Update on Mycoplasma Genitalium: An Important Emerging STI

Webinar

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT

Registration closes November 29 at 11:59 pm CT.

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Summary

Join our informative webinar on Mycoplasma genitalium, a lesser-known but increasingly important STI. The webinar, ideal for health care and public health professionals, aims to enhance awareness and understanding of this emerging public health concern and equip attendees with practical knowledge for clinical and community settings.

Here is what you can expect to learn at this event:

  • How prevalent M. genitalium infection is in different clinical populations
  • The range of clinical presentations caused by M. genitalium infection
  • CDC recommendations for M. genitalium testing and what sample types and tests to use
  • Appropriate antibiotic therapy for M. genitalium infection

Presenter

William Geisler, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr. William M. Geisler is the research director and clinical consultant for the University of Alabama at Birmingham diagnostic mycoplasma laboratory with expertise in adult infectious disease. He completed internal medicine residency at the University of Michigan and an infectious diseases fellowship at the University of Washington, where he also obtained a Master of Public Health in epidemiology. He is an established chlamydia and M. genitalium research program funded by federal and non-federal sources. With more than 20 years of clinical experience in STI evaluation and management, he provides STI education and training through the Alabama-North Carolina STD/HIV Prevention Training Center. He is on the editorial board of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and has served as an expert consultant for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.

Nursing Contact Hours

A total of 1.0* nursing contact hours will be available for this event. To successfully complete this activity, the participant must attend the entire session, complete and evaluation, and complete the Nursing Contact Hour Attendance Verification Form.

*Health Care Education and Training is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Event Support

This program is available through funding by the Wisconsin Department of Health STI Unit.

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