The STD Wizard

Online Evidence-Based STD Risk Assessment

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Purpose of STD Wizard

• Reduce the number of undiagnosed STDs

• Free, evidence-based STD risk assessment

• Recommend correct tests to individuals

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Means to the “Ends”

• Decreases discomfort with private questions

• Enhances awareness of STD risks

• More efficient for health care provider

• Ensures correct tests are ordered

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Target Audience

• Higher incidence of STIs in young people

• So program designed with youth in mind

• But any age can use the STD Wizard

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STD Wizard Development

• Funded by CDC / APTR Grant TS-1052

• 2010 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines

• Conforms to CDC logic and questions

• Displays and works well on smartphones

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Entry Point of STD Wizard

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Question #1 Asked

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Typical STD Wizard Question

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Recommendation Page at End

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Evaluation of STD Wizard

• 200 college students used the STD Wizard

• 88% found the software “very easy to use”

• 12% found the software “easy to use”

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STD Wizard Usage Statistics

• Normally serves about 100 users per day

• Has served more than 10,000 per day!

• Smartphones represent about half of usage

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Protecting User Privacy

• User privacy is protected

• STD Wizard does not use cookies

• No identifying information is stored

• Reminds user to close browser at end

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Linking Guidelines

• Link to www.stdwizard.org home page

• Use an appropriate title, one of:“Do I have an STD? Online STD Quiz”

“Do I have an STD? Online Risk Calculator”

“Do I have an STD? Online STD Test”

“Do I have an STD? Online Risk Assessment”

• Put link on top of each STD-related page

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Customized Version is Possible

• Could direct users to local clinics

• Could run on intranet & collect information

• Could utilize other clinical guidelines

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Contact Information

• Daniel Goldman, MD, MPH – Seattle– dgoldman@ehdp.com– 888-709-5319

• Kate Hendricks, MD, MPH&TM - Atlanta– kate@healthkap.com– 512-923-0086