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With support from the American STD Association (ASTDA), STD Prevention Online is pleased to resume "STDPOdcast": brief audio interviews that highlight developments in the world of STD and HIV prevention that we believe will be of interest to the STDPO membership. STDPOdcast has been a popular feature on STDPO in the past and all prior podcasts are available on the site (click "Resources" above and search for "podcast" to find a full listing). This week we inte -
Call for Research Proposals: 2012 ASTDA Developmental Awards BACKGROUND: The American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association announces the availability of Developmental Awards for research on sexually transmitted infections (excluding HIV). The purpose of the award is to encourage new investigators (or investigators new to STD) to pursue careers in STD research. These awards are intended to provide a period of -
For the benefit of members who have joined us during the past 12 months we we will start this week with reviewing some of the basics of using STDPO. We often receive requests from both members and non-members to focus on a specific topic or share some important information on their behalf. While we are eager to assist with these requests, the site was designed to be a two-way street in which members can both download resources as well as upload their own information. The
In Focus
STDPO's Clinical Resources
This week STDPO's clinical resources will be "in focus".
First, we have compiled a repository of all clinical slide
sets and case studies that, over time, have been downloaded over 3,500 times
(they may be hidden, but many did locate them!). You can find the repository in Resources or
by clicking this link. The titles in the repository are clickable links to the
original postings and slide sets can be downlo
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Featured Blog
STD News
The Cutting Edge of STD Testing, Treatment and
Partner Notification
If you want to find out what's new in the STD testing world,
don't miss Sex::Tech 2012. As we all know, STD rates are highest among youth
and young adults, particularly youth of color and young men who have sex with
men.
While most STDs are treatable (chlamydia, gonorrhea,
syphilis), leaving one untreated can increase your risk of transmitting HIV,
which to date, has no cure.
If you're wondering how the folks at STD Prevention and
Control are using new media to reach out and provide access to clinical
services, you won't want to miss this
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Featured Resource
Introducing the 5-Minute Clinical Case Study: A Man With Penile Ulcerations
In STD/HIV prevention it is all about brief behavioral interventions
these days. Brief interventions, particularly those using mass media, are the
ones that have the greatest chance of being brought to scale, i.e., reaching
significant number s of persons at risk at a cost that allows for
sustainability in times of dwindling public health resources. Training the STD clinical workforce is basically
also a behavioral intervention for which the same principles apply. Brevity
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What's New
STD Daily Update- January 30, 2012
[Compiled by Dan Wohlfeiler]- National STD/Reproductive Health News HPV study finds 7% of U.S. teens, adults carry virus in mouths Pharmacists Who S*** at Their Job Tell Teens They Can’t Have› Learn More
IUSTI Podcast: Drs. Patricia Garcia and King Holmes Discuss STI Programs in Latin America
13 Jan, 12 | by BMJ Group King Holmes (director, Center for AIDS and STD, University of Washington; past president of the IUSTI) talks to Patricia Garcia (dean of the School of Public Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia,› Learn More
NCSD Weekly Update - January 23, 2012
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Dear NCSD Members, With this weekly communication please find the following: NCSD Federal Policy Update -- January 27, 2012. Information regarding a sign-on letter to› Learn More
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ~ February 2012 - Table of Contents
Sexually Transmitted Diseases February 2012 - Volume 39 - Issue 2 pp: 81-160 View Contributor Index Original Study Long-Term Trends in Chlamydia trachomatis Infections and Related Outcomes in a US Managed Care Population Scholes, Delia; Satterwhite, Catherine› Learn More
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Announcements
2012 National STD Prevention Conference
The biennial National STD Prevention Conference will be held form March 12 - 15, 2012 in Minneapolis. Minnesota. This is the largest STD prevention conference of its kind in the US, bringing together over 1,000 delegates rep...Posted on September 20, 2011
contact: STDConf@cdc.gov
› Learn MoreASTDA/BASHH Joint Meeting: Save the Date!!
The 2012 joint meeting of the American STD Association (ASTDA) and the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV will be held in Brighton, UK, June 27-29, 2012. More details will be shared as soon as available.Posted on November 09, 2011
contact: kees@rietmeijer.us
› Learn MoreCall for Research Proposals: 2012 ASTDA Developmental Awards
Call for Research Proposals: 2012 ASTDA Developmental Awards BACKGROUND: The American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association announces the availability of Developmental Awards for research on sexually transmitted infections...Posted on January 05, 2012
contact: jmm@uw.edu
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