Enabling insights for a better understanding of infectious disease risks and rapid testing benefits

As the field of infectious disease risks evolves, the focus shifts from reactive treatments to proactive prevention and early detection. OraSure's educational resource for infectious disease & sexual health is focused on presenting perspectives on combating infections with rapid testing and sharing case studies from large national health organizations as well as community health partners.

Rapid Testing for Syphilis in Pregnant People at Risk for Congenital Syphilis

Over the past decade, congenital syphilis cases have risen by an alarming 937%, highlighting the critical importance of early detection through testing.

This webinar will highlight the value of rapid syphilis testing at the point-of-care (POC) for pregnant populations in the efforts to reduce congenital syphilis rates. Dr. Irene Stafford and Dr. Jeffrey Klausner will review lessons learned and offer key insights from their implementation practices.

Webinar: A Syndemic Approach to Syphilis, HIV and HCV Rapid Screening in Clinic & Outreach Settings

In this webinar hosted by the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), you will hear about the value of rapid testing for syphilis, HIV and HCV. Learn more from urban and rural health departments with experience in outreach and community testing and gain key insights into implementation practices.

Interview: Rapid HIV and HCV Testing for Underserved Communities

Despite advances in medical treatment, people remain reluctant to get tested for infectious diseases like HIV and HCV, due to fears of a positive test or related stigma and discrimination.

Hear from Sandra Marrero-Ashford, Executive Director of the Health Betterment Initiative (HBI) as she explains their journey in using rapid testing for underserved communities and linking people to requisite care.

Literature Compendium: Accessible Syphilis Testing

The syphilis compendium offers a collection of publications highlighting the accuracy of the Diagnostics Direct Syphilis Health Check™ test at all stages of infection. Read how rapid testing using the reverse sequence algorithm is helping to control the syphilis epidemic one test at a time.

Webinar: The Benefits of Point-of-Care HIV Testing

Join Melissa Morrison, MA, a former project director for more than $42M in federal HIV prevention grant programs, as she describes best practices to expand HIV testing in clinical, outreach and other non-clinical settings to help end the HIV epidemic.