Overview:
This course provides an intensive overview of STIs by facilitating 10 hours of lecture over two days. Topics include: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, vaginal infections, genital herpes, HPV, hepatitis B, mycoplasma genitalium, urethritis/cervicitis syndromes, HIV/AIDS, prevention strategies, PrEP, EPT, and clinical 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.
Duration:
- Day 1 - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm ET
- Day 2 - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm ET
Contact: Aiesha Gentry | E: aieshagentry@uabmc.edu
Registration closes on Feburary 1, 2021 at 11:59 PM ET.
Due to COVID-19 response measures, all courses will be facilited viturally. The Southeast PTC is are offering in-person training at this time.
Aiesha Gentry 205-975-5505
aieshagentry@uabmc.edu