Upcoming Classes

STD Expert Hour: Delivering Sexual Health Services in the Time of COVID-19

Webinar Thursday, August 13, 2020 | 1:00 - 2:00PM (PDT)

with Ina Park, MD, MS and Rosalyn Plotzker, MD, MPH

The coronavirus (COVID-19) is impacting the delivery of sexual health services in California and throughout the United States. Health systems are facing unprecedented challenges while developing innovative ways to meet the sexual health needs of their patients in real-time, and in accordance with state and federal guidelines.

This free webinar will provide an overview of recent CDC recommendations for STD diagnosis and treatment when in-person exams and visits are limited. Best practices for the use of telehealth and home-testing for STD care and PrEP management will also be discussed.

After this webinar participants will be able to:

- Share implementation strategies for self-collected testing to minimize clinician exposure to COVID-19 when seeing clients for STD-related symptoms

- Identify changes to recommended syndromic treatment of urethritis, including treatment for gonorrhea and chlamydia

- Describe management recommendations for patients with genital ulcer disease

- Discuss HIV PrEP telehealth management approaches to ensure continuation of PrEP use for clients who are unable to get care in a clinic setting during and after the COVID-19 public health emergency

Includes continuing education for CME at no cost

Note for viewing and CME: you will receive a link to view the webinar seperately that we ask you not to share. Only those registered at https://courses.nnptc.org/class_information.html?id=2859 site will be eligible for CME.                              

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.

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 is a 4-hour, state-of-the-art update on current issues in STD diagnosis, treatment, and care.  Topics presented include recent developments in clinical care for syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, evidence-based strategies for STD/HIV prevention.  Clinical approaches to patient care are also considered.

Course Objectives: At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Discuss current approaches to syphilis diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
• Recognize emerging patterns of antimicrobial resistance for gonorrhea.
• Describe clinical presentation and patient management strategies for chlamydia.
• Demonstrate innovative, evidence-based approaches STD clinical care and prevention.   

Overview: 

 This course, an intensive overview of STDs, includes 11 hours of lecture over two days. (Pandemic guidelines: optional clinical training can be scheduled on a case by case basis).  Topics presented include:  gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, vaginal infections,  genital herpes, HPV, hepatitis B,, urethritis/cervicitis syndromes, HIV/AIDS, prevention strategies / PrEP / EPT, and case studies.

Target Audience: Healthcare professionals (physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, nurses) in public or private practice who examine and treat individuals at risk for STDs/HIV. Applicants may include clinicians who work in family planning, adolescent health, women’s health, primary care, urgent care, or community health centers.

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 landscape
• 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 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.

Aiesha Gentry

 aieshagentry@uabmc.edu 

Live courses are offered at each of our two partner clinics. Due to COVID-19 response measures, all courses will be facilited viturally. We are not offering in-person training at this time. 

*please check the course location for individual course offerings prior to registration.

After registering online, you will recieve an email with complete course details including instructions for downloading the online platform we'll be using.

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 6.5 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 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.

This training is for fellows and features 16 hours of didactic lectures and case discussions, along with 13 hours of on-site clinical training, which includes a hands-on laboratory (wet mounts/gram stain) and clinical skills practicum.

Barbara Gray 617-983-6861 barbara.gray@state.ma.us