1. StopSTDs! Improving Prevention and Screening in Young People BlueShield of Northeastern New York Capital District Physicians' Health Plan Albany Medical College Division of HIV Medicine SUNY at Albany School of Public Health Supported by a Grant from the New York State Department of Health, Office of Managed Care

2. Office-Based Interventions Target: Primary Care Physicians in OB/GYN, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics  Baseline survey of provider STD screening practices  DVD-“Talking to Young People about STDs.”  Discussion about barriers to taking sexual history and routine screening  Dissemination of STD and Chlamydia screening guidelines  HIV Counseling & Testing/Reporting/Partner Notification Algorithm  Review of Chlamydia diagnostic tests  Education about confidentiality and Minor’s Rights in New York State

3. Summary of Provider Survey Results  A significant proportion of providers (80%) were not familiar with NAAT, and only 2% had used it  Provider-perceived barriers to STD screening and prevention activities for adolescents/young adults centered around confidentiality issues and discomfort about taking a sexual history  Providers were uncertain about health plan coverage for routine Chlamydia screening and use of NAAT

4. The mission of the Foundation for Healthy Living is to increase and disseminate knowledge about health care and improve the health of the people in the communities we serve.

5. Chlamydia, Herpes & HPV: Challenges in Testing, Diagnosis and Coding ½ day workshop with CME, breakfast Sponsors: –NYSDOH Bureau of STD Control, Region II Infertility Prevention Project, Digene Corporation, GlaxoSmithKline, LabCorp, Medical Society of NY. Exhibitors: –Becton Dickinson, Gen Probe, Digene, LabCorp, NYSDOH BSTDC, Region II IPP, FHL,

6. Chlamydia, Herpes & HPV: Challenges in Testing, Diagnosis and Coding Update on Laboratory Methods for STD Diagnosis Challenges and Issues in Screening and Diagnosing HPV Panel Discussion

7. Audience 55 clinicians,9 county area of Capital District and Lower Hudson Valley. OB-GYN, Pediatric, Adolescent Medicine, Family Planning in managed care setting or county/state health departments

8. Outcomes Address knowledge gap Promote screening as standard of care Foster private-public collaboration