Martha's Case: The Unwelcome Phone Call

Specific Learning Objectives for Martha's Case     At the end of Martha's case the participant will be able to:

1. Adequately manage a patient referred for treatment of an STI through the partner notification process.

2. Counsel about STI prevention.

3. Understand the partner notification process and recognize its importance.

Acknowledgements

Editors: Marc Steben, MD, CCMF; Tom Wong*, MD, MPH, FRCPC; Janice Mann*, MD; Rhonda Kropp* BScN MPH; Cathy Sevigny* BScN, R. N.; Jai Jayaraman**, MD.
* The Sexual Health/STI Section, Community Acquired Infections Division, Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada
** Formerly of the Sexual Health/STI Section, Community Acquired Infections Division, Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada

Advisory Committee: David Patrick, MD, William Fisher, MD, Nicole Turcotte, RN, Monique Letellier, MD, Joanne Embree, MD, Noni E. MacDonald, MD, LucValiquette, MD, Marc Boucher, MD, Deborrah Money, MD and Bernice Downey

Validation Committee: Marie Normand, MD, Mary Gordon, MD, Lyne Cloutier, Josée S Lafond PhD, Andre Gruslin, MD, Luc Valiquette, MD and Bernice Downey

Special Contribution: Scientific Publication and Multimedia Services, Public Health Agency of Canada