- List differential diagnoses for urethritis/cervicitis.
- Identify dermatologic manifestations of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs).
- Describe possible sequelae from untreated infections.
- Summarize current treatment recommendations for STIs and urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Recognize and avoid certain language that may discourage patient openness in discussing sexual health, such as heteronormative assumptions or misunderstanding of slang terms.
Recorded for the 2019 Spring Convention
44 minutes of synced audio and PowerPoint
Course Description:
Patients are often too shy to ask and providers frequently stumble over what to say. In this presentation, we will focus on urethritis/cervicitis and dermatologic manifestations of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs): how to treat them, and how to ask those personal questions and offer thoughtful responses.
Speaker: Benjamin Silverberg, MD, MSc, FAAFP, is a Family Medicine physician at WVU Medicine in Morgantown, West Virginia. He earned a double BA in Chemistry (with honors) and Dramatic Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2002) and then completed an MS in Biochemistry (with specialization in Biotechnology) from Georgetown University (2004) and, later, an MSc in Global Health from Duke University (2014). He attended the University of Connecticut for his MD (2009) and the University of Virginia for his residency training in Family Medicine (2012). He also worked at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center for his fellowship in Community Medicine (2016). He joined the medical faculty at West Virginia University as an Assistant Professor in 2016, where he holds a dual appointment in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Family Medicine, and works in Student Health, Travel Medicine, and Urgent Care. In 2018, he also took on the role of Medical Director for the new Physician Assistant training program at WVU. Ben comes from a line of teachers and two of his first jobs were as an MCAT tutor with Kaplan Test Prep and as a volunteer English teacher in Guayaquil, Ecuador. In his free time, he enjoysdining out, social dance, listening to music, and watching Bollywood films with his husband and 2 cats.
Disclosures:
None
1 CME
Designation Statement
The Urgent Care Association designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement
The Urgent Care Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Submitting for Credit:
If you would like to submit for credit above, you must complete the 3 question knowledge test and answer 2 out of 3 correctly. Your certificate will be available in your library under Credits and below the title of the session.
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