A5 Challenges for Monitoring STDs in the United States: Implications for Programs and Policy

Background/Purpose:Surveillance data should provide evidence from which programmatic and policy decisions are made. Yet obtaining complete, accurate, and useful data can be challenging.

Objectives of Symposium: To describe trends for each of the three major notifiable STDs, the limitations of surveillance data associated with each, and how those limitations are being addressed.

Implications for Programs, Policy, and/or Research: Increases in syphilis and the large number of reported chlamydia and gonorrhea cases are stretching the resources of state and local programs. Innovative approaches in surveillance are needed to better understand who is being impacted by disease and where new cases are emerging.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010: 10:15 AM-12:00 PM
International Ballroom E/F (M2) (Omni Hotel)
10:15 AM
A5a
Probably Not What You Think: Trends in Chlamydial Infections in the U.S
Catherine Satterwhite, MSPH, MPH, Division of STD Prevention, Epidemiology and Surevillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
10:40 AM
A5b
Syphilis in the United States: Epidemiology and Emerging Trends
John Su, MD, PhD, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
11:05 AM
A5c
Trends in Surveillance of Gonorrhea in the United States
Nicholas Gaffga, MD, MPH, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
11:30 AM
A5d
Will Gonorrhea Become XDR-GC?
Eileen Yee, MD, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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