PREVENTION SERVICES FOR THE STI PATIENT

For assistance with sexual health promotion, contact: NMCPHC-SHARP via email or call 757-953-0974 (DSN 377)

1. Policies and Tools.

• CDC STD Treatment Guidelines 2015
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• Other sexual health policies
• Idealized STI Patient Flow Diagram
• Prev Med Dept STI Case Tracking Worksheet (sample)
• Prev Med Dept Self-Assessment Scoresheet - Management of the STI Patient
• "Navy Preventive Medicine and Management of the STI Patient" NMCPHC-SHARP Webinar (Presented 27 April 2016)
  • Webinar Audio file
  • Webinar Slides

2. HIV-STI Prevention Counseling.
Each patient diagnosed with, or identified to be at increased risk for, a sexually transmitted infection (including HIV), should receive intensive risk-reduction counseling following an evidence-based model.

• Prevention Counseling Desk-top Assistant . This document outlines the steps in the process, following the evidence-based RESPECT model.
• MSM HIV Risk Scoresheet. Scoresheet for HIV PrEP consideration for the MSM patient (from the CDC HIV PrEP CPG-Provider's Supplenet)This document outlines the steps in the process, following the evidence-based RESPECT model.
• Navy Training Film "HIV-STI Prevention Counseling" (NMCPHC - 2013) Demonstrates the 6 steps of working with the STI patient to reduce future risk behavior.
  • Stream live from DVIDS.
  • Order the film on DVD via email
• Condom skills counseling video (NMCPHC)
• Interview Form (CDC). This document is one option for capturing important information during your counseling session. This worksheet can be shredded after the information is entered into ALHTA, DRSi and the Contact Notification Form (one per partner).

3. HIV-STI Sexual Partner Services.
Recent sexual partners of patients infected with some STIs should be informed of their potential exposure and be offered testing and treatment.

• Sexual Partner Services Guideline. This document details the sexual partner notification interview process.
• Table of Interview Periods . This document specifies which partners of which patients should be considered for notification.
• Sexual Partner Services Desk-top Assistant . This document summarized the steps of the partner referral interview. This interview is folded into the prevention counseling session.
• Contact Notification Form (CDC). This form is used to document Prev Med attempts to notify partners and is sent to other referral agencies when the sexual partner is out of the jurisdiction of the Prev Med Dept.
• Factsheet - "How do I tell my partner?" Patient handout to reinforce partner referral messages.
• Navy Training Film "Sexual Partner Services" (NMCPHC - 2013). Demonstrates the 5 steps of working with an STI patient to bring sexual partners to treatment.
  • Stream live from DVIDS.
  • Order the film on DVD via email
• Passport to Partner Services (CDC): Web-based training in sexual partner services.

4. Reporting.
Reporting case data, risk data and sexual partner follow-up data in DRSi ( a.k.a. NDRSi; a.k.a. MER )

• DRSi - STI Case Data Worksheet. Instructional Use Only - Not an official Navy form.
• DRSi - STI Module - Training Film . This online film demonstrates how to enter STI case, risk and sexual partner data.
• DRSI log-in page. You will need a DRSi account to use this reporting tool.

5. Promoting Sexual Health in Military Population.
Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion are tasked to promote sexual health within their populations.

• Promotion of Sexual Health in Military Populations . This document provides a simple cookbook for designing and conducting a sexual health awareness campaign.
• Targeted Condom Access for Disease and Pregnancy Prevention . This document provides answers to the many questions Prev Med may be asked when designing a condom access strategy for their population.