Partner Treatment for Chlamydia
This Maine CDC handout explains Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) for chlamydia, detailing medication use, precautions, and the importance of abstaining from sex for seven days post-treatment to prevent reinfection.
This Maine CDC handout explains Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) for chlamydia, detailing medication use, precautions, and the importance of abstaining from sex for seven days post-treatment to prevent reinfection.
This brochure provides essential information about Hepatitis C (HCV), including its transmission, symptoms, and the importance of early detection. It emphasizes the availability of effective treatments that can cure the infection, highlighting the need for regular testing and awareness to prevent long-term liver complications.
This information sheet provides essential insights into Hepatitis D, emphasizing its dependence on Hepatitis B for infection. The sheet underscores prevention strategies, notably the protective role of the Hepatitis B vaccine, and highlights the need for awareness among high-risk groups to prevent severe liver complications.
This information sheet provides essential insights into Hepatitis C, detailing its transmission, symptoms, and the importance of early detection. It emphasizes the availability of effective treatments that can cure the infection, highlighting the need for regular testing and awareness to prevent long-term liver complications.
This module is designed to introduce student providers to the most common sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the region and indications for screening/testing. Careful consideration of patient history, current symptoms, and local STI rates will allow the student to select efficient laboratory testing to reduce time to treatment and unnecessary testing. This module will provide a basic understanding of the timing and interpretation of serological, molecular, and microscopic screening for patients who have contracted, currently or in the past, an STI.
This information sheet highlights key facts about Hepatitis B, including how it spreads, who is at risk, and steps for prevention and treatment. It emphasizes the importance of vaccination, routine testing, and early care to reduce transmission and prevent long-term liver damage.
This information sheet outlines essential facts about Hepatitis A, including its transmission, symptoms, and prevention strategies. It emphasizes the importance of vaccination, proper hygiene, and safe food practices to prevent infection and protect public health.
This module is the third installment in the Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) series and will focus on treatment of the most common treatable STIs in the United States, including syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and trichomoniasis. Students will virtually interact with simulated patients to learn how to interpret STI testing results, select the appropriate guideline-directed treatment option, and practice counseling patients regarding STI treatment. This module will help prepare students to treat patients in the RESPECT clinic and in clinical practice.
This fact sheet addresses common questions about insurance coverage for viral hepatitis prevention and treatment services. It outlines coverage details for hepatitis A and B vaccinations, hepatitis B and C screenings, and treatments across various insurance types, including Medicaid, Medicare, and private plans.
This fact sheet highlights the rising rates of syphilis and congenital syphilis, emphasizing the importance of prevention, timely testing, and antibiotic treatment. It underscores that nearly 90% of congenital syphilis cases can be prevented through early detection and treatment during pregnancy.