CDC - STD Treatment: STD Treatment Guidelines Webinar: Focus on Adolescent Sexual Health, June 1, 2011

Save the Date: June 1, 2011
STD Treatment Guidelines Webinar: Focus on Adolescent Sexual Health, June 1, 2011

Dear Colleague,

CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, the Society for Adolescent Health & Medicine (SAHM), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) will host the second of a series of STD Treatment Guidelines Webinars for health professionals on June 1, 2011 at 1:00 pm ET. The Focus on Adolescent Sexual Health webinar [http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/Adolescent-Webinar-Save-the-Date.pdf?source=govdelivery] will include presentations by three experts in the field of adolescent clinical care, Drs. Elizabeth Alderman, Gale Burstein, and Katherine Hsu as well as a question and answer session in which viewers will have an opportunity to submit their questions to the experts. Topics featured in this webinar will include the impact of STDs in adolescents in the United States, changes to the 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines relevant to the care of adolescents, tools for engaging adolescent patients in a sexual health dialog, CDC and AAP STD screening recommendations for adolescents and AAP, SAHM, NNPTC, and CDC sexual health resources for adolescent care providers.

Visit https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=eub669wz6x8t to register for the webinar. The deadline to register for the webinar is May 31, 2011 at 12 noon.

The Bureau of Infectious Disease Prevention, Response and Services, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Bureau of Infectious Disease Prevention, Response and Services, Massachusetts Department of Public Health is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This program has been offered by the Bureau of Infectious Disease Prevention, Response and Services, Massachusetts Department of Public Health. A maximum of 1.5 contact hours for this program may be provided in accordance with the regulations governing continuing education requirements by Boards of Registration for Nursing in your state. Please refer to the regulations for your state to see if you may apply physician continuing medical education credits towards your education requirements. Note: To receive CMEs, all viewers must complete an evaluation after the webinar.

Sincerely,
Gail Bolan, MD
Director, Division of STD Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

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