The Self-Study STD Module – Syphilis
is a web-based training course designed to guide clinicians in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of syphilis.
This training module is based on the STD curriculum developed by the
National Network of STD/HIV
Prevention Training Centers.
Course Objectives
After completing this course you will be able to:
- Describe the epidemiology of syphilis in the U.S.
- Describe the pathogenesis of Treponema pallidum.
- Discuss the clinical manifestations of syphilis.
- Identify common methods used in the diagnosis of syphilis.
- List the CDC-recommended treatment regimens for syphilis.
- Summarize appropriate prevention counseling messages for patients with syphilis.
- Describe public health
measures for the prevention of syphilis.
Target Audience
The Self-Study STD
Module – Syphilis
is intended for the following clinicians in primary care
settings who desire a basic introduction to STD diagnosis
and management:
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Nurses
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Nurse
practitioners
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Nurse-midwives
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Physician assistants
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Physicians
Continuing Education
Students completing the Self-Study STD Module –
Syphilis can earn continuing education credits in one of
the following categories:
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education
for physicians.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates
this educational activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credits. Physicians should only claim credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity.
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as
a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American
Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
This activity provides 1.25 contact hours.
Continuing Education Units (CEU)
The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the
International Association for Continuing Education and
Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean,
VA 22102. The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer 1.25 CEU's
for this program.
Origination Date: June 1, 2004
Renewal Date: June 1, 2007
Expiration Date: May 31, 2010
To obtain continuing education credit/contact hours, go
to CDC/ATSDR
Training and Continuing Education Online after completing the
content of this module and register for course WB3064
(Self-Study STD Module--Syphilis).
You will be required to complete a posttest in order to obtain the credit or contact hours.
Disclosure Statement CDC, our planners, and our content experts
wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other
relationships with the manufactures of commercial products,
suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters.
Presentations will not include any discussion of the
unlabeled use of a product or a product under
investigational use.
There was no commercial support provided for this
activity.
Course Developers
The Self-Study STD Module - Syphilis is based on the
STD curriculum developed by the National Network of STD/HIV
Prevention Training Centers and incorporates recommendations
from the 2006 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines.
The Self-Study STD Module – Syphilis was developed for the
web by:
Kathryn Koski, MSEd
Medical Education and Evaluation Team
Division of STD Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subject matter expert reviewer:
James D. Heffelfinger, MD, MPH
Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch
Division of STD Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subject matter expert update reviewers:
John Beltrami, MD, MPH & TM
Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch
Division of STD Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Kim Workowski, MD
Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch
Division of STD Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Acknowledgements
Roxanne Barrow, MD, MPH
Keith Davis, AA
Lumbé Davis, MPH
Miatta Dennis, MSA
Suzanne Haecker, MA
Hanne S. Harbison, MHS, MSN, CRNP
David Sullivan, BA
Sponsorship
This program was developed solely by CDC.
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