Associate Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology in the Infectious Diseases Division at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
BIOGRAPHY
MAR 10, 2023 9:00 AM PST
Current controversies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma genitalium
Speakers
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William Geisler, M.D., M.P.H
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB); Director of the UAB STD Program; Research Director of the UAB Diagnostics Mycoplasma Laboratory; UAB Assistant Dean for Physician Scientist DevelopmentBIOGRAPHY
Event Date & Time
Date: March 10, 2023
Time: 9:00am (PST), 11:00am (CST), 12:00pm (EST)
Abstract
Join Dr. Muzny and Dr. Geisler as they discuss the epidemiology, screening and diagnostic testing recommendations, and current treatments for Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma genitalium.
Learning objectives for Trichomonas vaginalis will include:
- Review updated epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and adverse consequences of trichomoniasis in women and men
- Discussion of current controversies in screening and diagnostic testing recommendations for Trichomonas vaginalis
- Overview of diagnostic tests currently available, including highly sensitive and specific nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs)
- Review current treatment recommendations in women and men
Learning objectives for Mycoplasma genitalium will include
- Overview of the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of M. genitalium infection
- Discuss M. genitalium tests available and current controversies in screening and diagnostic testing recommendations for M. genitalium
- Review antibiotic resistance concerns in M. genitalium and current controversies in M. genitalium treatment recommendations
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