title: Can remote STI/HIV testing andeClinical Care be compatible with robust public health surveillance?
abstract: In this paper we outline the current data capture systems for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) surveillance used by Public Health England (PHE), and how these will be affected by the introduction of novel testing platforms and changing patient pathways. We outline the Chlamydia Online Clinical Care Pathway (COCCP), developed as part of the Electronic Self-Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections (eSTI2) Consortium, which ensures that surveillance data continue to be routinely collected and transmitted to PHE. We conclude that both novel diagnostic testing platforms and established data capture systems must be adaptable to ensure continued robust public health surveillance.
authors.affiliation: HIV/STI Department Public Health England London. +44 (0)20 8327 6520 emma.harding-esch@phe.gov.uk.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Harding-Esch
authors.affiliation: HIV/STI Department Public Health England London. +44 (0)20 8327 6948 anthony.nardone@phe.gov.uk.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nardone
authors.affiliation: Queen Mary University of London, St Bartholo mew's Hospital.
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.affiliation: Queen Mary University of London, St Bartholomew's Hospital.
authors.forename: Lorna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sutcliffe
authors.affiliation: UCL Centre for Sexual Health & HIV Research, University College London.
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sonnenberg
authors.affiliation: Queen Mary University of London, Barts Sexual Health Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Estcourt
authors.affiliation: HIV/STI Department, Public Health England, London.
authors.forename: Gwenda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.affiliation: HIV/STI Department, Public Health England, London.
authors.forename: Hamish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.affiliation: HIV/STI Department, Public Health England, London.
authors.forename: Noel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.affiliation: Institute for Infection and Immunity, St George's University of London.
authors.forename: S Tariq
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Sadiq
authors.affiliation: HIV/STI Department Public Health England London. +44 (0)20 8327 6711 catherine.lowndes@phe.gov.uk.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lowndes
keywords: HIV; Public health; STI; Sexually transmitted infection; eClinical care; patient pathways; self-testing; surveillance