Total Credits: 1 including 1 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s), 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
This program will expire and must be completed by 07/01/27.
** Please note this program was a part of the VOC 2024. You will not want to choose this program if you completed this individual program as part of the VOC 2024. **
In this presentation, the presenter will review the new testing algorithms, technologies, and guidelines for diagnosing and treating sexually transmitted diseases.
Learners will:
• Construct a list of the most common STIs in the US
• Identify and understand the most up-to-date screening guidelines
• Understand evidence-based treatment algorithms for common STIs
• Recognize STIs with common drug resistance
Accreditation Statement:
The Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. MAOPS designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A CME Credit(s) and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation.
The Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)ä. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Planning Disclosure:
None of the planners for this educational activity have a relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Grievance Policy for AOA Credit:
All grievances should be in writing and should specify the nature of the grievance. Initially, all grievances should be directed to the MAOPS Executive Director, who will then forward said grievance to the Education & Convention Committee. All grievances will receive an initial response in writing within 30 days of receipt. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint in writing to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
| STI Update (423.8 KB) | 31 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Dr. Jane Balbo is an Osteopathic Family Physician and an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OUHCOM) in Athens, Ohio. She teaches the following topics: STIs, Sexual Health, and LGBTQ Health. Dr. Balbo is in clinical practice at OhioHealth Campus Care at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, providing comprehensive primary care to Ohio University students. She is a 2007 graduate of OUHCOM. She completed her osteopathic family medicine residency at Doctor's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and her OMM/NMM Residency at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine. Dr. Balbo is board certified in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (OMM/NMM) by the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. She is also board certified in Family Medicine and OMT by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.
Dr. Balbo's interests include patient-centered contraception counseling, sexually transmitted infections, women's health, training students and physicians to be skilled in the provision of affirming medical care for transgender and gender diverse people, LGBT health, college students health, OMM, and integrative medicine.
Dr. Balbo is passionate about birds and native plants. She enjoys spending as much time outside as possible.
Dr. Balbo discloses that she has no relevant financial relationships with any organization producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by or used on patients relative to the content of this presentation.
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