Barbara Coughlin, RN

Public Health Nurse
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Division of STD Prevention
William A. Hinton State Laboratory Institute
305 South Street
Boston, MA
USA 02130
barbara.coughlin@state.ma.us

Biographical Sketch:
Responsible for clinical support to eight Disease Intervention Specialist staff at the Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention (DSTDP), MA Department of Public Health (MDPH) Public Health case managment and reporting of congenital syphilis Management of state supplied benzathine penicillin G program Clinical resource for clinicians seeking STD treatment and case management guidance Clinical resource for the Expedited Partner Therapy option for MA clinicians Project manager and principle author of "Flu Care at Home" a flu care management resource for families