This session covers recognition, diagnosis and management of disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) at a specialist level. Current knowledge about pathogenesis of gonococcal infection, including host defence and virulence factors, is discussed.
This session covers the pathogenesis and management of uncomplicated genital chlamydia, including antibiotic choice and appropriate advice and partner notification. The level is suitable for enhanced practitioners.
This session covers a more specialist approach to the management of non-gonococcal urethritis where chlamydia and gonococcal tests are negative or first-line therapy has failed.
This session covers the approach to epididymitis with a suspected sexually transmitted infection (STI) cause, at a level suitable for enhanced practitioners.
This session explains the approach of a doctor or enhanced nurse practitioner to scrotal masses, including recognition of urgent surgical conditions and malignancies and exclusion of significant underlying causes. Acute STIs are covered in the next sessio
This session provides an overview of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), describing presentation and how it differs from other pelvic and gynaecological conditions. It explains how to investigate PID in patients, what tests are appropriate and how to ident
This session covers the approach to specialist management of severe acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and intraabdominal sepsis. It includes in-patient investigations and laparoscopic findings.