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Overview:

The 2021 Update will provide up-to-date information on prevention, management and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The program will also include a panel discussion with case studies that will review common disease states that may complicate treatment, explore emerging infections, and discuss the future of testing technique implementation.

Target Audience:

This knowledge-based activity is targeted to physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, nurses, public health workers and other health care providers.

 

Agenda:

7:30 AM              Tech Check-in

8 AM                   Welcome

                          Lindsey MacLean, MPH, CHES® and Candice McNeil, MD, MPH

8:15 AM              Opening Remarks (Pre-recorded)

                           Jacquelyn Clymore, MD

8:30 AM              STI Epidemiology Update NC

                          Victoria Mobley, MD, MPH

9 AM                   The State of STI Testing in the Time of COVID-19  

                          William Glover, PhD

9:30 AM              Break

9:45 AM              Utilizing CMS Family Planning for STI Prevention Services  

                          Shannon Dowler, MD

10:30 AM           Vaccines for STI Prevention  

                         Luis Barroso, MD

11 AM                 Syphilis

                          Arlene Seña, MD, MPH

11:45 AM           Lunch

12:45 PM          Gonorrhea

                       Candice McNeil, MD, MPH

1:15 PM           Skills Building and Clinical Pearls: Incorporating the CDC 2021

                       STI Guidelines into Your Practice

                      Luis Barroso, MD; Victoria Mobley, MD, MPH;  Arlene Seña, MD, MPH

                      Facilitator: Candice McNeil, MD, MPH

3:15  PM         Wrap-up / Q&A    

3:30 PM         Adjourn

IMPORTANT! Two-Step Registration Requirements: 

There is no registration fee, but registration is required for ALL participants. Attendance will be verified through sign-in rosters or by log in to the live stream session. 

Step 1: Register though this NNPTC site (current site)

In order for us to offer this event at no charge to participants, our funder, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, requires participants to complete a Health Professional Application for Training at this site. 

Step 2: Registration through Northwest AHEC-- www.nwahec.org/64368. 

We recognize that much of this information is redundant, but registration is required in BOTH systems to complete registration for this event and to receive continuing education credits. 

Aiesha Gentry aieshagentry@uabmc.edu