Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Information for Professionals

STD Professional Resources

A. The Practitioner’s Handbook for the Management of Sexually Transmitted Disease

B. National Network STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers: Continuing Education Opportunities

C. The Hidden Epidemic: Confronting Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Thomas R. Eng and William T. Butler, Editors, Committee on Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE, 1997

D. The Ready-to-Use STD Curriculum for Clinical Educators is now available through the CDC internet website! This site provides STD curricular materials that can be downloaded for use in the clinical training classroom. It contains ready-to-use training modules (trainer notes, slides, handouts) for CT, GC, HSV, HPV, PID, syphilis and vaginitis.

E. Mass. Training Center

F. Stop Chlamydia Project
In Region I (6 New England states), the regional advisory committee has been created to develop guidelines and standards to assess and reduce the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis in the region. The advisory committee is comprised of regional representatives from Title X family planning agencies, STD programs, and public health laboratories. Region I has developed a regional plan that outlines the specific activities to be undertaken to control chlamydia and chlamydia-related sequelae in the region. The advisory committee's primary role is to oversee and approve project activities.