Sexual health - Nicky Perkins

Dr Nicky Perkins provides an update on sexual health in primary care. Nicky is a specialist in sexual health medicine at the Auckland regional sexual health service.

Topics:

• Introduction of Gardasil 9 to the national immunisation programme.
• Syphilis in New Zealand.
• Why nucleic acid amplification testing superseded previous methods.
• Who we should be testing and the opportunities to do so.
• Updates in treatment (in light of antibiotic resistance).
• Referral advice.
• Take home messages.
   

Clinician Resources

• NZ Sexual Health Society Guidelines - there are numerous resources on this website for you and patients on a range of sexual health conditions.
• BPAC. A 'how to guide' for sexual health check up (2013) 
• NZSHS Sexually transmitted infections: Summary of Guidelines
• Gardasil9

Patient Resources

• Being safer sexually. MOH 2015
• Sexual health - Health Navigator NZ

Presenter

Dr Nicky Perkins
Sexual Health Specialist

To contact Nicky Click here.