Rising Resistance, Long-Acting Solutions: A Pharmacology Update for STI and HIV Management
- Speaker:
- Audrey M. Stevenson, PhD, MPH, MSN, FNP-BC
- Duration:
- 2 Hours 25 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Jun 29, 2026
- Product Code:
- POS078993
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
- Resistance is rising: Latest protocols for multidrug-resistant gonorrhea and Mycoplasma genitalium
- Implement injectables: Cabotegravir and twice-yearly lenacapavir to solve pill fatigue and modernize your PrEP practice
- Navigate the bicillin shortage, updated syphilis algorithms, and key guideline changes across chlamydia, gonorrhea, and PID
The clinical landscape for infectious diseases is moving faster than ever, and clinicians are experiencing a pivotal shift in how HIV and STIs are managed. This presentation isn't just a refresher; it’s a high-impact roadmap to mastering long-acting therapies. You will learn how to select and prescribe medications for STIs, confidently provide PrEP, and understand strategies for transitioning patients to new therapeutic options.
Gain the ability to implement the latest twice-yearly injectables, address drug shortages using imported alternatives, and apply new pharmacological approaches to combat "pill fatigue." You’ll be prepared to go beyond standard protocols, using targeted pharmacotherapy strategies.
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Speaker
Audrey M. Stevenson, PhD, MPH, MSN, FNP-BC Related seminars and products
Audrey M. Stevenson, PhD, MPH, MSN, FNP-BC, is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with over 45 years of experience spanning inpatient and ambulatory settings – including urgent care, community clinics, and STI clinics – as well as public health and healthcare leadership. She holds master’s degrees in both nursing and public health.
Dr. Stevenson has published and presented nationally and internationally on topics relevant to advanced practice nurses and other healthcare providers. She currently works as a consultant and teaches graduate FNP and MPH students at several universities. Her public health leadership includes serving as division director of family health and clinical services at the Salt Lake County Health Department and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, as vaccination branch director for the Salt Lake County Incident Command – where she oversaw vaccination strategies for 1.2 million residents.
Serving on the statewide vaccine advisory board, she has collaborated on vaccine policy and recommendations. She joined the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Board of Directors in 2025 and participates in national workgroup focused on immunization strategies to improve vaccine uptake and reduce vaccine-preventable disease.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Audrey Stevenson has employment relationships with the University of Utah and the University of Phoenix. She receives a speaking honorarium and consulting fee from Sequirus and Sanofi. She previously received a speaking honorarium from Merck and GSK. Audrey Stevenson receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Audrey Stevenson is a member of the American Nurses Association and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
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Objectives
- Explain the benefits and implementation of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), including daily oral and long-acting injectable options like lenacapavir.
- Analyze the current staging aligned treatments for syphilis.
- Manage emerging antimicrobial-resistant gonococcal (AR GC) infections with the newest diagnostic and sequential therapy protocols.
Outline
The STI Toolbelt: Modern Diagnostics and Treatment Mastery
- Syphilis: Staging aligned treatments, reporting req, MMWR report on lab testing for syphilis, serologic algorithms, prevent false-positive trap, bicillin shortage/alternatives
- Gonorrhea: Ceftriaxone tx option, antibiotic resistances, test of cure after tx, current clinical trials
- Mycoplasma genitalium: Resistant STI in urethritis and cervicitis cases, macrolide resistance markers, NAATs - when to order, tx algorithm, macrolide resistance testing
- Chlamydia, trichomoniasis, and PID: Prescribing guideline updates
- BV: STI or not, management
- Other less common STIs: how to recognize and treat
Expedited Partner Therapy
- Who qualifies
- Does it work
Screening and Diagnostic Advances
- Opt-out screening
- Extra-genital testing
- Express visits, telehealth, and self-screening
HIV Prevention Pharmacology in the STI Era
- Universal screening standards
- PrEP modalities and regimens
- Clinical Pearls for long-acting injectables
- HIV management: The "U=U" standard
- Oral PrEP changes, injectable CAB, lenacapavir every 6 months
Target Audience
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
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