Upcoming Classes

Merced County Department of Public Health & California Prevention Training Center invite community medical care providers and other stakeholders to participate in the STD and Congenital Syphilis Update to enhance their knowledge in STD and congenital syphilis diagnosis, treatment, prevention & control strategies.

The Curry International Tuberculosis Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

 The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California State Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 12308. This educational conference is approved for up to 3 continuing education hours. Board requirements prevent us from offering CE credit to people who arrive more than 15 minutes after the start of the training, or leave the training early. Therefore, partial credit will not be awarded.

An optional 2-day clinical practicum is available to participants who complete the "Clinical STD Update" in Yakima, WA on January 30, 2020.

Practica are scheduled to take place within 2-3 months following students' completion of the didactic portion of the course - your training dates will be scheduled after you register for the practicum.

The clinical practicum includes basic examination skills, skill development in sexual history taking, review of clinical case studies, and hands-on experience in the STD clinic and laboratory. The practicum includes participation in performing STD-related examination of patients in the presence of a skilled preceptor. Laboratory training includes hands-on training in the practice of rapid syphilis tests and saline and darkfield microscopy. Continuing Nursing Education is available.

Practica may be conducted at the following locations (subject to change):

Public Health - Seattle & King County STD Clinic at Harborbiew Medical Center, Seattle, WA

The practicum is designed for clinicians and for students in medical professions training programs who have had previous training or experience in performing pelvic exams.

Continuing Nursing Education: A certificate for 12.5 contact hours (of which -0- are in pharmacology at the advanced practice level) will be awarded for completing all course activities, a pre/post test and an evaluation.

 Continuing Nursing Education at the University of Washington School of Nursing (UWCNE) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).

The course, an intensive overview of STDs, includes 14 hours of lecture over two days (clinical training will be scheduled on a case by case basis).  Topics presented include:  gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, trichomoniasis, PID,  genital herpes, HPV, Hepatitis B, chancroid, urethritis/cervicitis syndromes, pediculosis/ scabies, HIV/AIDS, partner management, and case studies.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:  At the end of this course participants will be able to:

• Describe clinical features of common STDs.
• Demonstrate improved skills in completing STD history and physical exam.
• Integrate HIV risk assessment into patient care.
• Demonstate universal precautions during specimen collection.
• Describe the process of partner notification and contact tracing.
• Discuss recent changes to the CDCs STD Treatment guidelines.
• Identify current point-of-care tests available for STD diagnosis.
• Recognize the sign and symptoms of Primary, latent and late latent syphilis.
• List current vaccines available for STDs.

Intended for Practicing Clinicians with Prior Wet Mount Experience

A three-hour course from 2-5 p.m. beginning with a fifteen-minute didactic presentation on applicable issues of CLIA regulation, quality control, and infection control. This will be followed by fifteen minutes on interpretation of VWM and application to diagnosis of vaginitis, utilizing lecture, PowerPoint presentation, and group discussion. The remaining two and one-half hours consists of experiential training, including laboratory practicum on examination of saline and KOH vaginal wet mounts (VWM). During this portion of the training, participants will have an opportunity for group discussion, explanation, and demonstration, as well as practice and return demonstration. The course fee will be waived for UCSF residents.

Registration: $50.00

3 CME credits/ Nursing Contact Hours: Free

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Curry International Tuberculosis Center and CAPTC. The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This conference is approved for 3 continuing education hours.

The Curry International Tuberculosis Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

The Curry International Tuberculosis Center is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California State Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP 12308. This educational conference is approved for 3 continuing education hours. Board requirements prevent us from offering CE credit to people who arrive more than 15 minutes after the start of the training or leave the training early. Therefore, partial credit will not be awarded.

2020 NC Annual STD Update Program Draft

Overview:

The 2020 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

8:30 AM                               Registration

9 AM                                    Welcome and Introductions

                                           Lindsey Arthur, MPH, CHES®and Candice J. McNeil, MD, MPH

9:15 AM                              Getting to Zero: HIV Prevention in Practice 

                                           Christopher Hurt, MD

10:15 AM                            Vaginitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women who have Sex with Women

                                          Christina Muzny, MD, MSPH

11:15 AM                            Break (PTC & NCATEC Overview slides)

11:30 AM                            Mycoplasma Genitalium and other not so usual suspects

                                          Candice J. McNeil, MD, MPH

12:30 PM                             Lunch (on your own)

2 PM                                    Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infections

                                           Luis Barroso, MD

3 PM                                    Skills Building and Clinical Pearls: Challenging Cases in STI Management

Panelists: Luis Barroso, MD; Christopher Hurt, MD; Victoria Mobley, MD, MPH

Moderator: Candice J. McNeil, MD, MPH

4 PM                                     Adjourn

CE: 5.0 hours

PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION

Viewing Options:

• Originating Site: Northwest AHEC \ 3^rd Floor, Learning Center \ 475 Deacon Blvd. \ Winston-Salem, NC
• Remote Sites:
• Appalachian District Health Department \ 2^nd Floor, Conference Room \ 126 Poplar Grove Connector Rd. \ Boone, NC
• Area L AHEC \ David M. Webb Learning Institute \ 1631 South Wesleyan Blvd. \ Rocky Mount, NC
• Catawba Valley Medical Center \ Lower Level, AHEC 105 Room \ 810 Fairgrove Church Rd., SE \ Hickory, NC
• Charlotte AHEC \ Building K, Classroom 17&18 \ 5039 Airport Center Pkwy. \ Charlotte, NC
• Durham County Department of Public Health \ 2^nd Floor, Conference Room B \ Durham, NC
• Eastern AHEC \ ECSU, McLendon Hall, Room 105 \ 1704 Weeksville Rd. \ Elizabeth City, NC
• Eastern AHEC \ Room D \ 2600 W. Arlington Blvd. \ Greenville, NC
• Mountain AHEC \ Cherokee Room \ 121 Hendersonville Rd. \ Asheville, NC
• South East AHEC \ Pelican Classroom \ 2511 Delaney Ave. \ Wilmington, NC
• Southern Regional AHEC \ Classroom A \ 1601 Owen Dr. \ Fayetteville, NC
• Other*
• Pre-approved Health Department Sites. A list of sites can be found on the registration page.
• Individual Viewing. Option to view independently using a desktop, laptop, tablet, smart phone, etc.

*These options will receive an email that includes connection information and instructions. Additionally, both options are required to complete an online evaluation and post-test in order to receive credit for the event and a certificate of completion.

IMPORTANT - MULTIPLE REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED!

There is no fee for this activity; however, multiple registrations are required. Program registration deadline is March 17, 2020 at 4 PM EST. You will not be able to switch your location after the deadline. If you miss the deadline or are unable to attend, you may view the enduring/archived sessions that will be posted to the website within two weeks post-program.

*In the event of inclement weather, exceptions to the deadline for switching locations will be determined by Northwest AHEC on a case-by-case basis.

1. Complete the online registration through NWAHEC at www.nwahec.org/59289.
2. You will see a popup box to redirect you to the NNPTC site to complete your 2^nd required registration. Click “OK”.
3. Register through the NNPTC site by completing a Health Professional Application for Training. Use the same name and contact information that you for the NWAHEC registration.

We recognize that much of this information is redundant. However, for the event to continue to be offered at no charge to participants, both registrations are required.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE

If you have questions about the event, need to cancel your registration, send a substitute in your place and/or have not received your NWAHEC registration confirmation by March 23, please contact Gail Pawlik at gpawlik@wakehealth.edu.

If you have questions regarding the CDC/NNPTC registration and/or Health Professional Application for Training, please contact Aiesha Gentry at aieshagentry@uabmc.edu.