Thursday, March 23, 2023
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Professor of Medicine and Public Health
Director, UAB STD Diagnostics Research Lab
Director, UAB STD Clinical Research Organization
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
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and Health System.
Premier Health Urgent Care
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.
Physicians - maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.75 ABIM MOC points
This activity is intended for emergency medicine physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists, and infectious disease/HIV specialists.
The goal of this activity is that the learner will be better able to understand rising rates of sexually transmitted infections, as well as new and emerging testing methods, including mode and timing of test delivery and results, and clinical benefits related to advances in polymerase chain reaction testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Upon completion of this activity, participants will:
Medscape, LLC requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
All relevant financial relationships for anyone with the ability to control the content of this educational activity are listed below and have been mitigated according to Medscape policies. Others involved in the planning of this activity have no relevant financial relationships.
Disclosures for additional planners can be found here.
Professor of Medicine and Public Health
Director, UAB STD Diagnostics Research Lab
Director, UAB STD Clinical Research Organization
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Participation by Dr Hamill does not constitute or imply endorsement by the Johns Hopkins University or the Johns Hopkins Hospital
and Health System.
Premier Health Urgent Care
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.
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CME / ABIM MOC Released: 4/8/2022
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All sections of this activity are required for credit.
The goal of this activity is that the learner will be better able to understand rising rates of sexually transmitted infections, as well as new and emerging testing methods, including mode and timing of test delivery and results, and clinical benefits related to advances in polymerase chain reaction testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Before you begin this activity, please assess your clinical knowledge by completing this brief survey. Answering these questions again after the activity will allow you to see what you learned and to compare your answers with those of your peers.
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