Launch of Best Practices in Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Care ECHO® Learning Series

In September, CTC-RI held the first of six ECHO® learning sessions in its Best Practices in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) in Primary Care ECHO® Learning Series generously funded by UnitedHealthcare. Forty-two participants were in attendance for an engaging and informative presentation on “Sexual Health & Confidentiality: Health Disparities, Sexual History, Counseling Health & Confidentiality” by Dr. Jack Rusley, a board-certified pediatrician, adolescent medicine specialist and adolescent health researcher from Hasbro Children’s Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Rusley presented data on the alarming rise in STI infection rates nationwide and in RI while discussing disparities that put certain populations at higher risk. Participants learned about an approach that providers can take to make discussing sexual health a normal part of health care services, especially in the pediatric and adolescent health settings.  A recording of the session is available on the CTC-RI website. CME/CEU Credits are available. The next session in the ECHO® learning series on syphilis will be presented by Dr. Erica Hardy on October 23, 7:30 – 8:30 AM.