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Attend a one-hour webinar on Treponema screening challenges and diagnostic strategies presented by Dr. Vincent Streva, a board-certified clinical microbiologist and Director of Infectious Disease Diagnostics at Northwell Health. Explore key aspects of Treponemal screening from a New York City laboratory perspective, including methods to address rising incident rates, benefits of the "reverse algorithm" screening approach, current testing challenges, and future improvements in diagnostics. Learn about increasing incident rates mitigation strategies, advantages of IgG/IgM assay followed by non-treponemal testing, ongoing diagnostic hurdles, and future needs in Treponema screening. Gain valuable insights into this critical area of infectious disease diagnostics and earn PACE credits upon completion.