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Dear Colleague,
Welcome to NCC News. This online newsletter was created to keep you up-to-date on all things chlamydia and related areas of interest. We hope you will find it useful and informative. Please feel free to share this with your colleagues who also may find it of use. |
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USPSTF's 2014 Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
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The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released the 2014 Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, an authoritative source that can help primary care clinicians and patients decide which preventive services a patient needs. The 2014 Guide  includes all active recommendations since 2004, including 28 new and updated recommendations issued since the 2012 version. It also includes information about topics in development, background on the Task Force, at-a-glance clinical summary tables for ease of use, and additional resources. For the first time, the Guide is also available in an e-book version that is compatible with many readers, including Kindle, Nook, iBook, and Kobo.
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HPV Vaccination of Adolescents Remains Low
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According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2013 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen), published in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the number of girls and boys aged 13-17 years receiving human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine remains unacceptably low. It is  estimated that only 57% of adolescent girls and 35% of adolescent boys received one or more doses of HPV vaccine. However, nearly 86% of adolescents had received one dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccine (Tdap). These gaps in coverage indicate missed opportunities to vaccinate boys and girls with HPV vaccine at the same time as other routinely recommended adolescent vaccines like Tdap and meningococcal vaccines.
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Hot Topics from the 2014 National STD Prevention Conference
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This installment of the NCC Research Translation Committee's Expert Commentary includes an overview of the 2014 National STD Prevention Conference, which took place from June 9-12th. Several important topics that may be of particular interest to public health officials, chlamydia researchers, and primary care clinicians who are interested in chlamydia, are discussed.
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NCSD Report on Sexual Health Strategic Summit
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The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) brought together 63 participants for a two-day summit in Washington, DC to discuss state sexual health plans, learn how a state sexual health plan is developed, and meet with colleagues who have already developed plans. Participants came from both the public and private sectors, all working within sexual health. Based on the summit, NCSD recently released a report, "Advancing State Sexual Health Plans: A Report from a Strategic Summit," that outlin es the important work that is currently ongoing in the states to collaborate across sexual health "silos" of STDs, HIV, family planning, and unplanned pregnancy prevention to meet collective needs on sexual health.
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Cardea Case Study on Third Party Billing Now Available
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Cardea recently released the second in a series of case studies highlighting state and local STD programs and public health labs'  experience with third-party billing. Third-Party Billing at the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health highlights the experience of a public health program that has faced these, and other, challenges. Previously, Cardea released Texas Billing and Coding Guide, a collaboration between Cardea and the Texas/Oklahoma AETC,as well as, Electronic Health Records: A Resource Guide, a short guide which offers resources for planning and implementing electronic health records (EHRs), and provides links to current articles on national EHR trends.
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| New Course on the Influence of Sex and Gender on Disease Expression and Treatment Now Offered
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NIH's Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) now offers a new course in the Science of Sex and Gender in Human Health series. Course 3 focuses on how differences between women and men influence disease manifestation, treatment, and outcome. This is the  newest CME/CNE/CPE course offering in a series developed by ORWH, in collaboration with the US Food and Drug Administration Office of Women's Health. The series, designed primarily for researchers, clinicians, educators, and students in medical, pharmaceutical, and nursing schools, is offered at no cost and is open to the public.
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