Vaginal Swabs: Performance, Patient Preference and Applications

Recorded: January 13, 2010

About the Workshop

The purpose of this 90-minute webinar is to review data on performance of and patient preference for vaginal swabs vs. other specimen sites and criteria for using vaginal swabs and to discuss application of vaginal swabs in non-routine clinic visits. This webinar presentation will also include an educational piece for clients and preview a new Provider Toolkit that will be available for clinicians in 2010. In addition, it will offer time for the listening audience to ask questions and share their experiences both clinician- and patient-collected vaginal swabs.

Co Presenters

Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH

Ella Gordon, FNP

Sarah Goldenkranz, MPH

Learning Objectives

At the close of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe performance of and patient preference for vaginal swabs vs. other specimen types.
• Identify criteria for using vaginal swabs.
• Discuss application of vaginal swabs in non-routine visits.