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Alison Footman PhD, MPH

@alisonfootman.bsky.social
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AVAC @avac.org · 24/11/2025
ICYMI, the latest edition of the #STIWatch newsletter is out! It features the newest #STI resource for advocates and highlights key issues we’re watching, including innovation in diagnostics + vaccines and the growing threat of under-funding. Read it here: www.stiwatch.org/stiwatch-qua...
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STIWatch Quarterly Newsletter - STI Watch
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Excited to share our new article in STI “‘Self-testing’ vs ‘self-collection’: The critical role of consistent language in STI diagnostics.” ✨ Inconsistent terms create confusing across research, policy, & programs ✨Words shape how people access care Read more at sti.bmj.com/content/earl...
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‘Self-testing’ versus ‘self-collection’: the critical role of consistent language in the field of STI diagnostics
Self-collection of specimens and self-testing for the detection of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are important tools that play a vital role in the prevention, detection and treatment of these...
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AVAC @avac.org · 22/10/2025
Our #STI civil society partners in Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Uganda & Zimbabwe are helping to reshape the STI R&D and diagnostics agenda in East and Southern Africa. 🔗 Read how ➡️ www.stiwatch.org/moving-the-s... #STIAdvocacy #STIWatch #HIVprevention #GlobalHealth
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
About two weeks away from this webinar focused on highlighting presenters who could not attend the STI & HIV 2025 World Congress due to financial and political barriers. Register at www.stiwatch.org/event/beyond...
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
There is a chlamydia vaccine for Koala's!!!! I think we can all retire knowing the future is bright because at least the Koala's have a chlamydia vaccine. doi.org/10.1002%2Fve...
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Protecting koalas from chlamydial disease
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Check out the newest STIWatch Newsletter!
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
A reminder that you have till Friday to sign up as a speaker for this webinar! All are welcome and I am excited to hear about your work! #STIHIV25
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Myles Helfand @myhelfy.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
This piece by @alisonfootman.bsky.social really nicely (and depressingly) encapsulates the real-world effect of the ongoing chaos in sexual health funding. HIV intersects heavily with STIs, so even as we worry about HIV funding cliffs in the U.S., we've got other fronts we need to fight on as well.
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
@stihiv2025.org @avac.org #IUSTI & #ISSTDR are hosting a webinar focused on highlighting speakers and research that were not presented during the #STIHIV25 congress because of financial or political barriers. If you are interested in presenting please complete this form tinyurl.com/STIHIV25
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AVAC @avac.org · 23/07/2025
The #STIHIV2025 congress kicks off in Montréal this weekend. AVAC is tracking key sessions, strategies, and advocacy needed to confront rising infections and shrinking budgets. Follow along with our latest #STIWatch preview. #IUSTI2025 #STIadvocacy #GlobalHealth 🔗 www.stiwatch.org/whats-next-f...
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Tatum Mortimer @tatumdmortimer.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
If you are an early career research attending @stihiv2025.org and interested in learning more about data visualization in R, @odileharrison.bsky.social , Sim Dabee, and I are organizing a workshop during the conference (11:30am-1:30pm on Wednesday). Register here: forms.gle/e4UL1NG62PUD...
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ECR Data Visualisation Workshop
Please complete this application to attend the Data Viz workshop. This event will be held at the 2025 STI & HIV World Congress in Montreal, Canada on Wednesday, July 30th from 11:30-13:30. Effective...
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STIRIG - LSHTM's STI Research Interest Group @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Congratulations to the New Zealand Herpes Foundation on winning a prize for their excellent campaign to destigmatize herpes. 👏 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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New Zealand ad campaign to make country ‘best place in the world to have herpes’ wins top prize at Cannes Lions
Retro-style tourism video fronted by a former All Blacks coach won the Cannes Lions grand prix for good award
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
You can still register for this exciting webinar that is just TWO weeks away and co-hosted by @ashasexualhealth.bsky.social and @avac.org. Register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Join us for a conversation about STI and HIV testing in the modern era with dialogue from both health care providers and patient perspectives.
Join us for a conversation about STI and HIV testing in the modern era with dialogue from both health care providers and patient perspectives. During this webinar attendees will learn about - The im...
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AVAC @avac.org · 21/05/2025
Good news in the fight against #STIs: England is rolling out the world’s first #gonorrhea vaccine—the #4CMenB meningococcal vax, found to offer protection against gonorrhea too. Learn more: www.stiwatch.org/gonorrhea #STIWatch bbc.com/news/article...
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Gonorrhoea vaccine to be rolled out in England from August
The treatment will be offered to those most at risk from August after a record number of cases.
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AVAC @avac.org · 14/05/2025
#WHO is developing global guidance on DoxyPEP for #STI prevention and they want to hear from you! 🗣️ Submit your input by May 31: extranet.who.int/dataformv6/i.... Learn more about #DoxyPEP for STI prevention, www.stiwatch.org/prevention.
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
✨ @avac.org's brief on the global impact of US funding cuts to the STI field was just released! STI research and prevention efforts are being severely compromised during this new administration. www.stiwatch.org/worldwide-pr...
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STIRIG - LSHTM's STI Research Interest Group @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Get submitting! #STISky #STI
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Wisconsin has seen a 1,450% increase in congenital syphilis cases since 2019, the state's Dept of Health Services reports. This at a time when the country's premier #STD lab has been shuttered in the devastating cuts at #CDC. What could possibly go wrong? www.statnews.com/2025/04/05/c...
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AVAC @avac.org · 14/04/2025
As we close the first quarter of 2025, AVAC is tracking a handful of issues likely to shape the #STI landscape this year. Here are highlights, trends to watch, and valuable resources to support advocacy. Read the latest issue of our STIWatch Quarterly Newsletter! www.stiwatch.org/stiwatch-qua...
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AVAC @avac.org · 13/04/2025
It’s #STI Awareness Week! 🧬 From new self-tests to promising vaccine research, there's momentum—but also real threats from funding cuts and agency rollbacks. Stay informed. 🔗 STIwatch.org #STIAwarenessWeek #STIWatch #VaccinesWork #PublicHealth
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STI Watch
And better, faster, less expensive testing tools to reduce the toll of STIs.
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The elimination of the CDC National STD Reference Laboratory has been horrific. We have lost the ability to monitor antimicrobial resistance for gonorrhea, which has become hesitant to nearly all treatment options. We need this lab to keep America healthy. www.change.org/p/protect-th...
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Protect the CDC's National STD Reference Laboratory
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
This week @hivpxresearch.bsky.social released the first STIWatch newsletter of the year. Times right now are frightful and the STI field is seeing a lot of great movement, with the FDA marketing approval for the first STI self-test for women and much more!
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AVAC @avac.org · 28/03/2025
BIG news for #STI detection and prevention, www.fda.gov/news-events/.... #FDA gave marketing approval for the FIRST self-test for chlamydia, gonorrhea, & trichomoniasis paving the way for other diagnostics. Visit www.stiwatch.org to learn more about diagnostics other prevention strategies.
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FDA Grants Marketing Authorization of First Home Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Trichomoniasis
The FDA granted marketing authorization of the first at home diagnostic test for chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis.
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
ASTDA and IUSTI Canada are hosting an early career development symposium during the @stihiv2025.org World Congress. Apply by April 15th at tinyurl.com/ASTDACanada as 40 spaces are available. This session primarily for those living in North America.
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AVAC @avac.org · 04/03/2025
New #DoxyPEP research using gonorrhea surveillance data shows increased #AMR resistance in gonorrhea and other bacteria. This crucial data—and the research it enables—is at risk under the new administration’s cuts to #CDC & #STI funding. More here: www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia....
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DoxyPEP study shows an increase of resistance in targeted and 'bystander' bacteria
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AVAC @avac.org · 27/01/2025
As we close #CervicalCancer Awareness Month, check out a series of conversations we hosted last year alongside partners and experts in the field discussing treatment and prevention and hear directly from advocates and survivors. Watch the full recordings here! 📽️ stiwatch.org/cervical-cancer-series
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AVAC @avac.org · 08/01/2025
January is #CervicalCancer Awareness Month. During this time last year, AVAC alongside partners and experts in the field hosted a wide range of conversations surfacing topics such as treatment and prevention, hearing directly from advocates and exploring which communities are most impacted.
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Nicola Low @nicolamlow.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Phew 😅 #STI enthusiasts @stihiv2025.org #AbstractDeadline has just been extended to 13th January 2025. Please spread the word to your friends #chlamydia #gonorrhoea #trichomonas #syphilis #mp #HIV @bashhuk.bsky.social @alisonfootman.bsky.social @chidodc.bsky.social @billmiller-epi.bsky.social
STI&HIV 2025 World Congress is a joint meeting of the International Society for the STD Research and the International Union against STIs
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Impact Global Health @impactglobalhealth.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
New data now freely available on our #GFINDER portal showing 2023 funding for global health R&D. 1️⃣See where the money is coming from and where it's going 2️⃣Explore which new products are benefitting from investment 3️⃣Find out which conditions will be tackled with greater R&D bit.ly/4f5WFsK
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New data reveals what's happening in the funding of global health R&D
The 2023 financial year funding data is now available in the G-FINDER database so you can see what's being funded, by whom, and whether investment is accelerating, stagnating or declining
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
After going to 4 stores and asking an employee to unlock a cabinet, I bought the first to know syphilis test! It’s an exciting time to be able to buy an OTC syphilis test but inequities with access remain and it’s imperative that the STI community find new ways to expand access.
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Joe Tucker @joetucker.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Interested in defining co-creation for health research? Our team is writing a conceptual piece on co-creation practical steps and methods. If interested, more details here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... - deadline 8 December @sesh-global.bsky.social
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Michael Marks @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Super excited to announce our trial PROMISE which will run in Harare. Led by Rashida Ferrand & great team. Will investigate impact of screening for gonorrhoea & chlamydia in pregnancy. Urgently need better data on STI screening & hope this will help address this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMQ3...
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PROMISE Consent Video English
YouTube video by THRU ZIM
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
#HPV vaccine stops 90% of #CervicalCancer cases, figures for England show, by @michroberts www.bbc.com/news/article... via @bbchealth.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social
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HPV vaccine stops 90% of cervical cancer cases - BBC News
England began vaccinating teenage girls in 2008 and results show it is paying off.
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Decided it’s time for Otis to make his BlueSky debut. He got a new jacket today since it’s supposed to be cold this week. I could only put it on him while he was relaxing on the couch…🤦🏾‍♀️
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The difference between HPV and Pap tests can be confusing. This article gives a nice summary and reminds us that HPV vaccination is a GREAT tool to prevent HPV-related cancers! time.com/7176632/what...
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What an HPV Diagnosis Really Means
For starters, it does not mean you have cancer—or that you’re destined to develop it.
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Dr. Beth Meyerson @bethmeyerson.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Time for a syringe standing order to prevent HIV and hepatitis C. Thoughts for World AIDS Day 2024. @gregggonsalves.bsky.social @profcrobertson.bsky.social @nastad.bsky.social @azpm.bsky.social @alisonfootman.bsky.social @drkimsue.bsky.social communities.springernature.com/posts/time-f...
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Time for a syringe standing order to prevent HIV and hepatitis C.
Reflections on pharmacy syringe sales for World AIDS Day 2024. A discussion of trends in syringe access and a call for state standing orders for syringes.
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STIRIG - LSHTM's STI Research Interest Group @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
This week! #STISky #HIVSky #SexualHealth #HIV #STI #SexualHealthSky
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S. Evan Cooper 🦠 @scooper-id.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
USPSTF Draft Recommendation Encourages Physicians To Screen For Syphilis In People Who Are Pregnant As Early As Possible #IDSky #MesSky www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/docum...
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Draft Evidence Review: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Persons: Screening | United States Preventive Services TaskforceShare to FacebookShare to XShare to WhatsAppShare to EmailPrint
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Joe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
PUBLIC HEALTH JOB ALERT: WashU is establishing a new School of Public Health. Recruiting inaugural faculty at all levels. hereandnext.wustl.edu/initiatives/...
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School of Public Health Faculty Positions Announcement | Here and Next
Recruiting inaugural faculty at all levels for new School of Public Health WashU is establishing a new School of Public Health. We aim to build a world-class School of Public Health over the coming ye...
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
✨To support my one true love, an STI focused starter pack. Let me know who I missed as we still have plenty of spots! ✨ go.bsky.app/8UMcMcT
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Fabian Kong @fabysk.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Please join me with The International Pharmaceutical Federation as we talk about doxyPEP use and its public health considerations, particularly antibiotic resistance us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Use of doxycycline for the prevention of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (DoxyPEP): Supporting evidence and the challenge of antimicrobial ...
The increasing incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), particularly among men having sex with men has encouraged the wide preventative use of doxycycline as Post-Exposure Prophy...
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Alison Footman PhD, MPH @alisonfootman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Excited to share our newest paper on STI vaccine acceptance. New STI vaccines are on the way and we have the opportunity to start preparing now to promote uptake journals.lww.com/co-infectiou...
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Vaccine hesitancy and other challenges to sexually... : Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
how these factors may impact future uptake. This review examines literature that could provide additional insights into factors that would impact STI vaccine acceptance and hesitancy. Recent findings...
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