Program Guidelines

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

Program Operations Guidelines Workgroup Members

Partner Services Subgroup Members

Partner Services Internal/External Reviewers

INTRODUCTION PS-1

Shared Principles

Overview

Legal Authority

Case Management

Resource Requirements

Safety

Confidentiality

PARTNER SERVICES

Patient Types

Volunteers and Index Patients

Partners to the Index Patient

Index Patients Referred by Other Providers

Presumptive Interviews

Pre-interview Activities

Setting Priorities

Interview Periods

The Interview Setting

Pre-interview Analysis (patient assessment)

Types of Interviews and Their Objectives

Original Interview

Reinterview

The Cluster Interview

Other Important Interview Concepts

Motivational Techniques to Encourage Voluntary Disclosure

Client-centered Approach to Risk Reduction

Referrals

Post-interview Activities

Documentation

Analysis of Case Information and Problem Solving

Prioritization of Partners, Suspects, and Associates

Obtaining Further Information

Using Information Obtained From the Interview to Identify Possible Outbreak Situations

Lot System: A Case Management Tool

Lot System Forms

Partner Notification Strategies

Provider Referral

Self (Patient) Referral

Contract Referral

Evidence Supporting Partner Notification

Other Important Concepts About Partner Notification

Encouraging the Partner to Seek Medical Treatment

Follow-up to Ensure Notification Is Received and Understood

Ensuring That the Partner Has Access to Health Care

Diagnostic Assessment of Partners in the Field

Case Closure

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Collaborating With Other Service Providers

Interstate Transmission of STD Intervention Information

Suggested Strategies for Patients With Repeat Infections

EVALUATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

Case Management

Components of Case Management Quality Assurance

Using Information Gathered to Describe and Reach Target Populations

Measures for Evaluating Program Effectiveness

COMMUNITY-BASED OUTREACH

Overview of Interventions

Social Network Analysis

Targeted Screening and Field Testing

Community Outreach

STD Clinic Outreach

Appendix A Interview Periods by Disease

Appendix B Original Interview Format

Appendix C Reinterview Format

Appendix D Cluster Interview Format

Appendix E Lot System Forms

Appendix F Field Investigations

Appendix G Interstate Transmission of STD Intervention Information

Appendix H Skills Inventory

Appendix I "Evaluation Tables"

Appendix J Glossary of Terms Associated With Partner Services

Appendix K Tools for Network Analysis

References