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This podcast explores innovative and significant STD issues and discusses the clinical implications through different formats including literature reviews, expert interviews, hot topics, and conference summaries. University of Washington (UW) Associate Professor of Medicine, Program Director of the UW Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, and Associate Editor of the National STD Curriculum Meena Ramchandani, MD, MPH is the podcast editor/host.
The podcast is brought to you by the National STD Curriculum, the UW STD Prevention Training Center and is funded by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Learn more at www.std.uw.edu/podcast.
The National STD Curriculum is a UW Infectious Diseases Education & Assessment (IDEA) Program curriculum.
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S6E3 A Globally Emerging Fungus Causing Dermatophytosis
Trichophyton species are fungi that can cause dermatophytosis also known as ringworm or tinea. This episode reviews four papers about an emerging Trichophyton in which sexual transmission has been…
S6E2 Is Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) an STI?
This episode reviews four recent BV studies which address the efficacy of treating male partners, women’s self-management strategies, and how the vaginal microbiome might impact BV and HIV infection.…
S6E1 2024 STI Prevention Conference: STI Testing and Diagnosis in Adolescents and Young Adults
This episode reviews four oral abstracts about STIs and adolescents and youths including the most common settings for diagnosis and two innovative programs to increase testing rates. These abstracts…
S5E15 2024 STI Prevention Conference: Neisseria Gonorrhea Prevalence and Novel Treatment and Prevention Medications
This episode reviews five oral abstracts on the prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Neisseria Gonorrhea globally and in the US; clinical trial results of two novel oral antibiotics; and the…
S5E14 2024 STI Prevention Conference: Innovative STI Testing and Management
This episode reviews six oral abstracts about innovative places for STI testing and management including collaborations with community pharmacies; a community-designed prenatal care clinic; a new…
S5E13 HPV & Anogenital Warts
Dr. Helen Stankiewicz Karita, Associate Professor at UCSF and a national expert on human papillomavirus (HPV)-related diseases in the anal canal, and National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena…
S5E12 HPV & Anal Cancer Screening
Dr. Helen Stankiewicz Karita, Associate Professor at UCSF and a national expert on human papillomavirus (HPV)-related diseases in the anal canal, and National STD Curriculum Podcast Editor Dr. Meena…
S5E11 Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae: Surveillance Programs
Microbiologist and Associate Professor at the University of Washington Dr. Olusegun Soge reviews four U.S. based surveillance programs: GISP, eGISP, SURGG, and CARGOS – the umbrella program rolled…
S5E10 Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae: Key Microbiologic Factors
Microbiologist and Associate Professor at the University of Washington Dr. Olusegun Soge reviews six different ways that the microbiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae contributes to its antimicrobrial…
S5E9 Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae: Past, Present, and Future
CDC and the World Health Organization consider Neisseria gonorrhoeae an urgent antibiotic-resistant threat because it continuously develops resistance. Microbiologist and Associate Professor at the…
S5E8 STI Surveillance, 2023: Key Trends
This episode reviews syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia trends identified in the Sexually Transmitted Infections Surveillance, 2023. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the…
S5E7 HPV Vaccines: Results & Impact of Australia's National Immunization Program
Dr. Eric Chow, STI epidemiologist and biostatistician based at the Melbourne Sexual Health Center in Australia, reviews data from the school-based HPV National Immunization Program and the impact on…
S5E6 IDWeek 2024: Treatment and Prevention of Congenital Syphilis and Early Syphilis
This episode reviews four IDWeek 2024 oral abstracts about congenital syphilis, syphilis in pregnancy, the effectiveness of doxy-PEP, and the use of oral cefixime for early treatment. View episode…
S5E1 Antimicrobial Resistance in STI Pathogens
Dr. Johan Melendez, a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Assistant Professor, discusses STI antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and why Neisseria gonorrhoea is resistant, AMR diagnostic options such as…
S4E11 New Chlamydia Pathophysiology Research
Professors and Drs. Daniel Rockey and Scott Grieshaber discuss their recent research on Chlamydia pathogenesis, a unique chlamydial persistence pathway, and impact of their work on future research…
S4E5 Can Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, or Mgen Spontaneously Clear?
This episode reviews five articles regarding spontaneous clearance of Neisseria gonorrhoea, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Mycoplasma genitalium without the use of antibiotics. View episode transcript…
S4E10 Chlamydia: Microbiology, Persistence, and Aberrancy
Professors and Drs. Daniel Rockey and Scott Grieshaber, national experts on Chlamydia pathogenesis, discuss foundational chlamydia trachomatis concepts with Dr. Meena Ramchandani in the first of two…
S4E4 What's the Relationship Between Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) and STIs?
This episode discusses four articles focusing on the association between BV and chlamydia, gonorrhea, Mycoplasma genitalium, and human papillomavirus (HPV). View episode transcript and references at…
S4E1 STI & HIV 2023 World Congress: Pharyngeal Gonorrhea Updates
This episode reviews four updates on pharyngeal gonorrhea discussed in oral abstracts and poster presentations during July’s STI & HIV 2023 World Congress. View the transcript at…
S5E5 Cellular Immune Responses to Syphilis: New Research
Dr. Tara Reid from the University of Washington Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases and Dr. Meena Ramchandani discuss Dr. Reid’s recent study to identify key T. pallidum proteins which…
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National STD Curriculum Podcast has published 52 episodes since September 2020, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Medicine.
National STD Curriculum Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 16m.
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