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Session: Taming the Genital Herpes Epidemic: Rethinking the Role of HSV Screening and Testing
3001.0: Monday, November 06, 2006: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Taming the Genital Herpes Epidemic: Rethinking the Role of HSV Screening and Testing
Learning Objectives: See Session Abstract
Discussant(s):James R. Allen, MD, MPH
Moderator(s):Barry Bleidt, PhD, PharmD
8:30 AM**SESSION ABSTRACT** Taming the genital herpes epidemic: Rethinking the role of HSV screening and testing  [ Recorded presentation ]
James R. Allen, MD, MPH, Gary Richwald, MD, Peter A. Leone, MD, Zane A. Brown, MD
8:31 AMChanging standards for the STD evaluation: Should HSV-2 serological (antibody) testing be offered routinely and included in STD laboratory panels?  [ Recorded presentation ]
Gary Richwald, MD
8:53 AMReducing HIV and HSV co-morbidity: Use of HSV-2 screening to initiate HSV-2 suppressive therapy to reduce mortality  [ Recorded presentation ]
Peter A. Leone, MD
9:15 AMPreventing neonatal herpes: The role for routine prenatal serological screening for HSV-1 and HSV-2  [ Recorded presentation ]
Zane A. Brown, MD
9:37 AMDiscussant - Dr. James Allen, President and CEO, American Social Health Association
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Endorsed by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Epidemiology; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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