Wednesday, March 12, 2008: 3:45 PM-5:15 PM
Continental Ballroom
A Comparison of Characteristics and Behaviors of Men Having Sex with Men (MSM) Recruited from Gay-identified Venues and MSM Recruited from the Internet
Vivian L. Towe, MSc, MA, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health;
Frangiscos Sifakis, PhD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health;
Colin Flynn, SCM, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene;
David D. Celentano, ScD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University
Five Years, 85,000 Tests Later: Trends from Philadelphia High School STD Screening Program
Greta L. Anschuetz, MPH, Philadelphia Department of Public Health;
Melinda E. Salmon, BS, Philadelphia Department of Public Health;
Lenore Asbel, MD, Philadelphia Department of Public Health;
C. Victor Spain, DVM, PhD, Philadelphia Department of Public Health;
Martin Goldberg, BS, Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Case of Fatal Disseminated Gonococcal Infection — Chicago, Illinois, 2006
Ingrid C. Trevino, DVM, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Lori Newman, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Hillard Weinstock, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Susan Gerber, MD, Chicago Department of Public Health;
Vancy Bridges, MD, Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services;
Robert Citronberg, MD, Northwest Infectious Disease Consultants
Neisseria gonorrhea and Chlamydia trachomatis Screening and Diagnosis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men
Akbar M. Shahkolahi, PhD, Whitman Wailker Clinic;
Paige Diamant, BA, Whitman-Walker Clinic;
Asha Norris, BS, Whitman-Walker Clinic;
Gray Border, Whitman-Walker Clinic;
Celestine Hakiruwizera, MD, Whitman-Walker Clinic;
Ala Baloum, Whitman-Walker Clinic;
B. W. Furness, MD, MPH, WWC volunteer physician
Using Choice-based Conjoint Exercise to Assess Self-reported Serosorting Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Cruising the Internet for Sex
Jorge A. Montoya, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Aaron Plant, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
P. Richard McCullough, MBA, Macro Consulting, Inc;
Peter Kerndt, MD, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Family Communication about Sex and Adolescents' Sexual Behavior: Incarcerated Males' and Female' Perspectives
Candace Tannis, Lifespan, Inc;
Cynthia Rosengard, PhD, MPH, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University;
Kathleen Morrow, PhD, The Miriam Hospital/Brown University;
David C. Dove, PhD, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University;
Rosalie Lopez, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University;
Daniel A. Audet, BS, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University;
L.A.R. Stein, PhD, University of Rhode Island;
Michael D. Stein, MD, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University
Incarcerated Adolescents' Perspectives and Experiences of Partner Communication about Sexually Transmitted Disease/HIV Risk
David C. Dove, PhD, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University;
Cynthia Rosengard, PhD, MPH, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University;
Kathleen Morrow, PhD, The Miriam Hospital/Brown University;
L.A.R. Stein, PhD, University of Rhode Island;
Rosalie Lopez, Rhode Island Hospital;
Daniel A. Audet, BS, Rhode Island Hospital;
Michael D. Stein, MD, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University
Designing the “I Know” Social Marketing Campaign to Promote Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing Among Young Women of Color in Urban Los Angeles
Jorge A. Montoya, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Christopher M. O'Leary, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Aaron Plant, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Harlan Rotblatt, BA, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Peter Kerndt, MD, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
What Does a Healthy Penis, Talking Dogs and SexINFO Text Messaging All Have In Common: Innovative Social Marketing Strategies
Jacqueline McCright, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health;
Jeffrey Klausner, MD, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health;
Frank V. Strona, MPH, San Francisco Department Of Public Health;
Alonzo Gallaread, San Francisco Department of Health;
Deborah K. Levine, MA, Internet Sexuality Information Services, Inc;
Les Pappas, Better World Advertising;
Mikael Wagner, Promotions West
Health Care Access and Sexually Transmitted Disease Screening Frequency Among at Risk Massachusetts Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
Sari L. Reisner, MA, Fenway Community Health;
Matthew J. Mimiaga, ScD, MPH, Fenway Community Health and Harvard Medical School;
Carey V. Johnson, MS, Fenway Community Health;
Ashley M. Tetu, BS, Fenway Community Health;
Kevin Cranston, MDiv, MA Department of Public Health;
David S. Novak, MSW, Online Buddies, Inc;
Kenneth H. Mayer, MD, Fenway Community Health and Brown University/Miriam Hospital
Time from Treatment to Negative PCR Results for C. trachomatis , N. gonorrhoeae , and T. vaginalis
James A. Williams, BS, Microbiology, Indiana University School of Medicine;
Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, MPH, Marion County Health Department;
Susan Ofner, MS, Indiana University School of Medicine;
Byron Batteiger, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine;
Donald P. Orr, Indiana University School of Medicine;
J. Dennis Fortenberry, MD, MS, Indiana University School of Medicine
Evaluation of Repeat Testing for Positive Samples of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Using the Gen-Probe Aptima Combo 2 Assay
Edith A. Hawkins, BA, MLT(ASCP)LT(HEW), South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control;
Mary Noel Dodd, BA, MT, (ASCP), NC State Laboratory of Public Health;
Adelbert James, PhD, MPH, Emory University School of Medicine;
Region IV IPP Lab Subcommittee, SC Dept. of Health & Environmental Control;
Richard Steece, PhD, D(ABMM), CDC National Infertility Prevention Project
Survey of Syphilis Testing Algorithms Using Treponemal Screening Tests
Nandini Selvam, PhD, MPH, CDC;
Julia A. Schillinger, MD, MSc, NYC DOHMH / Division of STD Prevention, CDC;
Ronald Ballard, PhD, FIBiol, CDC;
Stuart M. Berman, MD, MSc, CDC;
Robert Johnson, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Susan Hariri, PhD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Thomas A. Peterman, MD, MSc, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A Multi-state Reproducibility Study of an Amplification Assay
Susanne N. Zanto, BS, CLS(NCA), SM(NRM), Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services;
James L. Beebe, PhD, D(ABMM), Colorado Dept of Public Health & Environment;
Michael Trythall, North Dakota Public Health Laboratory;
Yvette Thomas, South Dakota Public Health Laboratory;
Tom Sharpton, MS, SM, (ASCP), Utah Public Health Laboratory;
Claudia Rogers, BS, MT, (ASCP), Wyoming Public Health Laboratory;
Richard Steece, PhD, D(ABMM), CDC National Infertility Prevention Project
Performance of Two Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs) for the Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Using Self-collected Vaginal Swabs Obtained from an Internet-based Screening Program
Nicole Quinn, BS, Johns Hopkins University;
Patricia Agreda, BS, Johns Hopkins University;
Bulbul Aumakhan, MD, Johns Hopkins University;
Mathilda Barnes, BS, Johns Hopkins University;
Pamela Whittle, BS, Baltimore City Health Department;
Mary Terry Hogan, MPH, Johns Hopkins University;
Charlotte A. Gaydos, DrPH, Johns Hopkins University
Self-collected Versus Provider-collected Rectal Screening for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in Men Who Have Sex with Men
Christine L. Wigen, MD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Ellen T. Rudy, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Elisa Clay, NP, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center;
Robert Bolan, MD, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center;
Jason Hall, MD, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center;
Sarah L. Guerry, MD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Peter Kerndt, MD, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Multiplex Cytokine Assay of Cervicovaginal Lavage (CVL) Samples from Women Attending an Urban STD Clinic
Sabrina R. Kendrick, MD, John Stroger Hospital of Cook County;
Tin T. Thomas, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center;
Carolyn Pierce, Rush University Medical Center;
Mieoak Bahk, Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center;
Reza Zariffard, Rush University Medical Center;
Hua Y. Chen, Rush University Medical Center;
Robert Balderas, BD Biosciences;
Alan Landay, Rush University Medical Center;
Gregory T. Spear, Rush University Medical Center
Abbott RealTime CT/NG Assay with Modified Formulation that Detects the Chlamydia trachomatis Variant Containing a 377 bp Cryptic Plasmid Deletion
Shiaolan Y. Ho, PhD, Abbott Molecular;
Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, MPH, Marion County Health Department;
James A. Williams, BS, Microbiology, Indiana University School of Medicine;
Amy D. Pantone, BS, Indiana University School of Medicine;
Jie Lai-Zhang, Abbott Molecular;
Erika M. Webb, Abbott Molecular;
Catherine P. Barry, Abbott Molecular;
Won S. Choi, Abbott Molecular;
Klara Abravaya, Abbott Molecular;
John M. Robinson, Abbott Molecular
Chlamydia Screening and Partner Notification: What Doctors Didn't Know
Greg Stephenson, BA, Unifed Government Public Health Dept of Wyandotte County;
Jason Cummins, Unifed Government Public Health;
Alhambra Frarey, University of Kansas Medial School;
Marcie Orlowski, University of Kansas Medical School;
Blair Tedinger, University of Kansas Medical School;
Kimber Richter, PHD, MPH, MA, Kansas University Medical School
Utilizing STD Disease Intervention Specialists for Case Follow-up of Reported Hepatitis C in Individuals Between the Ages of 15 and 25 Years: A 3-month Pilot Program
Shauna Onofrey, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;
Daniel Church, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;
Dawn Heisey-Grove, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;
Patricia Briggs, RN, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;
Thomas Bertrand, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;
Alfred DeMaria, MD, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Building Local Health Department HIV Program Capacity: Promising Practices for Conducting HIV Field Notification and Partner Services
Fern Orenstein, California Department of Public Health;
Felicia Noonis, MPH, CHES, California Department of Public Health;
Romni Neiman, BS, National Centers for Disease Control;
Denise Tafoya, MPA, California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center;
Joe Sanchez, BA, California Department of Public Health;
Edwin Lopez, California Department of Public Health;
J. Phoenix Smith, MPH, California Department of Public Health;
Gail Bolan, MD, California Department of Public Health
Congenital Syphilis in Puerto Rico, 2000-2006
Manuel A. Rodriguez-Bidot, MPH, Puerto Rico Department of Health;
Zaira Kianes-Perez, MS, Puerto Rico Department of Health;
Jose Colon-Garcia, MPH, Puerto Rico Department of Health;
Luis Chiroque, MD, Puerto Rico Department of Health;
Trinidad Garcia, PhD, Puerto Rico Department of Health
Comparison of Neonatal HSV Risk Factors in Cesarean and Vaginal Deliveries
Suzanne E. Powell, MPH, Northrop Grumman - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Fujie Xu, MD, PhD, CDC;
Julianne Gee, National Immunization Program, CDC;
Kenneth M. Zangwill, MD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center;
Feifei Wei, HealthPartners Research Foundation;
Lauri Markowitz, MD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Preference for HIV Testing Methods and Factors Associated with Choice of an HIV Test Among Urban Adolescents
Tanya Kowalczyk Mullins, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center;
Paula K. Braverman, MD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center;
Lorah D. Dorn, PhD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center;
Linda M. Kollar, MSN, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center;
Jessica A. Kahn, MD, MPH, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Between Idea and Act Falls the Shadow: Discrepancies Between STD Testing Attitudes and Behavior in a Survey of Young African American and Latina Women
Harlan Rotblatt, BA, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Christopher M. O'Leary, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Jorge A. Montoya, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Aaron Plant, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Peter R. Kerndt, MD, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Building Capacity to Address STD/HIV Racial Health Disparities in California
Amy Vanessa Smith, MPH, California Department of Public Health;
Michael C. Samuel, DrPH, California Department of Public Health;
Erika Samoff, PhD, MPH, California Department of Public Health;
A. Rain Mocello, MPH, California Department of Public Health;
Susan E. Watson, MPH, California Department of Public Health;
Tia-Nicole Leak, MA, California Department of Public Health;
Heidi M. Bauer, MD, MPH, California Department of Public Health;
Paul Gibson, MS, MPH, California Department of Public Health;
Dan Wohlfeiler, MPH, California Department of Public Health;
Alice Gandelman, MPH, California Department of Public Health;
Edwin Lopez, California Department of Public Health;
Gail Bolan, MD, California Department of Public Health
Predicting Pregnancy Risk in Women
Liza Zolot, BA, Denver Public Health;
Debra Bell, RN, ND, Denver Public Health;
Moises Maravi, MS, Denver Public Health;
Judith C. Shlay, MD, Denver Public Health
It's Back! Repeat Syphilis Infection Among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Chicago, IL, 2004-2006
Irina Tabidze, MD, MPH, Chicago Department of Public Health;
Anna Hotton, MPH, University of Illinois at Chicago;
Nanette Benbow, MAS, Chicago Department of Public Health;
William Wong, MD, Chicago Department of Public Health
Re-testing for Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Massachusetts Family Planning Clinics
Marie Ellen Caggiano, MD, MPH, University of Massachusetts Medical School;
William Dumas, RN, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;
Thomas Bertrand, MPH, Massachusetts Dept. of Health;
Katherine Hsu, MD, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health;
Sylvie Ratelle, MD, MPH, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Syphilis and HIV Co-infection, Puerto Rico, 2004-2006
Zaira Kianes-Perez, MS, Puerto Rico Department of Health;
Luis Chiroque, MD, Puerto Rico Department of Health;
Manuel A. Rodriguez-Bidot, MPH, Puerto Rico Department of Health;
Trinidad Garcia, PhD, Puerto Rico Department of Health;
Jose Colon-Garcia, MPH, Puerto Rico Department of Health
The Quest for Better Data – Transmission and Merging of Infertility Prevention Project Electronic and Hard-Copy Data Elements Between the Laboratory, Data Warehouse, and Program Using a Unique Identifier
Christianne Biggs, MS, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory;
William Brannon, AAS, Computer, Science, Ahlers and Associates;
David Fine, PhD, Center for Health Training;
Region X. IPP Laboratory Subcommittee, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory
How Men Who Have Sex with Men Conceptualize and Manage Their Risk of Contracting Syphilis: Results from Qualitative Research
Christopher M. O'Leary, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Aaron Plant, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Jorge A. Montoya, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Harlan Rotblatt, BA, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Peter R. Kerndt, MD, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Neurosyphilis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Chicago, IL, 2006
Irina Tabidze, MD, MPH, Chicago Department of Public Health;
Anna Hotton, MPH, University of Illinois at Chicago;
Nanette Benbow, MAS, Chicago Department of Public Health;
William Wong, MD, Chicago Department of Public Health
Testing Behavior and Perceived Risk for Syphilis in a Time-space Sample of Men Who Have Sex with Men
Aaron Plant, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Jorge A. Montoya, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Christopher M. O'Leary, PhD, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Harlan Rotblatt, BA, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health;
Peter Kerndt, MD, MPH, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
An Evaluation of Syphilis Outbreak Response Plans, 2005-2006
Ranell L. Myles, MPH, CHES, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
John Beltrami, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Delicia Carey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Cindy Gay, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;
Kevin O'Connor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Sam Groseclose, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On-line Syphilis Testing In San Francisco, 2003-2007
Robert Kohn, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health;
Deborah K. Levine, MA, Internet Sexuality Information Services, Inc;
Jacqueline McCright, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health;
Andrew Woodruff, Internet Sexuality Information Services, Inc;
Kyle T. Bernstein, PhD, ScM, San Francisco Department of Public Health;
Jeffrey D. Klausner, MD, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health
Performance and Utility of a Rapid, Point of Care Test for Hepatitis C Using Oral Fluid, Blood, Serum and Plasma
Stephen R. Lee, PhD, OraSure Technologies, Inc;
Keith W. Kardos, PhD, OraSure Technologies, Inc;
Graham Yearwood, PhD, OraSure Technologies, Inc;
Geraldine Guillon, PhD, OraSure Technologies, Inc;
Lisa Kurtz, OraSure Technologies, Inc;
Mark Fischl, OraSure Technologies, Inc;
Vijaya Mokkapati, OraSure Technologies, Inc
Rural Residence is Associated with Late HIV Diagnosis -- South Carolina, 2001-2005
Kristina E. Weis, MPH, University of South Carolina;
Ivo Foppa, University of South Carolina;
Angela D. Liese, University of South Carolina;
James Hussey, University of South Carolina;
Lynda Kettinger, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control;
Terri Stephens, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control;
Jerry Gibson, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control;
Wayne A. Duffus, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Partner Notification for HPV infection
Karen Hoover, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Matthew Hogben, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
Allison L. Friedman, MS, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
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