Upcoming Classes

STD Expert Hour Webinar Series 

We're thrilled to bring you our STD Expert Hour Webinar Series! Our STD Expert Hour is a FREE recurring webinar series that highlights current topics in the prevention and management of STD to further advance your practice. We're thrilled to offer access to our network of STD Experts and hope you join us for valuable insights into delivering excellent sexual health care for your patients.

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 1 continuing education hours.

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

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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 1 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.

Course Description: This course is designed to provide state-of-the-art training in the field of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), with an emphasis on clinical diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Using evidence-based guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this course will review current issues related to the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic strategies, and appropriate treatment regimens for syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and other STDs.

Objectives: By the end of this presentation, learners will be able to: 1) Discuss current understandings of STD clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. 2) Describe current epidemiological trends and resistance patterns for STD pathogens. 3) Utilize 2015 CDC Treatment Guidelines for STD treatment and prevention 4) discussion methods to engage adolescents in STD prevention. 

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Missouri State Medical Association (MSMA) through joint sponsorship of the St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center aHealth Department. The St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is accredited by the MSMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education Division is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This program offers up to 6.0 nursing contact hours.

This 2-day didactic STD Update course provides participants with training in the most recent advancements in the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of viral & bacterial STDs.  This course is designed for clinicians practicing in Washington, but clinicians from other areas are welcome to attend.  An optional 2-day clinical practicum is available to participants who complete this Update—must register seperately.

University of Washington Campus, Seattle
February 12 & 13, 2019
9:00am-5:00pm
Cost: $250

After registering online, you will recieve an email with complete course details.

Course participants will learn how to:

√    Describe the latest clinical and lab diagnostic and testing procedures for the infections covered.
√    List the current recommended treatments, follow-up, and prevention messages for the sexually transmitted infections covered.

Topics:

• Update on Vaginal Health | Hillary Liss, MD
• Update on Chlamydia | Hillary Liss, MD
• STDs in Adolescents | Yolanda Evans, MD, MPH
• Update on M. genitalium | Lisa Manhart, MD
• Update on Genital Herpes | Christine Johnston, MD, MPH
• Addressing Stigma in STI Treatment | Christine Johnston, MD
• Avoiding Trans-Mission: Sexual Health of Transgender Persons | Corinne Heinen, MD
• Syphilis: Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation| Meena Ramchandani, MD, MPH
• Syphilis: Treatment | Meena Ramchandani, MD, MPH
• Contraceptive Update | Elizabeth Micks, MD
• Update on Gonorrhea | Lindley Barbee, MD
• HIV-1 Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis | Jade Pagkas-Bather, MD

Seating is limited. Pre-enrollment by February 5th, 2019 is required.  

After registering online, you will recieve an email with complete course details.

Hotel rooms, dinner meals, and parking fees are not covered in the registration fee and are the participants’ responsibility.  Lunch and a continental breakfast will be provided each day.

Continuing Medical & Nursing Education Credit

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 12.5 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 12.5 contact hours (of which 6.0 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.

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 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.

9:00am - 4:00PM

Schoolcraft College
VisTaTech Center
18600 Haggerty Road
Livonia MI 48152

This free symposium is designed for clinical providers such as physicians, physician assistants, nurses and nurse practitioners who provide direct care to adolescent patients. 

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE AGENDA

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.

Registration

Online registration is 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 their email and password.

Priority will be given to clinical providers. Approved registrants will receive a confirmation email from the domain @cumc.columbia.edu (separate from the registration confirmation email).

Non-clinical providers will be automatically placed on a waitlist. 

Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) for this activity is pending. Final information will be posted here once available. 

Clinical Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Webinar for Alaska

Friday, March 8, 2019 from 12:00–1:30pm Alaska Time [1pm PST]

This webinar is co-sponsored by the State of Alaska HIV/STD Program and the University of Washington STD Prevention Training Center.

Dr. Meena Ramchandani, MD, MPH, assistant professor at the University of Washington Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Disease will be presenting on the Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Syphilis.

Tracy Smith, STD Program Coordinator at the State of Alaska Department of Health and Human Services, will present on local Alaska epidemiology and resources for state clinicians.

The objectives of the webinar:
-Describe the epidemiologic trends of infection in Alaska.
-List the stages of disease and describe clinical manifestations of each stage of syphilis.
-List and describe the direct microscopic and serologic tests for syphilis and their application and interpretation in the diagnosis of infection.
-Discuss the clinical management of syphilis to include treatment, follow-up and partner management.

Free to attend
No CE will be offered

The NC STD Update will provide updated information on recent trends, current management and highlight the innovative services offered by local health departments for a variety of sexually transmitted diseases including HIV, hepatitis and syphilis. This activity will also address best practices as relates to accurate diagnosis and treatment of conditions in the area of genital dermatology. This knowledge-based activity is targeted to physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, nurses, public health workers and other health care providers.

2019 NC Annual STD Update Agenda

8:30 am                              Registration

9-9:15 am                          Welcome/Introductions

                                             Candice McNeil, MD, MPH and Lindsey Arthur, MPH, CHES^®

9:15-10 am                        HIV Prevention in Special Populations

                                             David Wohl, MD

10-10:45 am                      Hepatitis

                                             Heidi Swygard, MD, MPH

10:45-11 am                      Break (PTC & NCATEC Overview slides)

11-11:45 am                      DIS/Partner Services/Bridge Counseling

                                             Victoria Mobley, MD MPH

11:45-12:30 pm                Innovation in Public Health: EPT/Express Clinics/Self Collection

                                             Candice McNeil, MD, MPH

12:30-1:45 pm                  Lunch (on your own)

1:45-2:30 pm                   Genital Dermatology

                                             Libby Edwards, MD

2:30-3:15 pm                    Syphilis

                                             Jodie Dionne-Odom, MD

3:15-4 pm                          Panel/Case Studies from Local Health Departments

4 pm                                    Adjourn

Viewing Options:

A. Northwest AHEC Originating Site\ 475 Deacon Blvd. \ Winston-Salem, N.C.

B. Webinar Locations:

• Area L AHEC \ 1631 South Wesleyan Boulevard \ Rocky Mount, NC
• Catawba Valley Medical Center \ AHEC 105, Lower Level \ 810 Fairgrove Church Road SE \ Hickory, NC
• Charlotte AHEC \ 5039 Airport Center Parkway \ Charlotte, NC
• Eastern AHEC \ Elizabeth City State University \ Pharmacy Complex Building \ Elizabeth City, NC
• Eastern AHEC \ 2600 W. Arlington Boulevard \ Greenville, NC
• Greensboro AHEC \ 200 E. Northwood Street \ Greensboro, NC
• Mountain AHEC \ 121 Hendersonville Road \ Asheville, NC
• South East AHEC \ 2511 Delaney Avenue \ Wilmington, NC
• Southern Regional AHEC \ 1601 Owen Drive \ Fayetteville, NC
• Wake AHEC \ WakeMed Cary Hospital COnference Center \ 1900 Kildare Farm Road \ Raleigh, NC
• Watauga Medical Center \ 336 Deerfield Road \ Boone, NC

C. Other:

• Individuals using laptop, desktop, or mobile device. Individual participants will receive an email with connection link and instructions before the event. Multimedia computers, laptops, and most mobile devices and smart phones can be used to participate, however you will want to follow the test connection instructions PRIOR to the event for optimal experience.

• Health Department viewing as a group. (List of approved Health Department host sites are indicated on the registration page.)

*Conference pre-registration deadline is March 12, 2019.

*A post-test is required to obtain a certificate for all individual or health department webinar participants

IMPORTANT - MULTIPLE REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED!

There is no fee for this activity; however, multiple registrations are required.

Step 1: Register through this NNPTC site

In order for this event to be offered at no charge, our funder, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, requires participants to complete a Health Professional Application for Training at this site. You have fulfilled this requirement as you complete this registration.

Conference registration deadline for NNPTC is March 19, 2019.

For questions regarding CDC/NNPTC registration, please email Tom Creger at thomascreger@uabmc.edu

Step 2: Registration through Northwest AHEC

In addition, ALL participants must also register with Northwest AHEC. You may do that at www.nwahec.org/56247  The information used to register in both systems MUST match. 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.

Conference registration deadline for Northwest AHEC is March 12, 2019.

For questions regarding Northwest AHEC registration, please contact Gail Pawlik at gpawlik@wakehealth.edu.

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.

An optional 2-day clinical practicum is available to participants who complete the "Clinical STD Update" in Anchorage, Alaska on May 10, 2019.

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.

An optional 2-day clinical practicum is available to participants who complete the "Clinical STD Update" in Boise, ID on August 09, 2019.

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):

Central District Health Department. Clinic, Boise, ID

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.

An optional 2-day clinical practicum is available to participants who complete the "Clinical STD Update" in Eugene, OR on October 17, 2019.

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):

Multnomah County STD Clinic, Portland, OR

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.