Upcoming Classes

The New York City STD Prevention Training Center (NYC PTC) seeks to reduce health disparities among the NYC metro area adolescent population by increasing provider awareness about sexual health. 

Topics will include The Adolescent Brain: Considerations for the Clinician; The State of Sexual Health and Adolescents in NYC; PrEP and Adolescents; Stigma and Mental Health; and STD Clinical Cases. A final agenda will be shared with approved registrants.

Target Audience: This free symposium is designed for providers such as physicians, physician assistants, nurses and nurse practitioners who provide direct clinical care to adolescent patients. Non-clinical providers such as health educators, social workers, administrators, etc. will be placed on a waitlist and accepted first come first serve based on space. 

OBJECTIVES:

1. Describe best practices for providing comprehensive sexual healthcare to adolescent patients.
2. Describe current STD screening and treatment strategies for adolescent patients.
3. Describe the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescent patients.   
4. Describe the importance of interprofessional collaboration related to sexual health among adolescent patients.

Please note - Due to funding restrictions, we will not be able to provide food or beverages at this training. Food and beverages are also prohibited from being brought into the main auditorium. There are several food places nearby to choose from during the lunch break. Thank you in advance for your understanding! 

Registration Required

If you have not registered with our site before, please follow the instructions for "New Registrants" - you will need to enter your email address twice to begin. Returning users may login with your email and password. Approved registrants will receive a second confirmation email from the domain @cumc.columbia.edu - this is a separate email from the registration confirmation email (please allow 2-3 business days after you register). 

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS CM4193(SC):

CME activities with Joint Providers: 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 providership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New York City STD Prevention Training Center. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the (ACCME®) to provide medical education for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

CNE: 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 5.3 contact hours.

Stanislaus County Health Services Agency & 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.

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.

This New York AAP Chapter 1 training day will cover emerging STI issues, including: What’s New with Chlamydia, Mycoplasma genitalium, HIV PrEP and PEP, Vaginitis and Trichomoniasis, and Pediatric Hepatitis C.

8:30AM - 4:00PM
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Syracuse
6301 Carrier Parkway
East Syracuse, NY 13057

TARGET AUDIENCE
We invite physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and nurse practitioners to attend. 

OBJECTIVES

1. Describe current STD/HIV screening strategies and diagnostic algorithms.
2. Describe current STD/HIV treatment recommendations.
   
   

REGISTRATION 
Online registration is REQUIRED. Space is limited. Please note that your registration is NOT complete until you receive an additional CONFIRMATION EMAIL from domain @cumc.columbia.edu. All conference correspondence will be sent via EMAIL to the address you register with.

If you are a new user, you will need a valid email address. Please follow the instructions to create a new account carefully; you will need to enter your email address in both fields. Returning users may login with their email and password.

WAITLIST
Space is limited. This conference is intended for a clinical audience; you will be automatically placed on the waitlist if you are a non-clinical professional (e.g. social worker, health educator) or if the course is full.  

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS:

CME activities with Joint Providers: 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 providership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New York City Sexually Transmitted Disease Training Center. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the (ACCME^®) to provide medical education for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live training for a maximum of 5  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  

CNE:  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 4.9 contact hours.

An optional 2-day clinical practicum is available to participants who complete the "Clinical STD Update" in Anchorage, Alaska on May 7, 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 Education is available.

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

Municipality of Anchorage Reproductive Health Clinic, AK

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).
Psychologists: UWCNE qualifies as a CE program sponsor under WAC 246-924.240.
Social Workers and Counselors: UWCNE qualifies as a Washington State CE program sponsor under WAC 246-809.610.
Other disciplines: A contact hour certificate will be awarded for use in documenting completion of this continuing education activity.