Event Description

New Gonorrhea Treatment Recommendations

Date

On Demand

Duration

0.25 hour

Status

Full

Cost

FREE

Credit Hours

0.25

In this video, Dr. Park discusses antibiotic resistance among Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates and highlights the CDC's current treatment recommendations for gonorrhea infections. Video production by Jon Schainker at Educational Technology Services, University of California, Berkeley.
NOTE: Treatment recommendations for gonorrhea were updated by CDC on August 10, 2012. Currently, the only recommended regimen for treatment of gonorrhea is ceftriaxone 250 mg in a single intramuscular dose PLUS azithromycin 1 g orally in a single dose or doxycycline 100 mg orally twice daily for 7 days.
Speaker: Ina Park, MD, MS
Duration: 15 minutes

Cardea Services designates this activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical (IMQ/CMA) through the Joint Sponsorship of Cardea Services, Inc., and the California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center.

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