Insights from 56 Dean Street: Europe’s Busiest STI Clinic

Gary Whitlock, MD, PhD
Consultant Physician
HIV and Sexual Health Service Director, 56 Dean Street
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, UK

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About the Presenter:

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Dr. Gary Whitlock is a consultant physician in HIV and sexual health and Service Director at 56 Dean Street, part of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Dr. Whitlock has a PhD in physiology from the University of Cambridge and qualified from Nottingham University in medicine. He runs the high-resolution anoscopy service at 56 Dean Street. His research interests include gay men’s sexual health, HIV prevention and service evaluation.

Learning Objectives:

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At the completion of this educational activity learners will:
1. Understand the history of 56 Dean Street and how it became Europe's busiest STI clinic after 10 years after opening.
2. Understand the 'Dean Street model' of HIV combination prevention.
3. Appreciate the impact of in-house rapid diagnostics for bacterial STIs (chlamydia and gonorrhoea) on asymptomatic STI screening.

CME Information:

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This CME activity has approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for September 17, 2024, as a live activity. This activity will also be available as an enduring activity from September 24, 2024, through September 16, 2027.

The target audience is all physicians, NPs and PAs involved in or interested in HIV education.

This online video and post-activity evaluation are one hour in length.

Accreditation Statement:

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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) and the Physicians’ Research Network (PRN). MSSNY is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Medical Society of the State of New York designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Recognition Statement:

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Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Disclosure Statement:

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Policies and standards of the Medical Society of the State of New York and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education require that speakers and planners for continuing medical education activities disclose any relevant financial relationships they may have with commercial interests whose products, devices, or services may be discussed in the content of a CME activity.

- Dr. James F. Braun (Course Director/Program Planner) has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
- Dr. Ofole Mgbako (Moderator) has had the following personal financial relationships in the past 24 months with manufacturers of the products or services that may be presented in this CME activity: Consultant to Gilead. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
- Dr. Gary Whitlock (Presenter) has had the following personal financial relationships in the past 24 months with manufacturers of the products or services that may be presented in this CME activity: Advisor to ViiV, GSK and Gilead. Dr. Whitlock submitted his slides in advance for adequate peer review and supported his presentation and clinical recommendations with the best available evidence from the medical literature. All relevant financial relationships were mitigated.

Financial Support:

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This PRN CME activity is funded in part by unrestricted educational grants from Gilead Sciences and ViiV Healthcare and by a generous charitable contribution from Northwell Health Center for AIDS Research & Treatment.