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Mgen: The New STD On The Block
Recorded for 2024 Fall Conference
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Activity Duration| Content Expires: | October 15, 2025 (11:55 p.m. CT)
CE for this activity will not be available after this date.
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This CE activity was recorded for the 2024 AANP Fall Conference.  | This activity includes closed captioning. |
| Delivery Note: The content for this activity was previously presented during the 2024 AANP Fall Conference. If you already completed the content of this activity while attending the live or virtual conference, you should not complete this content a second time. Learners should only complete ONE delivery-method to earn credit. Completing multiple delivery options for the same activity is considered duplicate credit for the same content and will not be accepted by regulatory bodies. |
Overview
Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is a bacterial infection of growing concern in sexual health. As nurse practitioners, understanding MG is crucial for effective patient care. MG is a sexually transmitted bacterium responsible for various urogenital infections. Its unique characteristics, such as antibiotic resistance and asymptomatic carriage, pose challenges for diagnosis and treatment. We'll delve into the prevalence of MG globally and its association with symptoms like urethritis, cervicitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease. We'll also explore the implications of asymptomatic MG infection, which often goes undetected but can lead to serious complications. The presentation will cover diagnostic methods, including nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs), and the importance of accurate diagnosis in guiding treatment decisions. We'll discuss treatment options, antibiotic resistance patterns, and the role of patient education in preventing transmission and recurrence. As nurse practitioners, we play a vital role in MG prevention and management. We'll highlight key nursing interventions, such as sexual health counseling, partner notification, and adherence support. Patient education on safe sex practices and regular STI screening will also be emphasized. Understanding MG is essential in providing comprehensive sexual health care. Through education, vigilance, and collaboration with patients, we can mitigate the impact of MG and promote healthier outcomes.
Objectives
- Recognize the common clinical symptoms in both males and females and discuss asymptomatic cases and their implications for transmission and diagnosis.
- Understand the available diagnostic methods and highlight the challenges in diagnosing Mycoplasma genitalium, including testing availability and specificity.
- Identify the current treatment options and guidelines for managing Mycoplasma genitalium infections and address the issue of antibiotic resistance and its impact on treatment strategies.
Speaker
Randee L. Masciola, DNP, APRN-CNP, WHNP-BC, FAANP, FNAP
Disclosure
This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies.
The speaker has the following disclosures:- I am on the board of directors for NONPF 2024-2026.
- All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
DisclaimerIndividuals who have contributed to the CE Center (content originally from the 2024 AANP Fall Conference) were carefully selected for their knowledge and experience in the subject area under review. This presentation is informational only and may contain opinions of the authors from their personal experience that do not necessarily express the opinions of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). The activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings. Clinical practice is a constantly changing process and new information becomes available every day. Neither AANP nor the contributing individuals can warrant that the material will continue to be accurate, nor do they warrant that the material is completely free of errors upon publication. Attendees and participants should appraise the information presented critically and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for any product or device mentioned in this program.
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0.9 Contact Hour(s) of CE,
0.18 of which may be applied towards Pharmacology
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