[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 237 (Wednesday, December 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79183-79184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26974]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sexually Transmitted 
Infection Treatment Guidelines Update; Webinar

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of public webinar.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located 
within the Department of Health and

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Human Services (HHS), announces a webinar entitled, ``CDC STI Treatment 
Guidelines Update''. The purpose of the webinar is for CDC to receive 
comments from potential users on the proposed updated guidelines. This 
webinar is an opportunity for all interested parties to ask questions 
and provide feedback, but is specifically directed toward clinicians, 
such as medical doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician's 
assistants. CDC will consider comments made during the webinar prior to 
finalizing the updated STI Treatment Guidelines for publication.

DATES: The webinar will be held on December 18, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 4 
p.m. EST. Registration instructions can be found on the website, 
https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/default.htm.

ADDRESSES: The webinar will be broadcast from the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Quinn Haaga, Public Health Advisor, 
CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-US 12-2, Atlanta, GA 30329, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CDC's STI Treatment Guidelines Webinar 
is a public presentation of proposed updates to the CDC's 2015 STD 
Treatment Guidelines. The webinar will include discussions of proposed 
changes to CDC's 2015 STD Treatment Guidelines focusing on (1) changes 
to testing, management, and/or treatment recommendations for Neisseria 
gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis treatment; 
(2) role of metronidazole in pelvic inflammatory disease treatment; (3) 
alternative treatment options for bacterial vaginosis; (4) management 
of Mycoplasma genitalium; and (5) two step testing for serologic 
diagnosis of genital HSV2. Physicians and other health-care providers 
can use these guidelines to assist in the prevention and treatment of 
STIs. Comments and questions on the proposed changes may be made during 
the webinar only.
    Please refer to the posted agenda for updates about the webinar one 
week prior to the meeting. Information will be provided on the 
following website when it becomes available. https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/default.htm. A recording of the webinar and accompanying 
transcripts will be available by January 17, 2021 on the website listed 
above. In addition, CDC's responses to questions from the webinar will 
also be available February 15, 2021 on this website.
    Participants must register by December 17, 2020. This is a webinar-
only event and there will be no on-site participation at the CDC 
broadcast facility.

Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-26974 Filed 12-8-20; 8:45 am]
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