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Wednesday, March 12, 2008: 10:15 AM-12:00 PM

C2: Innovations in Practice

10:15 AM“You're Negative for Chlamydia…Again” (Repeat Screening for Chlamydia)
Jennifer L. VandeVelde
10:30 AMCan Self-collected Vaginal Swabs Facilitate Testing for Repeat Chlamydia trachomatis Infections among STD Clinic Clients?
Fujie Xu, David H. Martin, Bradley P. Stoner, Leandro Mena, Stephanie N. Taylor, Kathleen Hutchins, John Papp, Lauri E. Markowitz
10:45 AMAn Update on Denver's Efforts to Increase the Efficiency of the STI Clinic by Tailoring Services Based on a Risk Triage System
Julie Subiadur, Dean McEwen
11:00 AMThe Impact of Introducing ″Express Visits″ for Asymptomatic Persons Seeking STD Services in a Busy Urban STD Clinic System, New York City, 2005-2006
Jessica M. Borrelli, Rachel Paneth-Pollak, Susan Wright, Julia A. Schillinger, Kristen Harvey, Susan Blank
11:15 AMDeveloping and Improving a Fast Track STD Services Program in Chicago STD Clinics
William Wong, Tameeka Johnson, Tammy Rutledge, Leah Quinn, Jennifer Broad
11:30 AMCore Competencies for Providers of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: Implications for STD Staff Training and Development
Paul Gibson, John Elfers, Sharla Smith, Erica Monasterio, Marsha Gelt, Kay Todd, Dorith Hertz, Sandi Goldstein, Candice Zimmerman, Anita Aguirre, Ron Valenti, Annette Amey, Ed Wolf, Ben Bartos

The 2008 National STD Prevention Conference of CDC