When:
February 19, 2019 – February 20, 2019 all-day
2019-02-19T00:00:00-06:00
2019-02-21T00:00:00-06:00
Contact:
The course, an intensive overview of STDs, includes 14 hours of lecture over two days via webinar (clinical training will be scheduled on a case by case basis).
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.
Topics presented include:
- gonorrhea
- chlamydia
- syphilis
- trichomoniasis
- PID
- genital herpes
- HPV
- Hepatitis B
- chancroid
- urethritis/cervicitis syndromes
- pediculosis/ scabies
- HIV/AIDS
- partner management
- case studies
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