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HSC Health: 2023-25 Improving Lives - Addressing STIs in a Person-Centered Manner
This course is intended to equip the healthcare team to improve the identification, reporting, and treatment of several common sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This learning activity describes transmission rates, populations affected, signs and symptoms, incubation periods, specimen collection, treatment, and reporting to Health Authorities.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, certified public health professionals, social workers, licensed professional counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, and psychologists.
Learning Objectives
When you complete this module, you will be able to:
- Recall the 2023 Texas notable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) required by Texas law to be reported and when they must be reported.
- Recognize STIs (e.g. chlamydia and gonorrhea) with associated signs and symptoms.
- Identify health disparities related to STI screening and treatment.
- Explain prevalence and screening recommendations for STls across populations.
- Recognize the proper specimen collection techniques for oral and rectal swabbing for STIs.
- Apply the three steps of documenting an STI to meet quality measure requirements.
- Identify the five steps of submitting a lab order for an STI test to meet quality measure requirements.
- Describe ways a healthcare team can work together to improve chlamydia and gonorrhea screening and treatment for sexually active individuals.
Disclosures
In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the person, currently or within the last 24 months) with ineligible interests. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Division of Academic Innovation's office planning team nor the subject matter experts have anything to disclose.
Primary Contributors
Gladys Michieka, MPAS, PA-C
Advance Practice Professional
HSC Health, University of North Texas Dallas, Student Health
Megan Wesling, PharmD, BCPS. BCACP, CDCES
Clinical Pharmacist and Assistant Professor of Pharmacotherapy
University of North Texas Health Science Center, HSC Health and College of Pharmacy
Barbara Harty, MSN, GNP
Assistant Professor
University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Contributors and Reviewers
Vicki Cannon, RN, BSN
Chief Nursing Officer
HSC Health
Susan Torrance, RN
Clinical Quality Analyst
HSC Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Instructional Designers
Primary Instructional Designer
Adria Battaligia, PhD, Instructional Designer, Department of Educational Development, Division of Academic Innovation, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Secondary Instructional Designer
Brenda Wilson, MS, CHCP, Senior Instructional Designer,
Department of Continuing Education and Assessment, Division of Academic Innovation, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Accreditation Statements
In support of improving patient care, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing Education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit.
American Osteopathic Association
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to award continuing medical education to physicians.
National Board of Public Health Examiners
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is accredited by the National Board of Public Health Examiners' Certified Public Health recertification program.
Texas Administrative Code
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth certifies this activity meets the requirements for continuing education for Texas-licensed Professional Counselors and Texas-licensed Marriage and Family Therapists.
Texas Physical Therapy Association
This activity is offered by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider #2409035TX and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE.
Designation Statements
Physicians
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this program for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour of AOA Category 2B CME credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in the activity.
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Pharmacist
This knowledge-based activity has been assigned UAN JA0004637-0000-23-013-H01-P and will award 1 contact hour of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognized ACPE Providers.
Statements of participation will indicate hours and CEUs based on participation and will be issued online at the conclusion of the activity. Successful completion includes completing the activity, its accompanying evaluation and/or posttest (score 70% or higher) and requesting credit online at the conclusion of the activity.
Credit will be uploaded to CPE Monitor, and participants may print a statement of credit or transcript from their NABP e-profile. HSC complies with the Accreditation Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education.
Nurses
This activity provides up to 1.0 contact hours.
Certified Public Health Professionals
This activity provides 1.0 contact hours.
Social Workers
Social Workers completing this course receive 1.0 contact hour of continuing education credits.
Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Psychologists
This activity provides 1.0 contact hours.
Certificate of Attendance
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth certifies this activity for 1.0 hour of participation.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 ANCC
- 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
- 1.00 ASWB Credit
- 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
- 1.00 HSC Participation
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Technical Requirements
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