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Northwest 2
Wednesday, March 12, 2008: 10:15 AM-12:00 PM

C8: Strategies for Program Improvement

10:15 AMEnsuring Access to STD Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Partner Services
Margaret Lentell
10:30 AMExamining the Impact of Federally-funded Syphilis Elimination Activities
Harrell W. Chesson, Kwame Owusu-Edusei
10:45 AMBuilding a Better Mousetrap: Creating Flexibility and Scalability in an STD Electronic Medical Record System
Rachel Paneth-Pollak, Maushumi Mavinkurve, Stephen Giannotti, Jessica M. Borrelli, Kate F. Washburn, Julia A. Schillinger, Hadi Makki, Susan Blank
11:00 AMData-Driven Management: Sharing Laboratory Cost Data to Improve Clinics' Adherence to Selective Screening Criteria
Katherine Gudgel, David Fine
11:15 AMAn Evaluation of New CDC Performance Measures on Timely Treatment of Females Diagnosed with Chlamydia or Gonorrhea in STD Clinics
Binh Y. Goldstein, Peter R. Kerndt, Michael W Chien, Getahun M Aynalem

The 2008 National STD Prevention Conference of CDC