Greetings Title X Grantee Agencies,
Welcome to the September 2007 RTC monthly Listserv--it's
a busy one!
As always, we have included the month of September's
article highlights below. You can simply open the attachments or follow
the provided link. Also, please remember to check out the announcements,
meetings and other calendar reminders at the end of this e-mail.
We know that you are all very busy providing much needed
services to your clients and staff. This is why we hope the Listserv
will serve as a resource to keep you up-to-date on the latest public
health information.
The Listserv e-mail will arrive in your in box on the
last Tuesday of every month. Please respond to this e-mail address
if you have any questions, comments or additions to the monthly Listserv.
Thank you for your wonderful support of the RTC.
Warm Regards,
The JSI RTC Team
September 2007 Articles
HIV Integration Project - HIV
Richey, C. et al. Family Planning Choices for Women
With HIV: How providers can help women with HIV make reproductive
decisions. (August 2007). Population Reports by the Johns Hopkins
INFO Project.
(see attached)
Clinical Advisory Committee - CAC
Chatwani, AJ et al. Rapid testing for vaginal yeast
detection: a prospective study. American Journal of Obstetrics and
Gynecology (April 2007).
The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of rapid vaginal
yeast detection assay compared with yeast cultures for the diagnosis
of vulvovaginal candidiasis.
(see attached)
Common Misdiagnosis: Most Women Believe They Have A
Yeast Infection When They Don't
September 16, 2007
From ScienceDaily.com
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070910165110.htm
Male Advisory Committee - MAC
Kalmuss, D. et al. Patterns of Mens Use of Sexual and
Reproductive Health Services. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive
Health, 2007, 39(2):7481.
This article concludes that men who have sex with women are not receiving
adequate levels of sexual and reproductive health care, and the care
they receive is neither comprehensive nor integrated. Standards of
clinical care need to be defined and communicated to men and providers.
(see attached)
From the Healthy Teen Network, new fact sheets on young
men's health (all attached):
-The Impact of Early Abuse on Male Sexual and Reproductive Health
-Unique Needs of Young Fathers
-Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Young Men
Calendar of Events
Role of Reproductive Health Staff in Client
Crisis Intervention: Medical Charting & Documentation in Reproductive
Health Care Settings
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Time: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Location: HCSM Conference Room, Brockton, MA (508) 583-2250
Planned for: Health Care of Southeastern Massachusetts
Presenter: John Mueller, M.D., Medical Director, HCSM
Register by:Friday, October 12, 2007
Objectives:
By the end of this training participants will be able to:
-Provide appropriate chart documentation for various types of client
visits and situations;
-Identify acute client crisis and appropriate intervention and approaches
to help the client; and
-Discuss the roles family planning staff and the roles of community
referral/providers have in helping clients.
(for more information and registration visit www.famplan.org)
Announcements
Looking for info from a past listserv?
Just head to the resources section of the new and improved www.famplan.org
and click on the listserv archive to find what you're looking for.
Thank you to our RTAC members who were able
to come to our meeting last week. For those of you who were unable
to attend, we have attached the minutes to this email. If you have
any additions or edits you would like to made to the minutes, please
email Leah Nigro at LNigro@jsi.com.
CTCFP Title X National Clinical Conference
August 3 - 5, 2008
Denver, CO
(flyer attached)
Application for Preceptor Training
The Clinical Training Center for Family Planning (CTCFP) preceptor
training prepares Title X preceptors to provide individualized transitional
role support for less experienced and new family planning practitioners.
Preceptors will help ensure that direct care practitioners apply the
most current knowledge and skills necessary for the effective delivery
of high quality family planning services. The preceptorship experience
aims to provide both practitioners with increased confidence, skill
improvement, and employment satisfaction. Training dates are being
scheduled for 2008 and will include trainings in multiple Title X
regions.
(application attached)
The Family Planning Male Training Center
(FPMTC)and your Regional Training Centers are interested
to get your opinions for existing training needs within male family
planning services and programs. This data will be used to plan and
provide the most beneficial training opportunities possible for all
Title X family planning agencies.
Please take just a few minutes and give your input!
Click
here: http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB226V67MFT7P
Region I Title X Family Planning Training Center
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
e-mail: rtctitlex@jsi.com
www.famplan.org
