Clinical Chats: a Podcast for Sexual and Reproductive Health Professionals

The Current State of Contraceptive Access and Equity

The CTC-SRH speaks with one of the keynote speakers for the upcoming National Reproductive Health Conference, Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosley, CEO of Power To Decide, about contraceptive access and equity in the US today.

Pain Management During In-Office Gynecological Procedures

The CTC-SRH speaks with one of the presenters for the upcoming National Reproductive Health Conference, Dr. Rachel McKean, a Complex Family Planning Fellow at Penn Medicine, about providing pain management during IUD insertions and other gynecological procedures that are performed in office settings.

Conducting an HIV Risk Assessment in Family Planning Settings

The CTC-SRH speaks with one of the presenters for the upcoming National Reproductive Health Conference, Dr. Brandon Mizroch from the AIDS Education Training Center at the University of Utah Hospital, about conducting an HIV risk assessment in family planning settings and providing follow-up care.

Combatting Congenital Syphilis: The Role of DIS

As part of the Combatting Congenital Syphilis trilogy, the CTC-SRH speaks with Michael Carter and Ariel Johnson, a regional manager of STD Control and disease intervention specialist/contact tracer, respectively, from the Louisiana Department of Health, about their roles in addressing syphilis and HIV and how clinicians and DIS can leverage relationships to help their communities.

Combatting Congenital Syphilis: Conventional Testing and Treatment

In response to the rising rates of congenital syphilis infections, the CTC-SRH speaks with Dr. Kate Miele from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to review conventional testing and treatment protocols for syphilis. 

Combatting Congenital Syphilis: Point-of-Care Testing and Same Day Treatment

In response to the rising rates of congenital syphilis infections, the CTC-SRH's own Associate Director, Tammy Bennett, discusses point-of-care testing and same day treatment for syphilis infections, and how Title X sites can implement these services in their own clinics.

Addressing Pregnancy-Associated Deaths: Mental Health and Suicide

In the final episode of the four-part series on the pregnancy-associated death crisis in the US, The CTC-SRH speaks with Dr. Nicole Tchalim, from Columbia University's Women and Reproductive Mental Health, or WARM, program, and how Title X and other family planning clinicians can address mental health struggles and suicidality in their own patients.

Addressing Pregnancy-Associated Deaths: IPV and Homicide

In part three of a four-part series, the CTC-SRH speaks with Dr. Karen Trister Grace about the effects of intimate partner violence on pregnancy, homicide as a cause of pregnancy-associated death, and how Title X clinicians can address it in their practices.

Addressing Pregnancy-Associated Deaths: SUD and Overdose

In the second of the four-part series on the pregnancy-associated death crisis in the US, The CTC-SRH speaks with Dr. Tricia Wright from UCSF about the role substance use disorder and overdoses play in these death rates, and how Title X and other family planning clinicians can help prevent overdose in their own patients.

Addressing Pregnancy-Associated Deaths: An Overview

In this first of a multi-episode series, the CTC-SRH talks with epidemiologist Dr. Maeve Wallace about pregnancy-associated deaths in the US, how often they happen, and the top causes, and what this information means for Title X practitioners and staff.