Chlamydia – Diagnosis and Management

Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • Definition, risk factors, prevalence, complications, prognosis.
• Diagnosis
  • When to suspect chlamydia.
• Management
  • How to manage a person with chlamydia.
• An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• When to test for chlamydia.
• When to provide appropriate screening for chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections.
• About the need to arrange referral to a genito-urinary medicine (GUM) service where possible.
• How to manage the person in primary care if referral to GUM is declined or not possible.
• About notifying sexual partners.
• What advice and information to the person and their sexual partners.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered