UPDATES AND ALERTS

The San Francisco Department of Public Health sends out Health Alerts, Advisories, and Updates regarding communicable disease outbreaks, immunization updates, and emerging infectious diseases to San Francisco clinicians.

Clinicians can sign-up or submit updated contact information to receive Health Alerts. All contact information is kept confidential.

Mpox 2023:
STI updates:
  • SFDPH STI Clinical Update, 2021
    • IFrame
    • STIs in San Francisco: Epidemiology, Program Activities and Opportunities
      Presented by Stephanie Cohen, MD, MPH; SF City Clinic Medical Director and SFDPH STD Controller
      Recording begins at 8:30
    • Introduction to Syphilis
      Presented by Kelly Johnson, MD, MPH; Public Health Medical Officer, STD Control Branch, California Department of Public Health; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF; Clinical Faculty, California Prevention Training Center
      Recording begins at 49:40
    • STI Cases: Applying the New CDC Guidelines
      Presented by Ina Park, MD, MS; Medical Director, California Prevention Training Center; Professor, UCSF; Medical Consultant, Division of STD Prevention, CDC
      Recording begins at 1:42:00
    • Cases from the STI Clinic: Panel Discussion
      Moderator: Oliver Bacon, MD; Supervising Physician, SF City Clinic; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, UCSF Panelists: Terry Marcotte, NP; SF City Clinic; Yvonne Piper, NP; SF City Clinic; Meena Ramchandani, MD, MPH; Public Health Seattle & King County STD Clinic Medical Director; Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, University of Washington
      Recording begins at 2:43:14