Competency information

Details

Perform clinical and laboratory investigation of sexually transmitted infections, to include:

  • chlamydia
  • genital herpes
  • genital warts,
  • gonorrhoea
  • HBV
  • HIV
  • syphilis.

Considerations

  • The risk factors, transmission, clinical presentation, implications, contract tracing and treatment of STIs, including medico-legal implications.

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 2 Outcome Perform laboratory (and point-of-care) investigation in these high-risk groups.