The Sexually Transmitted and Bloodborne Diseases Unit at HHS offers ongoing educational opportunities for healthcare providers on a variety of subjects. The Unit also offers on-site education such as agency presentations as requested. Contact the HIV.STI.Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator, Sarah Weninger at sweninger@nd.gov, today with your training needs.
Lunch and Learns
The Division of Sexually Transmitted and Bloodborne Diseases hosts Lunch and Learns presentations every 4th Wednesday of the month at 12pm for one hour. These presentations are often recorded and archived on this webpage. Each presentation is approved for 1 CEU from the North Dakota Board of Nursing. To earn the CEU, participants must take the post-test which is available for two weeks after each presentation.
- February 22nd Lunch N' Learn: Registration Coming Soon!
- Slides: Coming Soon
- Recording: Coming Soon
- Post - Test
November 2022: Hepatitis C 101
October 2022: Coverage to Care Through the Health Insurance Marketplace
September 2022: Monkeypox Update
August 2022: Using the Contextual Interview to Promote the Delivery of Compassionate Care
July 2022: Key Considerations for Addressing Sexual Health Through Schools
June 2022: Data in the Dakotas - 2021 ND & SD HIV,STI and Viral Hepatitis Epidemiology
May 2022: Get Syphilis in 1 Hour or Less!
April 2022: Mycoplasma genitalium and Practicing Evidence Based Medicine in Managing STIs
March 2022: Providing PEP in the Dakotas
- Slides
- Recording: Unavailable
February 2022: HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): New Meds, Guidelines and Controversies
January 2022: The Importance of Cervical Cancer Screening
The North Dakota Department of Health’s Health Equity Office and Division of Sexually Transmitted and Bloodborne Diseases are excited to host the Make Every Connection Together (MECT) conference, a collaborative learning experience for health professionals of various disciplines. This conference will emphasize how health equity is a core component in all public health programs. Using a health equity lens, priorities and best practices around sexual health and harm reduction will be presented to encourage dialogue and sharing among participants. This conference will serve as a place to engage professionals on ways to address health inequities, share ideas and work together towards eliminating health disparities and achieving optimal health for all North Dakotans. For more information and to register, please visit | University of North Dakota (und.edu).
The North Dakota Department of Health hosted a symposium on June 4-6, 2019 at the Radisson Hotel in Bismarck, ND. This event had presenters from around the state and country to discuss issues important to HIV, STD, TB and Viral Hepatitis. Presentations are available by clicking here.
The following are external resources that provide continuing education credits for healthcare providers.
The following are a series are webinars that provide information on a variety of subjects related to HIV, STIs, TB or Viral Hepatitis. CEUs are available from the North Dakota Board of Nursing for each of these presentations.
*1. STI 101: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis (30 Minutes)
*2. Viral Hepatitis 101: Hepatitis B and C (30 Minutes)
*3. HIV 101 (30 Minutes)
*4. Counseling 101 (40 Minutes)
5. Tuberculosis 101 (1 Hour)
*Required trainings for all new staff at CTR programs.