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SUMMARY:The Resurgence of Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis: What Can We Do Now | November 14
URL:https://indiancountryecho.npaihb.org/event/syphilis-staging-and-treatment-november-14-2023/
ORGANIZER;CN="Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board":MAILTO:echo@npaihb.org
DESCRIPTION:Join: https://echo.zoom.us/s/99475693462?pwd=NGlaMjBrNHZkclBOSXRySHNHMzB4Zz09\n\nSignup: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/L2W8DsG/IndianCountryECHO\n\nWe invite you to join Indian Country ECHO for a Grand Rounds focused on syphilis staging and treatment in Indian Health Service\, Tribal and Urban Indian (I/T/U) primary care clinics. In this series of presentations\, Philana Liang\, Physician Assistant with the Washington University Infectious Disease Clinic and Core Program Manager at the St. Louis STI/HIV Prevention Training Center\, offers advice for timely recognition and appropriate staging and treatment in light of pending penicillin shortages. Philana reviews the current epidemiology of syphilis and congenital syphilis\, discusses considerations for staging and where diagnostic mistakes are made\, the latest best practices for syphilis treatment in the time of medication shortages\, and provides strategies for a syndemic approach and why it may be essential to syphilis care. The one-hour Grand Rounds session includes an opportunity to engage in a didactic presentation\, gain insight on how I/T/U facilities may effectively integrate timely services for syphilis treatment\, become part of a learning community\, join an Infectious Disease ECHO program\, and a new Pregnancy Care ECHO program. \nTo join\, simply click here at the time of the event\, November 14 at 12pm PT: https://echo.zoom.us/j/99475693462?pwd=NGlaMjBrNHZkclBOSXRySHNHMzB4Zz09 \nSpeaker(s): Philana Liang\, PA-C\, MPH \nIn case you haven’t already received the information below in regards to the bicillin shortage. If you are aware of clinics that do not have any supply\, they can contact Pfizer and/or the CDC for assistance: \nTribal providers can call the Pfizer 1-800 number (copied below) and request bicillin b/c they have a pregnant person in need of treatment. They can also send an email to stdshortages@cdc.gov with a specific request and John Papp will connect them with Pfizer.  \nContact the Pfizer Supply Continuity Team between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. (CT) at 1-844-646-4398 (select option 1 [Customer]\, then option 3) and inform them of your urgent need If the distributor has no supply and there is a risk that priority patients (pregnant people and babies with CS) may not be treated. Let CDC know if they are able or unable to help.
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