Upcoming Classes

STD CLINICAL UPDATE WEBINAR

Congenital Syphilis Prevention Update for

California Emergency Department Clinicians

             Tuesday, December 14, 2021 | 12:00PM-1:15PM (PST)         

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2021 AT 12:00PM (PST)

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) continues to see dramatic statewide increases in congenital syphilis (CS), a severe yet preventable condition when syphilis is passed from mother to fetus. In California, many infants with CS are born to parents who received care in an emergency department (ED) during pregnancy, suggesting syphilis screening in ED's may offer an important opportunity to detect syphilis in pregnancy and prevent CS. This webinar features Dr. Rosalyn Plotzker, CDPH public health medical officer and co-author of the CDPH Expanded Syphilis Screening Recommendations for the Prevention of Congenital Syphilis. She will provide a clinical overview of CS prevention and discuss the recommendation to confirm syphilis status for pregnant patients in the ED. In addition, Dr. Kristopher Lyon, Public Health Officer and EMS medical director in Kern County, California and emergency department associate medical director, will present on syphilis screening in EDs from an on-the-ground perspective.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1) Describe California's congenital syphilis epidemiology

2) Discuss the pathophysiology and management of syphilis, including among pregnant patients

3) Explain and apply the CDPH recommendation to confirm syphilis status among pregnant patients receiving care in emergency departments 

ACCME Disclosure

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 University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the 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 1.25 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 nursing education credit for this educational activity as the ANCC accepts AMA PRA Category Credits™ through its reciprocity agreement. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

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.

 "The Community Resiliency Model"

Linda Grabbe, PhD, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN 

Emory University

The Southeast Prevention Training Center Learning Community seeks to build capacity across the southeast region, particularly in rural and underserved areas, to best serve patients diagnosed and living with a STD and/or HIV. 

This community learning platform is desgined to discuss challenging cases or barriers and garner the group’s feedback on solutions.

If you would like to be a part of the Georgia Department of Health ECHO community, please go to or share the following link https://forms.gle/LLXjCm8chrZmCY9z9 to complete the registration form. (The GDH ECHO registration will not register you for CE. Please complete the NNPTC registration to be eligible for CE.

ACCREDITATION:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the AccreditationCouncil for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Alabama School ofMedicine (UASOM); the southeast STD/HIV Prevention Training Center; the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB),Division of Infectious Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Program; UAB Alabama AIDS Training Education Center(AATEC) / Southeast AIDS Training Center (SEATEC); and the Jefferson County Department of Health. The UASOM isaccredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University Of Alabama School OfMedicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim onlythe credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. UAB is an equal opportunity /affirmativeaction institution.

After registering online, you will recieve an email, one week before the course, with complete course details including instructions for accessing the webpage associated with this course. 

Continuing Medical & Nursing Education Credit

Faculty and 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.

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 6.25 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: A certificate for 6.0 contact hours (of which 4.0 are in pharmacology at the advanced practice level) will be awarded for completing all course activities 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.

Cancellation policy: Full refunds for cancellations 14 days or more prior to training. 50% refund for cancellations 8-14 days prior. No refunds for cancellations within 7 days of trainings.

The Virtual STD Intensive Course  content includes bacterial (gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis) and viral (HPV, HSV) sexually transmitted infections, HIV prevention, vaginitis and PID, and case management discussions, as well as practice in taking a sexual history.

 Each course is limited to 12 - 15 participants, and is delivered via an interactive  online platform over four days (Monday - Thursday), from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM MT.

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.

Update on STI Treatment Recommendations: Implications for Clinical Settings

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: Faculty and staff from the St. Louis STI/HIV Prevention Training Center will discuss the recent CDC guidance on gonorrhea treatment as well as forthcoming changes to the CDC STI Treatment Guidelines. Topics will include evidence-based approaches to STI epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Course Objectives:

· Discuss current approaches to gonorrhea diagnosis and treatment.

· Describe the role of antimicrobial stewardship in the management of urethritis, including management strategies for chlamydia.

· Describe current literature on the management of vaginitis.

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

Course Description:  This course, an intensive overview of STDs, includes 14 hours of lecture over two days. (Optional clinical training can 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, 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.