online registration is required. Space is limited.

If you are a new user, please use a valid email address to create an account. follow the instructions carefully, you will be asked to enter your email address twice and leave the password field blank. Returning users may login with their email and password. If you forgot your password, click on the "Forgot Password" button at the bottom of the page. A temporary password will be emailed to you.

Please note that your registration is not complete until you receive a confirmation email from domain @health.nyc.gov (allow 1-2 days after you register). All course correspondence will be sent via email.

For more information:

Your local contact for this program is Karen Curd at the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center-Indiana. You can reach her at 317-880-3519 or kcurd@iupui.edu.

 


Continuing Education


CME (Physicians): This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and NYC PTC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE (Nurses/Nurse Practitioners): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity provides 6.2 nursing contact hours.

IACET CEU: The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer 0.6 ANSI/IACET CEU's for this program.