The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) in collaboration with the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) is excited to announce the upcoming webinar, “Syphilis Prevention Through Screening and Provider Engagement” being held on Wednesday, September 30th at 2pm ET. 

This webinar will focus on factors associated with syphilis diagnosis at delivery, share lessons learned from implementing a community-based emergency department opt-out syphilis screening program, and examine how evolving outbreak patterns are influencing provider engagement and care networks. Presenters from the Tennessee Department of Health, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will share their experiences.  

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Speakers

• • • Kaitlyn Ivey, MPH Epidemiologist | Tennessee Department of Health 
    • Radhika Ratnabalasuriar, MD Medical Epidemiologist | Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
    • Erika Samoff MPH, PhD HIV/STD/Hepatitis B and C Lead Epidemiologist | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services 

Webinar Objectives

• • • Describe recent findings on factors associated with syphilis diagnosis at delivery. 
    • Summarize lessons learned from implementing emergency department opt-out syphilis screening. 
    • Discuss how shifts in syphilis transmission patterns affect provider engagement and public health response efforts.