This episode highlights important trends and data about syphilis, congenital syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and disparities in STIs. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.

This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

University of Washington Assistant Professor Dr. Chase Cannon answers National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Host Dr. Meena Ramchandani questions about how to manage patients on Doxy-PEP including exposure to syphilis, STI testing frequency, and key counseling points for patients. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.

This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

Dr. Chase Cannon, Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, discusses what clinicians need to know about key studies, prescribing nuances, side effects, and antibiotic resistance with National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.

This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins experts Barbara Wilgus and Bambi Galore and National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani discuss asking gender-based questions and key poly language definitions to improve patient care in the second of two episodes. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.

This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins experts Barbara Wilgus and Bambi Galore explore why many providers aren’t taking a sexual history, question phrasing options, the 5Ps, a brave space, and resources in the first of two episodes. View episode transcript and resources at www.std.uw.edu.

This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

On October 2, 2023, CDC published draft guidelines on the use of Doxy PEP, or Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis, to prevent bacterial STIs. This episode reviews the guidelines’ rationale, literature, side effects, antibiotic resistance, and recommendations. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.

This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. 

This episode reviews four oral abstracts, which addressed interesting updates on mpox, presented at the STI & HIV 2023 World Congress in July. View episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.

This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington.

This episode reviews three 2023 studies on the effectiveness of Doxy-PEP, or Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis, to prevent bacterial STIs in MSM, transgender women, and cisgender women. As more patients ask about Doxy-PEP, the episode discusses important counseling points.  View episode transcript and the studies at www.std.uw.edu.

This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

Congenital syphilis cases have tripled in recent years. Dr. Katherine Hsu, a Boston University Medical Center Professor of Pediatrics and a national authority on congenital syphilis, discusses when to screen, birth letters, and public health’s role in prevention with National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena Ramchandani. View this episode's transcript  at www.std.uw.edu.

This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic. 

Dr. Lisa Manhart, a University of Washington Epidemiology Professor and a Mycoplasma genitalium (Mgen) expert, discusses current and potential Mgen testing and treatment options in an interview with the National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor, Dr. Meena Ramchandani. View the episode transcript at www.std.uw.edu.

This podcast is dedicated to an STD [sexually transmitted disease] review for health care professionals who are interested in remaining up-to-date on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. Editor and host Dr. Meena Ramchandani is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) and Medical Director of the Public Health – Seattle & King County Sexual Health Clinic.