Improving Site-Specific STI Screening in a Philadelphia-Based Academic Family Medicine Office

Presenter Information

Brittany MacDonald, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Marie Ezran, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Haley Smallwood, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
Gisel Garcia, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Maia Mandel, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Amaka Amobi, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
Marshal Miller, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Start Date

5-3-2024 9:10 AM

End Date

5-3-2024 11:00 AM

Description

Background

• In the last decade, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are rising both in Philadelphia and across the United States^{1, 2}
• STIs are often asymptomatic³
• Site-specific screening for gonorrhea and chlamydia (GC/CT) infections may increase STI detection o Genitourinary (GU), pharyngeal, and rectal sites o GU is the most common site tested, but GU-only testing may lead to missed diagnoses⁴

Keywords

sexually transmitted infections (STI), primary care, preventive medicine, quality improvement

Comments

Presented at the 2024 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.