Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)

Health Care Provider Information

Providers: Report Communicable Diseases and Outbreaks

Continuing Medical Education

• • NYC STD HIV Prevention Training Center: The NYC STD/HIV Prevention Training Center (PTC) is one of eight regional training centers funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its mission is to reduce sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV morbidity and improve reproductive health by addressing the educational needs of clinical providers throughout New York City, New York State, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. The PTC offers continuing medical and nursing education opportunities through programs such as classroom training, clinical precepting, grand rounds presentations, webinars, print resources, clinical consults and technical assistance. Training activities focus on the prevention, diagnosis and management of STDs, including HIV, and its target audience includes physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners and physicians' assistants.

Health Alerts

• • Herpes Information:
  • 2006 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines on Herpes 
  • California Summary Guidelines for the Use of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Type 2 serologies 
  • National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers – HSV on-line training
• • CDC: Fluoroquinolone-resistant gonnorhea (April 2004) 
• • Syphilis Health Alert-ED Providers (November 2003) 
• • Provider Health Alert: Syphilis (July 2001)

Health Bulletins

• • Health Bulletin # 16: Methamphetamine and HIV (April 2004) 
• • Health Bulletin # 3: Know Your HIV Status (January 2003)

NYC Provider Needs Assessment Survey

• • Sexually Transmitted Disease Knowledge Attitudes and Practice Survey of New York City Providers - 2004 NEW

Recent Reports and Publications

• • 2002 Guidelines for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) 
• • 2002 STD Treatment Summary for Adults and Adolescents