Syphilis Screening, Treatment and Management | February 8, 2024
Date of Presentation: February 8, 2024
In this presentation, Dr. Jorge Mera, MD, FACP, Indian Country ECHO Medical Director and Director of Infectious Diseases for Cherokee Nation Health Services (CNHS), shares how you and your staff can continue to recognize, stage, and treat syphilis.
Recording:
Presented by:
Jorge Mera, MD, FACP
Jorge Mera, MD, FACP, is the Director of Infectious Diseases for Cherokee Nation Health Services (CNHS), the largest tribally operated health care system in the United States. He completed his fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Infectious Diseases. During recent years Jorge’s efforts have been dedicated to organizing the Cherokee Nation HCV elimination program, as well as the HIV/HCV ECHO project. He is also the Director of the HIV clinic since 2012 and the Principal Investigator of the End the HIV Epidemic for the CNHS. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Oklahoma State University Health Science Center and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Resources Provided:
- Presentation Slides
- Syphilis Screening, Treatment, Management (Presentation Slides)
- Stop Syphilis (Campaign Materials)
- Syphilis Resource Hub
- Toolkit for Express STI Testing
- Syphilis Field Based Treatment (Policy/Protocol)
- Field Based Treatment - Treatment of Anaphylaxis (Protocol)
- Rapid Syphilis Testing and Immediate Treatment for High-Risk Patients (Policy)
- I Want the Kit (STI/HIV Home test kit)
Date added: February 8, 2024