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Program Operations Guidelines for STD Prevention
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Table of Contents:
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
Program Operations Guidelines Workgroup Members
Partner Services Subgroup Members
Partner Services Internal/External Reviewers
INTRODUCTION PS-1
Shared Principles
Overview
Legal Authority
Case Management
Resource Requirements
Safety
Confidentiality
PARTNER SERVICES
Patient Types
Volunteers and Index Patients
Partners to the Index Patient
Index Patients Referred by Other Providers
Presumptive Interviews
Pre-interview Activities
Setting Priorities
Interview Periods
The Interview Setting
Pre-interview Analysis (patient assessment)
Types of Interviews and Their Objectives
Original Interview
Reinterview
The Cluster Interview
Other Important Interview Concepts
Motivational Techniques to Encourage Voluntary Disclosure
Client-centered Approach to Risk Reduction
Referrals
Post-interview Activities
Documentation
Analysis of Case Information and Problem Solving
Prioritization of Partners, Suspects, and Associates
Obtaining Further Information
Using Information Obtained From the Interview to Identify Possible Outbreak Situations
Lot System: A Case Management Tool
Lot System Forms
Partner Notification Strategies
Provider Referral
Self (Patient) Referral
Contract Referral
Evidence Supporting Partner Notification
Other Important Concepts About Partner Notification
Encouraging the Partner to Seek Medical Treatment
Follow-up to Ensure Notification Is Received and Understood
Ensuring That the Partner Has Access to Health Care
Diagnostic Assessment of Partners in the Field
Case Closure
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Collaborating With Other Service Providers
Interstate Transmission of STD Intervention Information
Suggested Strategies for Patients With Repeat Infections
EVALUATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
Case Management
Components of Case Management Quality Assurance
Using Information Gathered to Describe and Reach Target Populations
Measures for Evaluating Program Effectiveness
COMMUNITY-BASED OUTREACH
Overview of Interventions
Social Network Analysis
Targeted Screening and Field Testing
Community Outreach
STD Clinic Outreach
Appendix A Interview Periods by Disease
Appendix B Original Interview Format
Appendix C Reinterview Format
Appendix D Cluster Interview Format
Appendix E Lot System Forms
Appendix F Field Investigations
Appendix G Interstate Transmission of STD Intervention Information
Appendix H Skills Inventory
Appendix I "Evaluation Tables"
Appendix J Glossary of Terms Associated With Partner Services
Appendix K Tools for Network Analysis
References
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Page last modified: August 16, 2007
Page last reviewed: August 16, 2007 Historical Document
Content Source:
Division of STD Prevention
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National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
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