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List at least 2 factors contributing to ongoing Bicillin L-A shortages
Describe a framework for prioritizing Bicillin L-A when supplies are limited
Name potential alternative treatments for syphilis in non-pregnant people
Develop a decision-making process for the treatment of syphilis when standard guidelines cannot be followed or when data is insufficient.
Meet Our Expert: Kathy Yang, PharmD, MPH
Dr. Yang is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and the Co-Vice Dean of Clinical Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy. She is also an Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist in the UCSF Medical Center. Dr. Yang specializes in pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic optimization of the treatment of multi-drug resistant infections, particularly gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa. For the past 3 years, Dr. Yang has focused her efforts on the clinical management of COVID-19.
Trauma, including Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), interpersonal violence (IPV), and sexual assault have significant impacts on health outcomes, and are common among people seeking family planning services. Trauma affects sexual and reproductive health, pregnancy, and mental health, making it important for clinicians to address trauma when providing family planning services. In this webinar, we will discuss the Trauma and Resilience-informed Inquiry for Adversity, Distress, and Strengths (TRIADS) framework and ways this may be useful to family planning clinicians. Using case studies, we will describe how the TRIADS framework establishes a foundation of empathy, respect, and compassion; thereby increasing engagement in care and improving health outcomes in patients seeking family planning services.
Learning Objectives
Describe the TRIADS framework and the importance of highlighting resiliency and strengths when discussing trauma, adversity, and distress
Apply the TRIADS framework to a family planning clinical case
Screen for and respond to trauma in family planning settings
Speakers:
Megha Shankar, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego Clinical and academic work focusing on elevating the health of women and gender diverse individuals through trauma-informed care, promoting reproductive and racial justice, and addressing gender-based violence Practices primary care in San Diego, serving patients seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border
Kelsey Loeliger, MD, PhD Complex Family Planning Fellow, UC San Diego Goals in research and advocacy include addressing healthcare, substance use disorders, incarceration, mental health, and interpersonal violence and trauma Seeks to better understand the impact of contraception use on gender dysphoria in gender-diverse individuals
This presentation will provide an overview of the laws that impact minors and their access to confidential sexual health and family planning services in California. It will review important exceptions to confidentiality, including mandated child abuse reporting, and share some examples of best practices for implementation in difficult situations. Participants will learn about resources to support implementation of minor consent laws and be given an opportunity to test their own knowledge through case studies.
Learning Objectives:
Identify when minors in California may consent to their own sexual health care under federal and state law
Determine the confidentiality and information sharing obligations that apply when minors seek sexual health care services
Describe approaches to implement the basic tenets of inclusive, respectful, and empowering health care provision in line with consent and confidentiality
Identify resources for keeping up-to-date with law and best practices related to consent and confidentiality for adolescent health services in California
Speaker:
Rebecca Gudeman, J.D., M.P.A. Attorney and Senior Director of Health at the National Center for Youth Law Leading national expert in multiple areas with over 30 years experience Launched Reproductive Health Equity Project for Foster Youth in 2016
Exposure to abuse, neglect, discrimination, violence, and other adverse experiences can greatly impact a person’s health for the long term and the way they interact with the healthcare system especially when it comes to family planning services. Because of the potentially long-lasting negative impact of trauma on physical and mental health, it’s important for providers to understand and incorporate trauma-informed approaches to care into their practice.
Trauma-informed care acknowledges the need to understand a client’s life experiences to deliver effective care and has the potential to improve patient engagement, treatment adherence, and health outcomes. This webinar will go over strategies for integrating trauma-informed practices into reproductive health services.
Learning Objectives:
Define various types of traumas frequently experienced by people accessing reproductive health services
Identify trauma-informed practices that can be used in clinical settings
Describe the role of self-care and team-based care in providing trauma-informed services
Speaker:
Dominika Seidman, MD, MAS OBGYN and associate professor at San Francisco General Hospital Co-founded Team Lily, a trauma-informed, multidisciplinary care team providing wrap-around services to pregnant people Provides reproductive health services at the San Francisco County Jail
According to the National Survey of Family Growth, approximately 12% of “women of childbearing age” have a disability, and yet our educational and training programs devote little to no time in preparing us to provide accessible, appropriate, quality services to these populations. This webinar will define the population, identify the sexual and reproductive health needs, barriers to health care and health care disparities for people with disabilities, and present best practices for providing accessible, equitable sexual and reproductive health care for people with disabilities. This webinar will also discuss actionable items providers can immediately implement in their practices to make them disability accessible.
Learning Objectives:
Develop an inclusive definition of the populations that comprise people with disabilities
Identify sexual and reproductive health needs, barriers to health care and healthcare disparities for people with disabilities
Outline best practices for providing sexual and reproductive health care for people with disabilities
Identify concrete actions providers can take to improve access to and quality of sexual and reproductive health care for people with disabilities
Become knowledgeable on language, culture, and medical equipment suggestions
Speakers:
Erica Monasterio, MN, FNP-BC-Retired Clinical Professor Emerita at University of California, San Francisco 35 years of clinical experience in primary care for youth and families at UCSF and the San Francisco Department of Public Health Works in collaborations with organizations at the local, state, and national level providing training and technical assistance
Robin Wilson-Beattie, B.A Disability Sexual and Reproductive Health Educator Certified by the American Board of Sexology and City College of San Francisco as a Sexual Health Educator Member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), the Women of Color Sexual Health Network (WOCSHN), and a graduate of the San Francisco Sexuality Information Training (SFSI) Sex Educator Training Speaker, writer, and advocated for disability and sexuality
This webinar is presented by Gayge Maggio, FNP-BC, AAHIVS and will focus on the reproductive and sexual health needs/considerations of transgender and gender non-conforming people. There will be a focus on learning to approach sexual health in a culturally sensitive, non-judgmental manner and how to deliver family planning needs and contraceptive options for patients who identified as transgender and/or non-binary.
Learning Objectives:
Discuss and perform a culturally sensitive sexual health inventory with transgender patients
Describe how to provide culturally sensitive, trauma-informed cervical cancer screening and the impact of testosterone on testing
Discuss options for contraception in assigned female at birth transgender and gender non-conforming patients
Speaker:
Gayge Maggio (She/They) FNP-BC, AAHIVS Nurse practitioner at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York City She also works in the FlexCare program, providing walk-in primary care to patients
Quality contraceptive care is more than just knowing the facts about all available birth control methods. In order for clients to select methods and get what they want from their birth control, it is crucial to provide contraceptive counseling that helps people identify their preferences in the context of their lives, values, and beliefs. This webinar will review best practices in person-centered contraceptive counseling and offer practical tools for providers to employ in their clinical encounters.
Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate skillful, efficient, person-centered questioning for contraceptive care visits
Discuss reproductive desires with clients of any gender and sexual orientation
Identify 3 examples of plain language to explain characteristics of contraceptive methods
Demonstrate Affirm-Share-Ask cycles for person-centered communication
Speakers:
Joely Pritzker, MS, FNP-C Nurse Practitioner at Vista Community Clinic National Trainer for Envision SRH & the PATH Framework Sexual and Reproductive Health Trainer and Consultant Contributing author for the upcoming 22nd Edition of Contraceptive Technology
Since the first HPV vaccines were introduced in 2006, rates of cervical cancer and other HPV-related cancers have decreased in immunized populations. Family PACT will add HPV immunization as a benefit in July 2022 and will utilize guidelines developed by the CDC Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices (ACIP). This webinar will provide information about the effectiveness and safety of the HPV vaccine, review the current CDC recommendations for the use of the 9-valent HPV vaccine, and provide advice on how to have effective shared decision-making conversations with clients about being immunized. In addition, new Family PACT policies about coding and billing for HPV immunization services will be discussed. There will be ample time for your questions at the end of the presentation.
Learning Objectives:
List 2 effective strategies for engaging with patients who have vaccine hesitancy
Demonstrate a person-centered technique for providing a strong recommendation without coercion
Describe the impact of HPV vaccination on the natural history of HPV
Over the last year, the Family PACT Program has added several new benefits. These include three new contraceptive methods, a diagnostic test for Mycoplasma genitalium, and modifications in STI treatments based on the 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines. In this webinar, a description of the new benefits will be provided and the Family PACT policies that relate to their utilization will be discussed. There will be ample time to ask questions regarding these and other Family PACT benefits.
Learning Objectives:
Describe and explain the three new contraceptive methods and explain how to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each with Family PACT clients
List three circumstances when the use of the diagnostic test for Mycoplasma genitalium is clinically indicated
Describe four modifications in STI treatments based on the 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines
Speakers:
Michael Policar, MD, MPH Professor Emeritus, UCSF Senior Medical Advisor, CAPTC and California OFP Clinical Fellow, NFPRHA
This webinar event is a collaboration between The California Department of Health Care Services Office of Family Planning, the California Prevention Training Center, the California Department of Public Health, and “#ThisIsOurShot” Program.
Please join two OBGYNs, Dr. LaTanya Hines and Dr. Michael Policar, for a webinar training on how to effectively communicate with your clients about COVID-19 vaccination, including overall safety, safety and efficacy during pregnancy and post-partum lactation, and the evidence regarding COVID-19 vaccination and future fertility.
Learning Objectives:
Why it’s important for clinicians and family planning counselors to discuss COVID-19 vaccination with clients who are seen for family planning services
Key messages that address common concerns of reproductive-aged individuals about the COVID-19 vaccine, especially among people who are considering becoming pregnant, are currently pregnant, and those who are lactating
An evidence-based methodology to tackle tough vaccine conversations and get to “yes”
Speakers:
LaTanya R. Hines, MD, FACOG Assistant PIC Baldwin Hills Crenshaw MOB Assistant Clinical Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
Michael Policar, MD, MPH Professor Emeritus, UCSF Senior Medical Advisor, CAPTC and California OFP Clinical Fellow, NFPRHA
