{"id":14,"date":"2015-06-04T00:44:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T00:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfas\/wordpress\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2021-01-08T10:08:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T18:08:50","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfas\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"News & Events"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Recording of Dr. King Holmes Celebration of Life<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: June 30, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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Dr. King Holmes, the founding Chair of the Department of Global Health (DGH) and a long-standing leader in the Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine, died on Sunday, March 9, 2025. He passed peacefully with the loving support of his family and close friends. King was a man of tremendous…<\/p>\n

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New Report: “An Evaluation of STI, HIV, and PrEP Services in Yakima County, Washington”<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: February 18, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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This report presents findings from a partnership between the Yakima Health District (YHD) and the University of Washington (UW) to identify context-specific STI, HIV & PrEP clinical service gaps and potential remedial actions in Yakima County. We identified existing strengths and gaps in services through local stakeholder in-depth interviews and findings were shared with subject…<\/p>\n

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Resources for Medical Providers<\/a><\/h2>\n
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New page on the CFAS website with downloadable links to treatment guidelines and resources for medical providers.<\/p>\n

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2024 October RAISE & NASTAD Webinar: \u201cMethods for Assessing the Landscape of STI & HIV Services in Local Health Jurisdictions\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: October 29, 2024\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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RAISE and NASTAD\u2019s webinar, \u201cMethods for Assessing the Landscape of STI & HIV Services in Local Health Jurisdictions\u201d was held on October 24, 2024. View the recording here! The webinar discusses methods for conducting landscape analyses of STI & HIV services in local health jurisdictions. University of Washington researchers presented the rational for doing a…<\/p>\n

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New Report: “An Evaluation of STI Clinical and PrEP Services in Spokane County, Washington”<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: January 2, 2024\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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This report presents findings from a partnership between the Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) and the University of Washington to identify opportunities to improve STI and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) clinical services in Spokane County. Gaps and existing strengths in services were identified through local stakeholder interviews and ranked by subject matter experts (SMEs) in…<\/p>\n

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New Report: “A Landscape Analysis Report of Tacoma-Pierce County STI Clinical Services”<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: January 2, 2024\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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This report presents findings from a partnership between the Tacoma \u2013 Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD) and the University of Washington to identify opportunities to improve STI and PrEP clinical services in Pierce County. Gaps and existing strengths in services were identified through 14 local stakeholder interviews and ranked by subject matter experts (SMEs) in…<\/p>\n

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Recording of the 2023 February Special Seminar with Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: February 21, 2023\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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Last Friday, CFAS and CFAR were excited to host Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, for her talk “Lactobacillus, Lues, & Leadership: What I’ve Learned as a Researcher & Educator in the STI Field.” If you weren’t able to attend, you can now watch the recording here!<\/p>\n

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Recommendations for STI and HBV Treatment and Prevention in Washington State<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: February 14, 2023\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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In 2021, the Washington State Legislature asked the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) to convene a workgroup to make recommendations concerning funding and policy initiatives to address the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in Washington. More specifically, the legislature asked the workgroup to develop recommendations to achieve the following objectives: Eradicate congenital syphilis…<\/p>\n

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Clinical Trials Update<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: September 2, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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CFAS is currently creating a webpage that will accumulate all the latest trials under the center. It would provide as an excellent resource for researchers, trainees, providers and patients to understand what is going on in the center. The webpage would outline the latest trials that other trainees could potentially be involved in and it…<\/p>\n

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Concluding 2020-21 CFAS Seminar Series<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: June 22, 2021\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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Thank you to everyone for attending our last seminar for the academic year. We also would like to give a big thank you to all of our speakers that presented this year! We will keep everyone posted with any announcements for the next Seminar Series. If you are interested in presenting for our next series,…<\/p>\n

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