STD Prevention Science Series 2012 (Speaker: Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo) - June 20th

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Title: STD Prevention Science Series 2012 (Speaker: Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo) - June 20th

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Please join us for the first session of the STD Prevention Science Series 2012 on Wednesday, June 20th, 2012 at 3:30pm, Corporate Square, building 8, conference room 1 A/B/C or via LiveMeeting.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) and the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association (ASTDA) have partnered to bring you the latest research and best practices for STD prevention with the STD Prevention Science Series 2012.

This quarterly series will bring lectures on cutting edge issues by scientists and program experts of world renown to all persons interested in the prevention of STDs, including HIV.

It’s Not Just the Pathogen Anymore: The Genital Microbiome and Implications for Sexually Transmitted Infections
Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 3:30PM-4:30PM EST

by Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA

Dr. Marrazzo is a Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington, in Seattle, U.S. She is Medical Director of the Seattle STD/HIV Prevention and Training Center, president of the American STD Association, and Associate Editor of the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases. She is Proto¬col Co-Chair of VOICE, a large study testing vaginal and oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in women in sub-Saharan Africa. She has led numerous studies of the molecular epidemiology, pathogenesis, and management of bacterial vaginosis.
 
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For those in Atlanta who wish to attend in person, please join us in Corporate Square Building 8, Conference Room 1A/B/C, Atlanta, Ga. 30329.

Please send questions in advance of the event to: stdcurriculum@xxxxxxx

FUTURE TOPICS AND DATES

Contraception and STI/HIV: Balancing the Tradeoffs in Different Contexts

August 29, 2012, 11:30am -12:30pm ET
Willard (Ward) Cates, MD, MPH
Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC
 
The Road From Observation to Intervention to Implementation: Perspectives of a Pragmatic HIV Prevention Researcher

December 13, 2012, 11:00am – 12:00pm EST
Connie Celum, MD, MPH
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
 
For more information on the series, visit here.

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