Clinical Update: Strategies to Improve Syphilis Management and Overview of Ask, Screen, Intervene - Incorporating HIV Prevention

This educational event will be comprised of two lectures: Syphilis Diagnostic and Management Update, and Ask, Screen, Intervene Overview.  This event is designed to improve clinicians' ability to diagnose and treat syphilis, and to introduce them to effective screening for behavioral HIV/STD transmission risk factors; delivering universal prevention interventions; and the importance of Partner Services in the care of patients.

Credit for the ASI Overview will be given under a separately- titled training and date, ASI Overview, 9/16/10.

Continuing Medical Education & Nursing Credit for Clinical Update: Strategies to Improve Syphilis Management
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Institute for Medical Quality and the California Medical Associations CME Accreditation Standards (IMQ/CMA) through the Joint Sponsorship of the Center for Health Training (CHT) and the California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center. CHT is accredited by IMQ/CMA for issuing AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)" for physicians. CHT designates Clinical Update: Strategies to Improve Syphilis Management for 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ". Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in these activities. The California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 14547 for 1.2 contact hours for Clinical Update: Strategies to Improve Syphilis Management.