THP Poster Session Two

Thursday, September 22, 2016: 5:45 PM-6:30 PM
Galleria Exhibit Hall

Identification of Undiagnosed HIV Infections Among Contacts of HIV+ Males Newly Diagnosed with Gonorrhea or Chlamydia
Emily Rowlinson, BSFS, MPH, TB/HIV/STD Epidemiology and Supplemental Projects Group, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX and Samuel Goings, MPH, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, TX
Implementing a Community-Embedded Disease Intervention Specialist Program in a Non-Traditional Setting, Los Angeles, California
Francisco Reyes, MPP1, Michelle Cantu, MPH2, William Alamo, BA1, Crystal Cedillo, BA1 and Celia Hernandez, N/A1, 1STD Prevention Programs, California Family Health Council, Los Angeles, CA, 2California Family Health Council
Impact of Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) Implementation on Chlamydia Incidence in the United States
Okeoma Mmeje, MD, MPH, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Comparison of Congenital Syphilis Elimination Implementation at Primary and Secondary Health Care - a Case Study from West Papua Indonesia
NURLELY BETHESDA SINAGA, MD, MPH1, RATIH DHARMI WOELANDAROE, MD, MSc, MPH2, KARINA WIDOWATI, MD, MPH3, HARRIET TORLESSE, PhD3 and VICTOR EKA NUGRAHAPUTRA, MD, MPH4, 1CHILD SURVIVAL AND DEVELOPMENT, UNICEF INDONESIA, JAKARTA, Indonesia, 2CHILD SURVIVAL AND DEVELOPMENT, UNICEF INDONESIA, 3UNICEF INDONESIA, 4PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICE OF WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA
Public Health and Education Partnerships for Adolescent Sexual Health Services (SHS): Lessons from the Field
Sara Stahlberg, N/A, National Coalition of STD Directors, Washington, DC and Amanda Brown, MPH, Connections for Student Success, CAI, New York, NY
Trans Communities and Access to HIV/STD Testing
Smitty Buckler-Amabilis, BS focus in Epidemiology and Medical Anthropology. Currently working as a HIV/STD clinician and in HIV Vaccine Research, Rad Care, Seattle, WA
Sexual Health Education: Modifying Outreach Efforts for Individuals with Disabilities
Cory DAmbrosio, CHES, FACES Clinic, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Gonococcal Case Treatment By Provider Type in North Carolina State Surveillance Data, 2013-2014
Mara Larson, MPH, Communicable Disease Branch, North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, NC
Youth-Led Participatory Evaluation of a Community Engagement Project Designed to Lower Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Young Women and Transgender Women of Color
Amy Johnson, PhD, Research, Evaluation and Data Services, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Chicago, IL and Cynthia Tucker, MA, Prevention and CBA, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Screening and Treatment Outcomes for Female Inmates in the Maricopa County Correctional Facilities
Sana Rukh, Master of Public Health (MPH), Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Phoenix, AZ
The Relationship Between Education and Screening: A Study of an on-Campus, after-School Teen Program
Samantha Kwiatkowski, MPH, CHES and Irfan kakezai, MD/PHD/MPH, Area 4 AIDS Program Office, Florida Department of Health, Duval County, Jacksonville, FL
Developing an Automated System for Assigning Reactor Dispositions
Robert P. Kohn, MPH1, Gloria Calero, BA2, Joseph Engelman, MD3, Rebecca Shaw, BA4, Angelique Forbes, BA2 and Susan S. Philip, MD, MPH5, 1Applied Research, Community Health, Epidemiology, and Surveillance (ARCHES) Branch, Population Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, 2San Francisco Department of Public Health, 3San Francisco City Clinic, Population Health Division, SF DPH, San Francisco, CA, 4San Franciscso Department of Public Health, 5San Francisco City Clinic, Disease Prevention and Control, Population Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA
College Student Health Care Costs, Insurance Coverage, and Measures to Protect Confidentiality for Sexually Transmitted Disease Services
Kendra Cuffe, MPH1, Melissa Habel, MPH2, Alexandra Caccamo, MPH2, Oscar Beltran, PhD3 and Jami Leichliter, PhD3, 1Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Controll and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2Division of STD Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, GA, 3Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
The New Urethritis Diagnostic Criteria in the 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines: How Much More Does It Buy?
Elfriede Agyemang, MD1, Lisa E. Manhart, PhD, MPH2, Matthew R. Golden, MD, MPH3, Julia C. Dombrowski, MD, MPH3 and Lindley A. Barbee, MD, MPH3, 1Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2Departments of Epidemiology and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 3HIV/STD Program and Department of Medicine, Public Health - Seattle & King County and University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Partner Services for Gonorrhea in Utah 2009-2015
Daniel R. Newman, MA1, Erin Fratto, MS, CHES2, Jerry Carlile, MSPH2 and Thomas Peterman, MD, MSc3, 1Epidemiology and Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2Utah Department of Health, 3Epidemiology and Statistics Branch, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Stopping Gonorrhea in Its Tracks: Creating Partnerships with High Reporting Clinics in South Los Angeles
Crystal Cedillo, BA1, Francisco Reyes, MPP1, William Alamo, BA1, Celia Hernandez, N/A1 and Michelle Cantu, MPH2, 1STD Prevention Programs, California Family Health Council, Los Angeles, CA, 2California Family Health Council
Prevalence of Mycoplasma Genitalium Macrolide and Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Resistance Markers in Women Enrolled in a Multi-Center Clinical Study
Meghan O'Donnell, BS, Research and Development, Hologic, Inc, San Diego, CA, Alice Jiang, BS, MS, Research and Development, Hologic Inc, San Diego, CA and Damon Getman, PhD, Research and Development, Women's Health Diagnostics, Hologic Inc, San Diego, CA
Measuring the Impact of School-Based STD Screening, Washington, DC, 2013-2014
Bruce W. Furness, MD, MPH1, Daniel R. Newman, MA2, Bethany Foster, MPH3, Kenya Troutman, MPH4, Veronica Urquilla, MSW5, Travis Gayles, MD, PhD3 and Michael Kharfen, BA6, 1DC DOH - HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration, Division of STD/TB Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DSTDP, Washington, DC, 2Epidemiology and Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 3HAHSTA, Washington, DC, 4HAHSTA, HAHSTA, Washington, DC, 5HAHSTA, Washignton, DC, 6HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration, DC Department of Health, Washington, DC
Behavioral Interventions for HIV and STD Prevention Among Youth and Young Adults in the Compendium of Evidence-Based Interventions and Best Practices for HIV Prevention
Christina White, MPH and Terrika Barham, MPH, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Prevention Research Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Increased Number of Sexually-Active Women and Women Who Had Chlamydia Testing in HEDIS Measures, 2009-2014
Guoyu Tao, PhD, Division of STD Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, GA and Thomas Gift, PhD, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Identifying HIV Care Continuum Gaps Among Public STD Clinic Patients to Improve Outcomes and Reduce Onward HIV Transmission
Preeti Pathela, DrPH, MPH, Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY, Kelly Jamison, MPH, Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY, Sarah Braunstein, PhD, MPH, HIV Epidemiology and Field Services, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY, Julie Schillinger, MD, MSc, Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Long Island City, NY, Olga Tymejczyk, MPH, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, City University of New York School of Public Health, New York, NY and Denis Nash, PhD, MPH, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, City University of New York School of Public Health, New York
Linking HIV Surveillance Data with Medicaid Data to Improve Outcomes in Louisiana
Debbie Wendell, PhD, MPH, STD/HIV Program, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, New Orleans, LA and DeAnn Gruber, PhD, LCSW, Louisiana Office of Public Health STD/HIV Program, New Orleans, LA
We Can Stop STDs Los Angeles, a Cross-Sector Community Engagement Approach to Reducing STIs
Valerie Coachman-Moore, MPH, Coachman Moore & Associates Inc., Pasadena, CA and Kiana Dobson, MPH, Coachman Moore & Associates Inc., Corona, CA
A Mhealth Intervention Trial to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates in Urban Primary Care Clinics
Brian Dixon, MPA, PhD, FHIMSS1, Stephen Downs, MD, MS2, Zuoyi Zhang, PhD3, Wanzhu Tu, PhD4, Brianna Lindsay, PhD5, Tammy Dugan, MS6, Meena Sheley, MS6, Shan Xiao, MS6, Abby Church, BS3 and Gregory Zimet, PhD7, 1Department of Epidemiology, Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indianapolis, IN, 2Children's Health Services Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 3Regenstrief Institute, 4Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, 5Merck Corporation, 6Children's Health Services Research, IU School of Medicine, 7Section of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics & Center for HPV Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Increases in Adherence to Gonorrhea Treatment Recommendations in Three California Local Health Jurisdictions Associated with a Targeted Provider Intervention
Nicole Burghardt, MPH1, Joan Chow, MPH, DrPH1, Julie Stoltey, MD, MPH2, Carolyn Lieber, MPH3, Jim McPherson, .4, Jared Rutledge, PhD5 and Heidi Bauer, MD, MS, MPH2, 1Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, 2STD Control Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, 3HIV/STD Program, Riverside County Department of Public Health, Riverside, CA, 4STD/HIV Prevention and Control, Santa Clara County Public Health Department, San Jose, CA, 5Community Health, Fresno County Department of Public Health, Fresno, CA
Beyond Legalizing Patient-Delivered Partner Therapy (PDPT) – Successes and Setbacks in Implementing Statewide Access in the California Project Area (CPA)
Laura Kovaleski, MPH1, Sarah Campbell, MPH2, Claire Feldman, MPH2, Lani Pasion, BS2, Nicole Burghardt, MPH1, Holly Howard, MPH1 and Heidi Bauer, MD, MS, MPH3, 1Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, 2Clinical and Community Health Programs, California Family Health Council, Berkeley, CA, 3STD Control Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA
Factors Associated with Expedited Partner Therapy Receipt Among Female Attendees of Two Community Health Organizations Serving Neighborhoods with High Rates of Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection in New York City, 2014
Diana Sanchez, PhD, MPH, Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY, Ebiere Okah, BA, School of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY and Julie Schillinger, MD, MSc, Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Long Island City, NY
Bridging the Gap: Engagement in Care through an Innovative Online Tool
LePaige Godfrey, MPA and Jamila Ealey, MPH, HIV Unit, Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection Elicits Distinct Profiles of T Cell Phenotypes in Systemic Versus Mucosal Sites
Brian Ogendi, BS1, Rakesh Bakshi, Ph.D2, Kanupriya Gupta, PhD2, Stephen Jordan, MD, PhD2, LaDraka Brown, BS2, Christen Press, CRNP2, Richa Kapil, PhD2, Steffanie Sabbaj, PhD3 and William Geisler, MD, MPH2, 1University of Alabama at Birmigham, Birmingham, AL, 2Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 3University of Alabama at Birmigham
Can Publicly-Funded Specialty Clinics Provide Medical Homes for Underserved at-Risk Communitities in the Era of Expanded Medicaid and Affordable Care Act?
Bruce W. Furness, MD, MPH1, Andria Apostolou, PhD, MPH2, Shawn Hirsch, MPH2, Raydel Valdes Salgado, PhD, MPH, MS3, Marty Cicchinelli, MS2, Travis Gayles, MD, PhD4 and Michael Kharfen, BA5, 1DC DOH - HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration, Division of STD/TB Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DSTDP, Washington, DC, 2SciMetrika, LLC, Durham, NC, 3SciMetrika LLC, Durham, NC, 4HAHSTA, Washington, DC, 5HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration, DC Department of Health, Washington, DC
How Youth Access Sexual and Reproductive Health Information: A Focus on South Los Angeles
Gabriella Galdamez, MPH1, Michelle Cantu, MPH2, Celia Hernandez, N/A3 and Emily Rozema, MPH1, 1California Family Health Council, Los Angeles, CA, 2California Family Health Council, 3STD Prevention Programs, California Family Health Council, Los Angeles, CA
The Role of Religiosity on Sexual Behaviors and the Prevention of STDs Among a Nationally-Representative Sample of Adolescents and Young Adults
Oscar Beltran, PhD1, Rachel Kachur, MPH1, Alexandra Caccamo, MPH2 and Melissa Habel, MPH2, 1Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2Division of STD Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, GA
The Safety of Intrauterine Contraception Initiation Among Women with Asymptomatic Cervical Infection or at High Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections
Tara Jatlaoui, MD, MPH, Katharine Simmons, MD, MPH and Kathryn Curtis, PhD, Division of Reproductive Health/Women's Health and Fertility Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA
Pilot Project of Self-Collected Specimens for Express Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Tests with Adolescents and Young Adults at Youth Clinics, San Francisco, 2016
Trang Q. Nguyen, PhD, MPH1, Joi Jackson-Morgan, MPH2, Crishyashi Thao, BA3, Monica Lee, BA3, Ayanna Bennett, MD, MS, FAAP4 and Susan S. Philip, MD, MPH5, 1Applied Research, Community Health, Epidemiology, and Surveillance Branch, Population Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, 23rd Street Youth Center & Clinic, San Francisco, CA, 3Disease Prevention and Control Branch, Population Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, 4San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, 5San Francisco City Clinic, Disease Prevention and Control, Population Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA
Adolescent Willingness to Participate in a Reproductive Health Clinical Trial at Baseline and One Year Follow-up
Susan Rosenthal, PhD1, Ariel Deroche, BS2, Marina Catallozzi, MD1, Jane Chang, MD3, Carmen Radecki Breitkopf, PhD4 and Christine Mauro, PhD5, 1Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, 2Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 3Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 4Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 5Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
Developing Academic Detailing and Patient Empowerment for Addressing Private Practice Chlamydia Screening and Treatment
Beth Butler, BA1, Nenette Hickey, M.S.2 and Kristine King, B.S.2, 1Division of TB/STD, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA, 2TB/STD, PA Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA
Adolescent Perspectives on Acceptance of a Chlamydia Vaccine and Willingness to Participate in Vaccine-Related Research
Maria Trent, MD, MPH, Pediatrics/Population, Family and Reproductive Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine & School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, Jamie Perin, PhD, Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, Jacquelyn Toppins, HSD, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD and Charlotte Gaydos, MS, MPH, DrPH, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Effective Partner Notification and the Impact of Face to Face Consultations
Anatole Menon-Johansson, PhD, MPH, FRCP, SXT Health CIC (www.sxt.org.uk), London, United Kingdom
ECDC Chlamydia Control in Europe Guidance 2015 – Advancing Chlamydia Prevention and Control Activities in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA)
Otilia Mardh, MD, MSc1, Gianfranco Spiteri, MD, MPH2 and Andrew Amato-Gauci, MD, MSc2, 1Epidemic Inteligence and Response Section, ECDC, Stockholm, Sweden, 2ECDC
Let's Tweet about Sex: Using Social Media to Engage Youth about Sexual Health
Cherri Sinclair, Senior Account Executive, Octane Public Relations & Advertising, Washington, DC
Fundamentals of Policy and Communications to Address Public Health Problems
Lucy Baglin, MPH, Policy and Communications, National Coalition of STD Directors, Washington, DC and Rebekah Horowitz, JD, MPH, National Coalition of STD Directors, Washington, DC
Examining Geographic Proximity As a Means to Increase Access to Free Condoms Among Teenagers 15-19 Years Old in Areas with High Rates of STDs
Anna Civitarese, BS, Jaime Comella, MPH, Kristen Calcagni, MPH and Theodore Marak, MPH, Division of Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease and Emergency Medical Services, Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STDs, and TB, Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, RI
Evaluation of Vaginal Specimens for the Detection of C. Trachomatis (CT) and N. Gonorrhoeae (GC) in High Risk Females Attending Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Clinics in Alberta, Canada
Jamil Kanji, MD, FRCPC1, Susan Gee, MLT2, Petra Smyczek, MD PhD FRCPC3, Marthe Charles, MD MSc4, Judith Brandley, RN5, Penny Parker, RN6, Brenda Blore, RN, BN7, Michelle Major, RN7, Ron Read, MD, PhD, FRCPC8 and Prenilla Naidu, MD, FRCPC9, 1Walter MacKenzie Centre, Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 2bacteriology, Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 3STI Services, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 4Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 5Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic, Alberta Health Services, 6Alberta Health Services-Edmonton STI Clinic, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 7Alberta Health Services, 8Alberta Health Services-Calgary STI Clinic, Calgary, AB, Canada, 9Bacteriology, Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada
An Adaptation of "Safe in the City" to Prevent STDs and Unintended Pregnancies Among Older Adolescents
Aaron Plant, MPH1, Jorge Montoya, PhD1, Karin Coyle, PhD2, Jenna Gaarde, MPH3 and Cornelis Rietmeijer, MD, PhD4, 1Sentient Research, West Covina, CA, 2ETR, Scotts Valley, CA, 3Gaarde Consulting, Oakland, CA, 4Denver STD Prevention Training Center, Denver Public Health, Denver, CO
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection in Pregnant Women: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Molecular Characterization in One of the Most Populated Cities in Argentina
Ana Ximena Kiguen, Physician1, Marcela Marrama, Biochemist2, Susana Ruiz, Biochemistry3, Patricia Estofan, Biochemistry4, Raul Fernando Venezuela, Biochemistry5, Jessica Paola Mosmann, Geneticist5, Marina Soledad Monetti, Biologist5 and Cecilia Gabriela Cuffini, Biochemistry5, 1Laboratorio de Chlamydias y HPV. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Instituto de Virologí­a "Dr J.M. Vanella", Córdoba, Argentina, 2Municipalidad de Córdoba, Dirección de especialidades Médicas., Córdoba, Argentina, 3Laboratorio LACE, Córdoba, Argentina, 4Centro Integral de Ginecología, Obstetricia y Reproducción, CIGOR, Córdoba, Argentina, 5Laboratorio de Chlamydias y HPV. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Instituto de Virología "Dr J.M. Vanella", Córdoba, Argentina
Evaluation of Video Intervention on Sex-Related Psychosocial and Behavioral Outcomes in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Female Adolescents
Pamela Murray, MD, MHP1, Amie Ashcraft, PhD, MPH1 and Julie Downs, PhD2, 1Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia Univeristy, Morgantown, WV, 2Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Transcending Barriers and Creating Opportunities: Program Evaluation of a Cervical Cytology/ HPV Screening Program in the Dominican Republic
Erin McDonough, RN, BSN, Carrie Hall, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC and Cindy Tofthagen, PhD, ARNP, AOCNP, FAANP, FAAN, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Trends in Chlamydia Screening Among Sexually Active Young Women (15-24 Years Old) in the United States, 2006-2013
Laura T Haderxhanaj, MPH, MS, Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN and Hsien-Chang Lin, PhD, Department of Applied Health Science, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Community Support for Condom Availability in New York State (NYS) Local Public Schools
Benjamin Wise, MS, CHES1, Colleen McLaughlin, PhD, MPH1, Malathi Aarkoti, MPH2 and Alison Muse, MPH1, 1Bureau of STD Prevention and Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, 2National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Albany, NY
Tools and Insights for Reaching Young African American Men with Sexual Health Messaging
Allison Friedman, MS, Division of STD Prevention, CDC, NCHHSTP, Atlanta, GA, Lauren Witbart, M.Ed., Ed.S., MPH, Office of the Associate Director for Communciation, CDC, Atlanta, GA, Deborah Arrindel, BA, Health Policy, American Sexual Health Association, Research Triangle Park, NC, Fred Wyand, BA, ASHA, Research Triangle Park, NC and Lynn Barclay, BA, American Sexual Health Association, Research Triangle Park, NC
Improving Syphilis Partner Notification Interviews By Embedding Communicable Disease Investigators (CDIs) in HIV Clinics, Maricopa County, AZ, (2008-2015)
Ruchi Pancholy, MPH, Tom Mickey, BS and Erica Bouton, MS, STD Program, Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Phoenix, AZ
Variability in Gonorrhea (GC) Treatment Compliance in Four Midwestern States: Impact of Provider Type
Surachai Amornsawadwattana, MD, Hilary Reno, MD, PhD and Bradley Stoner, MD, PhD, Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Sexually Transmitted Disease Partner Services Increases HIV Testing Among Partners of Men Who Have Sex with Men
David Katz, PhD, MPH1, Teal Bell, MPH2, Julia Dombrowski, MD, MPH3, Roxanne Kerani, PhD4, Mark Aubin, BA5, Zandt Bryan, BS6, David Kern, BA7, David Heal, MSW6 and Matthew R. Golden, MD, MPH8, 1Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2Infectious Disease Assessment Unit, Washington State Department of Health, Olympia, WA, 3Div Infectious Diseases, Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 4HIV/STD Control Program, Public Health - Seattle and King County, Seattle, WA, 5STD Services Section, Washington State Department of Health, Olympia, WA, 6Washington State Department of Health, Olympia, WA, 7Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL, 8Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Disease, and Public Health - Seattle & King County HIV/STD Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Factors of Successful Linkage and Retention to HIV Care in a National HIV Testing and Linkage Program
Jorge Montoya, PhD1, Aaron Plant, MPH1, Michael Chien, PhD, (c)1, Mena Gorre, MPH2, Lori Mizuno, MPA3, Mark McGrath, MPH4 and Whitney Engeran-Cordova4, 1Sentient Research, West Covina, CA, 2Linkage to Care Director, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, 3AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, 4Public Health Division, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Comparison of in-Person Versus Telephone Interviews for Early Syphilis and HIV Partner Services
Christine L. Heumann, MD1, David A. Katz, PhD, MPH2, Julie Dombrowski, MD, MPH3, Amy B. Bennett, MPH4, Lisa E. Manhart, PhD, MPH5 and Matthew R. Golden, MD, MPH3, 1University of Washington, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Seattle, WA, 2University of Washington, Department of Medicine, and Public Health - Seattle & King County HIV/STD Program, Seattle, WA, 3University of Washington, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Public Health - Seattle & King County HIV/STD Program, Seattle, WA, 4Public Health - Seattle & King County HIV/STD Program, Seattle, WA, 5University of Washington, Departments of Epidemiology and Global Health, Seattle, WA
Timing and Location Matter: A Process Evaluation of HIV/STD Partner Services Interview and Elicitation Rates, New York State, 2013-2015
Britney Johnson, MPH, April Richardson-Moore, RN, MPH and Tarak Shrestha, MS, Bureau of HIV/STD Field Services, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY
Utility of the Syphilis Health Check™ in an STD Clinic Setting
Stephanie E. Cohen, MD, MPH1, Robert P. Kohn, MPH2, Traci Toles-Williams, PHM3, Joseph Engelman, MD3 and Susan S. Philip, MD, MPH4, 1San Francisco City Clinic, Population Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, 2Applied Research, Community Health, Epidemiology, and Surveillance (ARCHES) Branch, Population Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, 3San Francisco City Clinic, Population Health Division, SF DPH, San Francisco, CA, 4San Francisco City Clinic, Disease Prevention and Control, Population Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA
Integration of Disease Intervention Specialists at a Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic on Partner Notification Services Outcomes
Thomas Bertrand, MPH1, Theodore Marak, MPH2, Jaime Comella, MPH2, Kristen Calcagni, MPH2, Alexi Almonte, BS3, Alec Tributino, BS3, Madeline Montgomery, MPH3, Ashley Robinette, MPH3, Jacob van den Berg, PhD3 and Philip Chan, MD, MS4, 1Office of HIV, STD, Tuberculosis, and Viral Hepatitis, Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence,, RI, 2Division of Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease and Emergency Medical Services, Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STDs, and TB, Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, RI, 3The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, 4Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, RI
Comparing Home-Collected Versus Clinic-Collected Specimens for the Detection of Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae in Extragenital Sites
Kristie Gordon, BA1, Mark McGrath, MPH2, Rosalba Castro, BA3, Lauren Natoli, BA3, Laura Anderson, MPH4, Adam Cohen, PhD, MPH3 and Jeffrey Klausner, MD, MPH5, 1David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2Public Health Division, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, 3AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, 4University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 5Division of Infectious Diseases and Program in Global Health, David Geffen School of Medicine and Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
Achieving Health Equity Among MSM:Is Your Jurisdiction Making the Grade?
Thomas Bertrand, MPH, Office of HIV, STD, Tuberculosis, and Viral Hepatitis, Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence,, RI, Blake Rowley, BA, Health Equity/Prevenion, NASTAD, Washington, DC, Neal Carnes, MA/Doctoral Candidate, Office of HIV/AIDS, Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, GA and Todd Harvey, MA, Independent Contractor, Pittsburgh, PA
Lessons Learned for Targeted STD/HIV Outreach Services to High Risk Populations in Guam
Vince Aguon, MPA, Grace Ibanez, Communicable Disease Control Investigator and Bernadette Schumann, MPA, Department of Public Health and Social Services, STD/HIV Program, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Mangilao, Guam
Stigma As a Barrier to Care, Treatment, and Prevention of STDs in LGBT Individuals
Ryan Meyer, MPP, National Coalition for LGBT Health, Washington, D.C., DC
Implementing an HIV PrEP Program through a Local Health Department in a Non-Medicaid Expansion State
Arlene C. Sena, MD, MPH1, Barbara Johnston, MD2, Nikki McKnight, FNP2, Destry Taylor, FNP2, Heidi Swygard, MD, MPH1, Mehri McKellar, MD3 and Christopher Hurt, MD1, 1Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2Lincoln Community Health Center, Durham, NC, 3Department of Medicine, Duke University Infectious Diseases, Durham
Diagnosis of Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections of the Oropharynx and Rectum Using the Roche Cobas® CT/NG v2.0 Test
Kathryn Klebba, Senior Public Health Microbiologist, Santa Clara Public Health Laboratory, Santa Clara County Public Health laboratory, San Jose, CA
False-Negative Syphilis Treponemal EIA Results in Two HIV-Coinfected Case-Patients
Alan Katz, MD, MPH1, Alan Komeya, MPH2 and Juval Tomas, RN, MSN, MPH2, 1Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 2Diamond Head STD Clinic, Hawaii Department of Health, Honolulu, HI
Targeted STD/HIV Outreach Services to High Risk Populations in Guam: Lessons Learned
Vince Aguon, MPA, Bernadette Schumann, MPA and Grace Ibanez, Communicable Disease Control Investigator, Department of Public Health and Social Services, STD/HIV Program, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control, Mangilao, Guam
Programmatic Response to Increase in Number of Syphilis Cases Reporting Meeting Partners at Commercial Sex Venues, Maricopa County, AZ 2015
Erica Bouton, MS and Tom Mickey, BS, STD Program, Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Phoenix, AZ
Ocular Syphilis Cases- Does Chicago Follow the Same Trends As the West Coast?
Irina Tabidze, MD, MPH, Division STI/HIV, Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL and Ramona Bhatia, MD, MS, Division of STI/HIV, Chicago Dept of Public Health, Chicago, IL
Duration of Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Positivity Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Returning for a Test-of-Cure Visit after Treatment for Laboratory-Confirmed Neisseria Gonorrhea Infection at Two Public STD Clinics, New York City, 2013-2015
Ebiere Okah, BA, School of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, Emily Westheimer, MSc, Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, Kelly Jamison, MPH, Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY and Julie Schillinger, MD, MSc, Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Long Island City, NY
Providing Comprehensive Health Care to Men Who Have Sex with Men: Training Primary Care Providers in New York City, 2015
Lauren Taylor, MPH1, April Pavlish, MPH2, Jennifer Fuld, PhD3 and Gowri Nagendra, MPH2, 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/New York City Deparment of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY, 2Columbia University, New York, NY, 3Division of Disease Control, PCSI, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY
Poor Performance of a Rapid Syphilis Test Used for Screening in an Outreach Setting, New York City, 2015
Maria Soto, MPH1, Brian Toro, N/A2, Alexander Ramon, MD, MPH3, Sue Blank, MD, MPH4 and Tarek Mikati, MD, MPH1, 1Bureau of STD Prevention and Control, New York City Department of Mental Health and Hygiene, Queens, NY, 2Bureau of STD Control, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY, 3Bureau of STD Prevention and Control, NYC DOHMH, Queens, NY, 4Bureau of STD Control and Prevention, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY; Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Decreasing HIV Incidence Among MSM in Baltimore City Via Targeted PrEP Provision at STI Clinics
Parastu Kasaie, PhD1, Stephen Berry, MD2, Maunank Shah, MD2, Eli Rosenberg, PhD3, Karen W. Hoover, MD, MPH4, Jeff Pennington, -2, Danielle German, PhD2, Colin Flynn, ScM5, Chris Beyrer, MD2 and David Dowdy, MD, PhD2, 1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2Johns Hopkins University, 3Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 4Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 5Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Tandem Testing: Integrating Point-of-Care Syphilis within HIV Testing Programs at CBOs
Ashley Carter, MPH and Emily Cothran, BS, Division of Disease Prevention - STD Surveillance, Operations & Data Administration, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, VA
PrEP Case Management: Retention Outcomes for HIV Vulnerable PrEP Initiates
Matthew Lowther, MSW, MPH1, Bryan Bautista-Gutierrez, BA1 and Laura Rusie, ScM2, 1Howard Brown Health, Chicago, IL, 2Howard Brown Health Center, Chicago, IL
Comparative Test Performance of Seven Treponemal Tests for Diagnosis of Syphilis
Ina Park, MD, MS1, Yetunde Fakile, PhD2, Susan Novak, PhD3, Jeffrey Schapiro, MD4, Anthony Tran, DrPH, MPH5, Katie Gustafson, BA6, Jim Nomura, MD7, Karen Hoover, MD8 and Joan Chow, MPH, DrPH1, 1Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, 2Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 3Kaiser Permanente Southern California Regional Laboratory, 4Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) Regional Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 5New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 6California Department of Public Health STD Control Branch, 7Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, 8Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Barriers to and Facilitators of Engagement in HIV Care Among Adult Ghanaian Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Living with HIV
Adedotun Ogunbajo, MPH, MHS, BS, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, Trace Kershaw, PhD, Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, Francis Boakye, BA, PORSH, Nii-Dromo Wallace-Atiapah,, BA, PORSH, Ghana and LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
HIV/AIDS Conspiracy Beliefs and PrEP Unawareness Among Black/African American and Latino MSM in Three US Cities
Evelyn Olansky, MPH, ICF International, Atlanta, GA, Gordon Mansergh, PhD, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, GA, Nicole Pitts, BS, ICF International, Jeff Herbst, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Matthew Mimiaga, ScD, MPH, Brown University, Damian Denson, PhD, MPH, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Stewart Landers, PhD, John Snow Inc. and Jeremy Holman, PhD, Health Resources in Action
Utilizing the Internet to Support STD Prevention Among MSM in Rhode Island
Thomas Bertrand, MPH1, Christion Battey, BA2 and Stephen Hourahan, BA2, 1Office of HIV, STD, Tuberculosis, and Viral Hepatitis, Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence,, RI, 2AIDS Project Rhode Island, Family Service of Rhode Island, Providence, RI
New Orleans, Louisiana: STD/HIV Response Task Force Efforts
Terri Gray, BS, MEHCM, STD/HIV Program, Louisiana Department of Health- Office of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, Joy Ewell, BS, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health-STD/HIV Program, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, New Orleans, LA, Javone Davis Charles, MPH, STD/HIV Program, State of Louisiana Office of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, Avis Gray, MSN, La. DHH/OPH Region 1, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospital, Office of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, Michael Carter, BS, STD/HIV Program, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, Mohammad Rahman, PhD, MBBS, MPH, STD/HIV Program, Louisiana Office of Public Health, New Orleans, LA and DeAnn Gruber, PhD, LCSW, Louisiana Office of Public Health STD/HIV Program, New Orleans, LA
Think inside the Box: Ocular Syphilis Surveillance Using Existing DIS Protocols
Victoria Mobley, MD MPH1, Anna Cope, PhD MPH2, Jessica Rinsky, PhD MPH3 and Erika Samoff, PhD MPH1, 1Communicable Disease Branch, North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, NC, 2North Carolina Communicable Disease Branch, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Raleigh, NC, 3Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development, Raleigh, NC
Increasing Annual Syphilis and Rectal Gonorrhea Screening in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) at a Federally Qualified Health Center with an LGBT Focus in Illinois, 2015
Marguerite Smith, MS, MPH, Illinois Department of Public Health, Springfield, IL, Danucha Brikshavana, MPH, Illinois Department of Public Health, Richard Zimmerman, MA, Illinois Department of Public Health, IL, Daniel Pohl, BA/BS, HIV/STD Prevention Department, Howard Brown Health Center, Chicago, IL, Kristin Keglovitz Baker, PA-C, AAHIVS, Department of Medical Services, Howard Brown Health Center, Chicago, IL, Chad Hendry, BA, HIV/STI Prevention Department, Howard Brown Health Center, Chicago, IL and Laura Rusie, ScM, Howard Brown Health Center, Chicago, IL
A Literature Review: Addressing Public Health Policy Questions with Chlamydia Transmission Models
Minttu Ronn, PhD1, Emory Wolf, BSc1, Harrell Chesson, PhD2, Nicolas A Menzies, PhD1, Kara Galer, MPH1, Rachel Gorwitz, MD, MPH2, Thomas Gift, PhD2, Kathy Hsu, MD, MPH3 and Joshua A Salomon, PhD1, 1Prevention Policy Modeling Lab, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 3Division of STD Prevention and Ratelle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center of New England, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Jamaica Plain, MA
Effectiveness of Social Media on Raising Awareness about STDs in the Middle East and North Africa
Sara Shashaani, PhD (c), M.Sc., Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Shahrzad Rouhani, MPH (c), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, Amin Sanei Moghaddam, M.D., MPH, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Hediyeh Ashki, B.A., RAH Foundation, San Jose, CA, Narges Dorratoltaj, M.Sc. M.P.H., Department of Population health Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Hoda Mirafzal, PhD, Chemistry, California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, San Luis Obispo, CA
Pairing STI Control and Syringe Exchange Services Increases Case Finding Among Persons Who Inject Drugs
Alexis Roth, PhD MPH1, Jesse Goldshear, MPHc1, Ana Martinez-Donate, PhD1, Seth Welles, PhD ScD2, Martha Chavis, MA3 and Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, MPH4, 1Community Health and Prevention, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, 2Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, 3Camden Area Health Education Centers, Inc., Camden, NJ, 4Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Bridging the Gap: Transitioning HIV-Positive Inmates from Prison to Community HIV Care
Victoria Mobley, MD MPH, Communicable Disease Branch, North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, NC, Jenna Donovan, MPH, Department of Health and Human Services, NC Division of Public Health/Communicable Disease Branch, Raleigh, NC, Kimberly Sutton, BA, Department of Health and Human Services, NC Division of Public Health/Communicable Disease Branch, Charlotte, NC, Dee Simmons, BS, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Raleigh, NC and Constance Jones, MA, CPM, Department of Health and Human Services, NC Division of Public Health/Communicable Disease Branch, Fayetteville, NC
Implementation of a New Electronic Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Surveillance System in Chicago, IL
Irina Tabidze, MD, MPH, Division STI/HIV, Chicago Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL, Lisa Varella, BS, Divison of STD Prevention/Field Services Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, IL, Eric Warren, MPH, Divison of STD Prevention/Field Services Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gabrielle Henley, BS, Division of STI/HIV, Chicago Dept of Public Health and Cristal Simmons, MPH, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics, Chicago Dept of Public Health
Analyzing Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Repeaters and Non-Repeaters in District of Columbia
Suparna Das, PHD, Department of Health, District of Columbia, HAHSTA, DC DOH, Washington D.C, DC and Kerri Dorsey, MPH, SIB, HAHSTA, DCDOH, DC, DC
Prevalence of HIV Testing Among Adults with a Hepatitis C Diagnosis: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999 - 2014
Emeka Oraka, MPH1, Winston Abara, MD, PhD2, Marc Pitasi, MPH3, Michelle Van Handel, MPH3 and Elizabeth DiNenno, PhD4, 1Health Research Informatics and Technology Division, ICF International, Atlanta, GA, 2Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, 3Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, 4NCHHSTP/DHAP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Staging Late Latent Syphilis: An Evaluation of Disease Intervention Specialist Case Assignment Outcomes
Nan Haugan, MPH, Jeff Stover, MPH, Oana Vasiliu, MD, MS, Tammie Woodson, BS and Rachel Culp, MPH, Division of Disease Prevention, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, VA
Motivations for Ecstasy Use Among African-Americans: Implications for HIV Prevention
Khary Rigg, Ph.D., Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Analyzing Abstracts from the 2014 STD Prevention Conference: Assessment of the State of the Science
Alexandra Caccamo, MPH1, Elizabeth Torrone, PhD2, Marion Carter, PhD3, Matthew Hogben, PhD4 and Sevgi Aral, PhD1, 1Division of STD Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, GA, 2Surveillance and Data Management Branch, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 3Health Services Research and Evaluation Branch, CDC, Atlanta, GA, 4NCHHSTP/DSTDP/SBREB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Contribution of Repeat Infections to the Gonorrhea Burden in the STD Surveillance Network (SSuN)
Jerusha Barton, MPH1, Robbie Therese Madera, MPH2, Heidi Bauer, MD, MS, MPH3, Trang Q. Nguyen, PhD, MPH4, Robert P. Kohn, MPH5, Rebecca Hawrusik, MS6, Ellen Klingler, MPH7, Emily Han, MPH3, Teal Bell, MPH8, Christina Schumacher, PhD9 and Mark Stenger, MA10, 1Division of STD Prevention, CDC/NCHHSTP/DSTDP, Atlanta, GA, 2Division of Disease Control, Philadelphia Departement of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, 3STD Control Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA, 4Applied Research, Community Health, Epidemiology, and Surveillance Branch, Population Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, 5Applied Research, Community Health, Epidemiology, and Surveillance (ARCHES) Branch, Population Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, 6Division of STD Prevention, Massachusetts Dept of Public Health, Jamaica Plain, MA, 7Bureau of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control, New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Long Island City, NY, 8Infectious Disease Assessment Unit, Washington State Department of Health, Olympia, WA, 9Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 10DSTDP/Surveillance and Data Management Branch, CDC, Atlanta, GA
Hunting for Efficiency: Number Needed to Interview to Find New Syphilis and HIV Cases Among Partners of People Diagnosed with Syphilis, North Carolina, 2015
Erika Samoff, PhD MPH1, Francina Thomas, BS2 and Victoria Mobley, MD MPH1, 1Communicable Disease Branch, North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, NC, 2HIV/STD Surveillance Unit, Communicable Diseases Branch, NC Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, NC
The Estimated Medical Costs Averted By Maintaining the Prevalence of Ceftriaxone-Resistant Neisseria Gonorrhoeae below 2% in Accordance with the Targets of the National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Harrell Chesson, PhD1, Bob Kirkcaldy, MD, MPH2, Thomas Gift, PhD1 and Hillard S. Weinstock, MD, MPH3, 1Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, 3Division of STD Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, GA
The Correlation Between Practitioner Numbers and Screening Program Uptake: A Population-Based Analysis of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Screening
John Wylie, PhD, David Alexander, PhD and Paul Vancaeseele, MD, Cadham Provincial Laboratory, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Development of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for the Detection of Nontreponemal Anti-Cardiolipin Antibodies in the Sera of Patients with Syphilis
John Deutsch, MS, Lab Research and Reference Branch, Center for Disease Control and Prevention Roybal Campus, Atlanta, GA
Development of a Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Test for Detection of Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, and Its Adaption to a Point of Care Nucleic Acid Amplification and Detection System
Subha Philip, Ph. D1, Mei-Jhy Su, Ph. D1, Justin Hardick, BS2, Charlotte Gaydos, MS, MPH, DrPH2 and Juehn-Shin Maa, Ph. D1, 1Maxim Biomedical, Inc, Rockville, MD, 2Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Performance of Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISAs) for Diagnosis of HSV-1 and HSV-2 Infection in a Clinical Setting
Elfriede Agyemang, MD1, Terri Warren, RN2, Stacy Selke, MA3, Amalia Magaret, MS, PhD3, Christine Johnston, MD, MPH4 and Anna Wald, MD, MPH5, 1Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2Westover Heights Clinic, Portland, OR, 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 4Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 5Department of Medicine and Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Barriers and Facilitators to Disease Intervention Specialists' Job Performance
Michelle Broaddus, Ph.D.1, Justin Rivas, M.I.P.A1, Cheri Treffinger, M.S.1 and Mari Gasiorowicz, M.A.2, 1Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2AIDS/HIV Program, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison, WI
Enhancing Collaborations Between Public Health and Medicaid to Advance Innovative Approaches for Provision and Payment of STD Services
Elizabeth Ruebush, BA, ASQ-CQIA, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Arlington, VA
Public Health Investments in STD Clinics for HIV Testing: A Comparative Yield and Cost Effectiveness Analysis in Rhode Island
Thomas Bertrand, MPH1, X. Cynthia Li, SB2, Omar Galarraga, PhD2, Philip Chan, MD, MS3 and Theodore Marak, MPH4, 1Office of HIV, STD, Tuberculosis, and Viral Hepatitis, Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence,, RI, 2Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, 3Office of HIV, STD, Viral Hepatitis, and TB, Rhod Island Department of Health, Providence, RI, 4Division of Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease and Emergency Medical Services, Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STDs, and TB, Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, RI
A Standardized Approach to the Development of a Job Description for Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS)
Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN, Administration, Public Health Accreditation Board, Alexandria, VA, Gretchen Weiss, MPH, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Washington, DC, Kelly Mayor, MS, CMP, NCSD, National Coalition of STD Diirectors, Washington, DC and Dan George, DIS, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL
Cost-Benefit Tool for STD Clinics to Estimate Return on Investment of Billing Third-Party Payers
Andee Krasner, MPH, STD-related Reproductive Health Training and Technical Assistance Center, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., Boston, MA
Location Matters: Distribution and Responsiveness of Governmental STD Clinics Across the Country
Beth Meyerson, PhD1, M. Aaron Sayegh, PhD2, Laura T Haderxhanaj, MPH, MS3, Megan Simmons, PhD(c)3, Gurprit Multani, MPH4, Lindsay Naeyaert, MPH4 and Audra Meador, MPH4, 1Department of Applied Health Sciences; Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, 3Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, 4Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention; Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
Frequency and Sequence of Sexual Exposures in Heterosexual Men
Tashina Robinson, MS1, Krista Yuhas, MS2, Laura C. Chambers, MPH1, M. Sylvan Lowens, PA-C3, Sarah S. Romano, MPH1, Jennifer L. Morgan, ARNP3, Matthew R. Golden, MD, MPH4, James Hughes, PhD5 and Lisa E. Manhart, PhD, MPH6, 1Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 3STD Clinic, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA, 4HIV/STD Program and Department of Medicine, Public Health - Seattle & King County and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 5Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 6Departments of Epidemiology and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Is Exposure to Lubricants Associated with Nongonococcal Urethritis (NGU) in Sexually Active Men Who Have Sex with Women Only (MSW)?
Sarah S. Romano, MPH1, Tashina Robinson, MS1, Laura C. Chambers, MPH1, M. Sylvan Lowens, PA-C2, Jennifer L. Morgan, ARNP2, Matthew R. Golden, MD, MPH3 and Lisa E. Manhart, PhD, MPH4, 1Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2STD Clinic, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA, 3HIV/STD Program and Department of Medicine, Public Health - Seattle & King County and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 4Departments of Epidemiology and Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Descriptive Analysis of Patients with N. Meningitidis Vs. N. Gonorrhoeae Urethritis
Greta Anschuetz, MPH1, Lenore Asbel, MD1 and Caroline Johnson, MD2, 1STD Control Program, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA, 2Division of Disease Control, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA
Anticipated Barriers to Follow-up Care: Perspectives of Patients Receiving Hepatitis C Testing at a Sexual Health Clinic
Nisha Rao, BA1, Jose Bazan, DO1, Susan Koletar, MD1, Karen Fields, RN, BSN, MS2, Tia Moretti, LSW2, Mysheika Williams Roberts, MD, MPH2 and Abigail Norris Turner, PhD1, 1The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, 2Columbus Public Health (CPH), Columbus, OH
Condoms (Still) Work! : Increasing the Impact of Public / Private Partnerships in Condom Messaging
LaTwyla Mathias, BA, NCSD, Washington, DC and Stephen Hicks, MPH, National Coalition of STD Directors, Washington, DC
Evidence of Low Rates of Mycoplasma Genitalium Assessment Among Commercially Insured Women with an STI-Related Diagnosis
Machaon Bonafede, PhD1, Ellen Riehle, MPH2, Nicholas Adolph, MPH2, Kathleen Troeger, MPH3 and Scott Pohlman, MS3, 1Truven Health Analytics, Cambridge, MA, 2Truven Health Analytics, 3Hologic, Inc, Marlborough, MA
A Bundle of Health: Syphilis Test Performance in the Field Evaluation of a Novel Dual HIV/Syphilis Rapid Test—Malawi, 2014-2015
Virginia Bowen, PhD, MHS1, Kathryn Lupoli, MPH2, Geoffrey Chipungu, MBBS, DTM&H, FCPath(SA)Micro3, Damien Danavall, BS1, Mabvuto Chiwaula, BS4, Eli Nachamkin, MPH1, Cheng Y. Chen, PhD1, Janell Routh, MD5 and Mary L. Kamb, MD, MPH1, 1Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 3Division of Global HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lilongwe, Malawi, 4Community Health Sciences Unit, Malawi Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi, 5Administration for Children and Families, Washington, DC
CDC-Funded HIV Testing and HIV Service Delivery to Racial and Ethnic Minority Patients Attending STD Clinics in the United States: Associations with Medicaid Expansion
Guoshen Wang, MS1, Puja Seth, PhD, MA1, Wei Song, M.B.B.S., PhD., MSPH2, Matthew Hogben, PhD3 and John Gilford, PhD4, 1Program Evaluation Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2Program Evaluation Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention,, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 3Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 4Program Evaluation Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Provision of Same-Day Intrauterine Devices in an STD Clinic
Grace Alfonsi, MD, Denver Public Health, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, Deborah Bell, WHNP-BC, ND, Denver Metro Health (STD) Clinic, Denver Public Health, Denver, CO, Christie Mettenbrink, MSPH, GISP, Public Health Informatics, Denver Public Health, Denver, CO and Judith C. Shlay, MD MSPH, Denver Public Health, Denver Health Authority, Denver, CO
Investigating the Classification of Spontaneous Resolution of Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection Using an Immunoglobulin-Based Molecular Approach
Rakesh Bakshi, Ph.D1, Kanupriya Gupta, PhD1, LaDraka Brown, BS1, Stephen Jordan, MD, PhD1, Christen Press, CRNP1, Rachel Gorwitz, MD, MPH2, John Papp, PhD3 and William Geisler, MD, MPH1, 1Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 3Laboratory Reference and Research Branch, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Re-Linkage and Navigation Outcomes of Sexually-Active Not-in-Care People Living with HIV Identified through a Municipal STD Clinic and Partner Services
Darpun Sachdev, MD1, Robert P. Kohn, MPH2, Erin Antunez, BA1, Mark O'Neil, BS1, Susan S. Philip, MD, MPH1, Susan Scheer, PhD, MPH2 and Stephanie Cohen, MD, MPH1, 1San Francisco City Clinic, Disease Prevention and Control, Population Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA, 2Applied Research, Community Health, Epidemiology, and Surveillance (ARCHES) Branch, Population Health Division, San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA
Missed Opportunities to Screen and Treat Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in the Emergency Department Setting
Kristin Olson, MPH, Department of Biostatistics, NIH Medical Scientist Training Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, James Galbraith, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, Grace Cain, BS, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL and William Geisler, MD, MPH, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Mail-Order Condom and Safer Sex Delivery Programs Among Northeastern and Southern Colleges: Utilization, Assessment, and Implications for Structural-Level Interventions within University Settings
Scott Butler, MPH, PhD, School of Health and Human Performance, Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA, Katharine Mooney, MPH, CHES, Wellness & Prevention Services, Boston University, Boston, MA and Katy Janousek, MS, CHES, University Health Center, The Unversity of Georgia, Athens, GA
Are We Finding the Infected Partners of Female Syphilis Cases?
MELANIE Taylor, MD, MPH1, Daniel Newman, MA2, Tom Mickey, BS3, Erica Bouton, MS3 and Thomas Peterman, MD, MSc4, 1DIVISION OF STD PREVENTION, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, Phoenix, AZ, 2Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 3STD Program, Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Phoenix, AZ, 4Epidemiology and Statistics Branch, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Public Health Detailing: Impact on Obstetric/Gynecologic Practices in Rhode Island
Erica Hardy, MD, MMSc1, Kathy Hsu, MD, MPH2, Carol Browning, MA, RN3, Jaime Comella, MPH4 and Kristen Calcagni, MPH3, 1Assistant Professor of Medicine, Divisions of Infectious Disease and Obstetric Medicine, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI, 2Division of STD Prevention and Ratelle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center of New England, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Jamaica Plain, MA, 3Rhode Island Department of Health, 4Division of Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease and Emergency Medical Services, Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STDs, and TB, Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, RI
The Expected Lifetime Cost of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea per Infant Born in the United States
Harrell Chesson, PhD1, Elizabeth Torrone, PhD2, Thomas Gift, PhD1 and Thomas Peterman, MD, MSc3, 1Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2Surveillance and Data Management Branch, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 3Epidemiology and Statistics Branch, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Investigating the Correlation of Chlamydia Trachomatis-Specific Cytokines with Risk for Chlamydia Reinfection
Stephen Jordan, MD, PhD, William Geisler, MD, MPH, Rakesh Bakshi, Ph.D, Kanupriya Gupta, PhD and Christen Press, CRNP, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Self-Reported History of Chlamydia Testing in Heterosexual Women at Increased Risk for HIV Infection — National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS), 2013
Rachel J. Gorwitz, MD, MPH1, Qian An, PhD2, Brooke Hoots, PhD, MSPH2, Kyle Bernstein, PhD1 and Gabriela Paz-Bailey, MD, PhD2, 1Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Temporal Patterns in Chlamydia Repeat Testing in Pregnant Women Vs Non-Pregnant Women Vs Men in Eastern Massachusetts, 2007-2015
Michael Klompas, MD, MPH1, Benjamin Kruskal, MD, PhD2, John Menchaca, BA3, Rebecca Hawrusik, MS4, Bob Zambrano, PhD5, Katherine Hsu, MD, MPH4 and Elizabeth Torrone, PhD6, 1Harvard Medical School / Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, 2Atrius Health, Somerville, MA, 3Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, 4Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Jamaica Plain, MA, 5Commonwealth Informatics, Waltham, MA, MA, 6Surveillance and Data Management Branch, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
The Condom Carnival: Efficacy of a Novel Group Intervention for Decreasing Sexual Risk Among Black and White Adolescents and Young Adults
Mollie Anderson, M.S.1, Idia Thurston, PhD2, Robin Hardin, MA2, Kristina Decker, MA2, Caroline Kaufman, BS2, Carla Edmonson, BA2, Lacy Jamison, BA2, Alicia Whetstone, BA2, KaDarian Stewart, BPS3, Jamie Padden, BS2 and Theresa Okwumabua, PhD3, 1Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 2Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis, 3The University of Memphis
Improvement of Treatment for Gonorrhea Cases in New York State during a Performance Incentive
Salvatore Currenti, MPH, STD Prevention & Epidemiology, NYS Department of Health, Albany, NY
NYS Experience Implementing Mobile Technology for Partner
Clara De Sanctis Johnson, BSW, Division of HIV, STD and HCV Prevention, AIDS Institute, AIDS Institute - NYSDOH, Albany, NY, Benjamin Wise, MS, CHES, Bureau of STD Prevention and Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, April Richardson-Moore, RN, MPH, Bureau of HIV/STD Field Services, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY and Mara Sanantonio- Gaddy, RN, MSN, Bureau of HIV STD Field Services, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY
Prevalence Self-Reporting HIV Positivity but HIV Test Negative Among Six Sub-Saharan African Militaries
Judith Harbertson, PhD1, Braden Hale, MD, MPH2, Bonnie Tran, PhD3 and Richard Shaffer, PhD, MPH1, 1DoD HIV/AIDS Prevention Program, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, 2Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, 3Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program, Leidos, San Diego, CA
Policy Approaches to Addressing Rising Rates of Congenital Syphilis
Rebekah Horowitz, JD, MPH, National Coalition of STD Directors, Washington, DC and Lucy Baglin, MPH, Policy and Communications, National Coalition of STD Directors, Washington, DC
Adherence to HIV/STD Prophylaxis and Laboratory Follow up after Sexual Violence (SV), 2001-2013, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Isabelle Vera Vichr Nisida, Isabelle Nisida, RAPE CARE CENTER-INFECTIOUS DISEASE DIVISION, HOSPITAL DAS CLINICAS DA FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DA UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO FMUSP, SAO PAULO, Brazil, Maria Ivete Castro Boulos, Ivete Boulos, RAPE CARE CENTER- INFECTIOUS DISEASE DIVISION, HOSPITAL DAS CLINICAS DA FMUSP, SAO PAULO, Brazil, Fabio Atui, Fabio Atui, Colorectal Surgery, Hospital das Cli­nicas da FMUSP, Brazil;, Colorectal Surgery, Hospital das Cli­nicas da FMUSP, Brazil;, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Antonio Carlos Diegoli, Antonio Diegoli, Gynecology, Hospital das Cli­nicas da FMUSP, Brazil;, Gynecology, Hospital das Cli­nicas da FMUSP, Brazil;, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Aluisio Augusto Cotrim Segurado, Aluisio Segurado, INFECTIOUS DISEASE DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL DAS CLINICAS FMUSP, SAO PAULO, Brazil
Sexually Transmitted Infection Services and Condom Promotion at Georgia Pregnancy Resource Centers: A Web Content Analysis
Andrea Swartzendruber, MPH, PhD, Riley J. Steiner, MPH, Anna Newton-Levinson, MPH, Ashley L. Phillips, BA and Jessica M. Sales, PhD, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA
Easing on Down the Road: Progress Toward Electronic Case Reporting of STIs
Julie Simon, MSPH1, Rita Altamore, MD, MPH2, Kim Peifer, MPH3 and Teal Bell, MPH1, 1Infectious Disease Assessment Unit, Washington State Department of Health, Olympia, WA, 2Health Technology Solutions, Washington State Department of Health, Olympia, WA, 3Office of the State Health Officer, Washington State Department of Health, Seattle, WA
Reported Ocular Syphilis Cases in Maryland, 2012-2015
Alexandra Goode, MSc1, Sandra Matus, MPH2, Arlette Joseph, BS3 and Marcia Pearl, MA2, 1Surveillance, Evaluation and Reporting Unit, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD, 2Center for STI Prevention, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD, 3Center for STI Prevention, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD
Using a Caseload Analysis to Reallocate Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) in Louisiana
Antoine Brantley, MPH, STD/HIV Program, Louisiana Office of Public Health, New Orleans, LA, DeAnn Gruber, PhD, LCSW, Louisiana Office of Public Health STD/HIV Program, New Orleans, LA, Javone Davis Charles, MPH, STD/HIV Program, State of Louisiana Office of Public Health, New Orleans, LA and Joy Ewell, BS, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health-STD/HIV Program, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, New Orleans, LA
Implementing a National Evaluation to Demonstrate Reach and Impact of the National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers
Sharon Devine, JD, PhD1, Susan Dreisbach, PhD1, Christopher Voegeli, PhD, MPH2 and Helen Burnside, MS, BS3, 1Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, 2Denver Prevention Training Center, Denver Public Health, Denver, CO, 3Denver Public Health, Denver Prevention Training Center, Denver, CO
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