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Practice Guidelines

Professional practice guidelines for sexual health service providers in British Columbia.

STBBI Guidelines

BCCDC Communicable Disease Control Manual

A one-stop hub for guidelines pertaining to topics related to sexual health, such as communicable disease control, immunization, infection control, and specific STI information.

BCCDC Sexually Transmitted Infections Manual

Sexually Transmitted Infections Manual

Updated guidelines relative to practitioners working in British Columbia in STI care. Includes decision support tools, cervical cancer screening guidelines, HIV testing guidelines, STI drug order request forms, and more.

Hepatitis Testing Guidelines

Hepatitis Testing Guidelines

These British Columbia specific guidelines outline key recommendations, etiology and risk factors related to hepatitis, diagnosis, controversies in care, and additional resources.

Public Health Agency of Canada’s STBBI Guidelines

Public Health Agency of Canada’s STBBI Guidelines

Canada-specific guidelines on the prevention and management of STBBIs. Outlines screening and diagnostic of STBBIs, as well as the treatment of STIs as a matter of public health importance.

BCCDC Syphilis Treatment Quick Tips

Syphilis Treatment Quick Tips

A one-page document to answer frequently asked questions related to the treatment of syphilis with Bicillin® L-A.

BCCDC Position Statement on Doxycycline as Prophylaxis for STIs

Position Statement on Doxycycline as Prophylaxis for STIs

Includes a summary of recent evidence for using doxycycline as prophylaxis (doxyPEP) for STI prevention, as well as information to guide clinicians on how to prescribe and manage doxyPEP.