Clinical Chats: a Podcast for Sexual and Reproductive Health Professionals

In this episode, the CTC-SRH speaks with Hilary Reno, MD, PhD, on recent STI updates, including testing and treatment for gonorrhea, syphilis, Mycoplasma genitalium, trichomoniasis, and other common concerns.

How does social media shape what patients believe about sexual and reproductive health (SRH)? In this episode, Clinical Chats host Dr. Kristin Metcalf Wilson speaks with Sriha Srinivasan (@sexedu). Sriha explains the differences between misinformation and disinformation, and the practical approaches clinicians can use to debunk myths and proactively address misinformation in patient care. To learn more, join the CTC-SRH at the 2026 National Reproductive Health Conference for Sriha's breakout session, Social Media & SRH Misinformation: Playing Offense.

In this episode of Clinical Chats, host Dr. Kristin Metcalf-Wilson and guest Leah Habersham, MD, MBA, MSCR, FACOG, FASAM, discuss screening for substance use disorder, mental health concerns, and intimate partner violence in Title X settings. To learn more about this topic, join the CTC-SRH at the 2026 National Reproductive Health Conference for Dr. Habersham's session, Integrated Behavioral & Whole-Person Care: Screening That Works.

In this episode of Clinical Chats, part two of the Adolescent Health in Title X series, the CTC-SRH continues the conversation with Rachel Whitfield, APRN, MSN, to discuss providing high-quality care to adolescents, focusing on practical ways Title X clinicians can address social media misinformation, normalize routine screenings, and foster a clinical environment that empowers adolescent autonomy. Learn more about this topic at Rachel Whitfield’s 2026 National Reproductive Health Conference Plenary: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare in the Adolescent Population.

In this episode of Clinical Chats, part of the Adolescent Health in Title X series, host Dr. Kristin Metcalf-Wilson and guest Rachel Whitfield, APRN, MSN, discuss the foundational elements of providing high-quality care to young people. The conversation addresses the unique challenges Title X clinicians face in balancing confidentiality, legal requirements, and adolescents' developmental needs. This episode covers body literacy, menstrual health, consent, healthy relationships, and navigating contraception and fertility planning for this population. Learn more about this topic at Rachel Whitfield's 2026 National Reproductive Health Conference Plenary: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare in the Adolescent Population.

In this episode of Clinical Chats, part two of the Managing Common Gynecological Problems series, host Dr. Kristin Metcalf-Wilson speaks with Dr. Anita Nelson to discuss the complexities of Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP). Designed for sexual and reproductive health professionals, this conversation moves beyond the "one-size-fits-all" approach to explore the multifactorial nature of CPP. This episode provides Title X clinicians with the tools to reduce diagnostic delays and initiate effective, compassionate care for patients experiencing life-altering pelvic pain.

In this episode of the Clinical Chats, host Dr. Kristin Metcalf-Wilson is joined by Dr. Anita Nelson to discuss the critical role of menstrual history as the "fifth vital sign" in reproductive health. Part one of the Managing Common Gynecological Problems series, the conversation provides Title X clinicians with a structured approach to identifying and diagnosing abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) using modern terminology and the PALM-COEIN system.

In this episode of Clinical Chats, the CTC-SRH speaks with Jennifer Karlin, MD, PhD, to discuss how Title X and primary care clinicians can integrate fertility care into their practice. The conversation focuses on person-centered approaches to initial fertility conversations, basic screenings, and the importance of normalizing the family-building process.

In this episode of Clinical Chats, the CTC-SRH speaks with Amy Weber, WHNP, to discuss the Denver Sexual Health Clinic’s approach to STI express visits for patients. They explore how the clinic streamlines STI testing, result management, and treatment supported by Title X funding, while also addressing implementation challenges and space for future innovations.

In this episode of Clinical Chats, the CTC-SRH team speaks with Anna Newton-Levinson, PhD, MPH, and Marilyn Johnson, MBA, presenters at the 2025 National Reproductive Health Conference, about burnout and resilience in sexual and reproductive health settings.

In this episode of Clinical Chats, our CTC-SRH hosts speak with Jonathan Baker, PA-C, MPAS, one of the speakers for the 2025 Virtual National Reproductive Health Conference, to discuss the importance of addressing anal health in Title X settings. The conversation focuses on anal pathology and provides an introduction to what Title X clinicians should know about this topic, including anal cancer screening guidelines, sample collection methods, and strategies for discussing risk factors with patients.

This Clinical Chats podcast episode features Dr. Aletha Akers, a national expert in adolescent sexual and reproductive healthcare, with hosts Dr. Kristin Metcalf-Wilson and Dr. Tammy Bennett. In this episode, Dr. Akers provides insights into best practices for healthcare providers when caring for adolescents, including making practices adolescent-friendly, navigating confidentiality, and utilizing screening tools and scripts. This episode aims to enhance the knowledge of sexual and reproductive health professionals, particularly Title X clinicians.

In this episode, the CTC-SRH welcomes you to a new season of Clinical Chats. The CTC-SRH Program Director, Dr. Kristin Metcalf-Wilson, and Associate Director, Dr. Tammy Bennett, introduce themselves as the new hosts of clinical interviews with experts across the sexual and reproductive health field. Listeners are encouraged to reach out to [email protected] with topics or questions they would like to hear discussed in the upcoming season.

The CTC-SRH speaks with one of the keynote speakers for the upcoming National Reproductive Health Conference, Dr. Raegan McDonald-Mosley, CEO of Power To Decide, about contraceptive access and equity in the US today.

The CTC-SRH speaks with one of the presenters for the upcoming National Reproductive Health Conference, Dr. Rachel McKean, a Complex Family Planning Fellow at Penn Medicine, about providing pain management during IUD insertions and other gynecological procedures that are performed in office settings.

The CTC-SRH speaks with one of the presenters for the upcoming National Reproductive Health Conference, Dr. Brandon Mizroch from the AIDS Education Training Center at the University of Utah Hospital, about conducting an HIV risk assessment in family planning settings and providing follow-up care.

As part of the Combatting Congenital Syphilis trilogy, the CTC-SRH speaks with Michael Carter and Ariel Johnson, a regional manager of STD Control and disease intervention specialist/contact tracer, respectively, from the Louisiana Department of Health, about their roles in addressing syphilis and HIV and how clinicians and DIS can leverage relationships to help their communities.

In response to the rising rates of congenital syphilis infections, the CTC-SRH speaks with Dr. Kate Miele from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to review conventional testing and treatment protocols for syphilis. 

In response to the rising rates of congenital syphilis infections, the CTC-SRH's own Associate Director, Tammy Bennett, discusses point-of-care testing and same day treatment for syphilis infections, and how Title X sites can implement these services in their own clinics.

In the final episode of the four-part series on the pregnancy-associated death crisis in the US, The CTC-SRH speaks with Dr. Nicole Tchalim, from Columbia University's Women and Reproductive Mental Health, or WARM, program, and how Title X and other family planning clinicians can address mental health struggles and suicidality in their own patients.

In part three of a four-part series, the CTC-SRH speaks with Dr. Karen Trister Grace about the effects of intimate partner violence on pregnancy, homicide as a cause of pregnancy-associated death, and how Title X clinicians can address it in their practices.

In the second of the four-part series on the pregnancy-associated death crisis in the US, The CTC-SRH speaks with Dr. Tricia Wright from UCSF about the role substance use disorder and overdoses play in these death rates, and how Title X and other family planning clinicians can help prevent overdose in their own patients.

In this first of a multi-episode series, the CTC-SRH talks with epidemiologist Dr. Maeve Wallace about pregnancy-associated deaths in the US, how often they happen, and the top causes, and what this information means for Title X practitioners and staff.

The CTC-SRH talks with Robin Summers, JD senior counsel and vice president at the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, about the recent federal ruling in Ohio v. Becerra.  Robin interprets the current ruling for listeners and provides insight about what Title X providers and staff can anticipate next in the case.

As part of the 2023 Clinician Cafe, the CTC-SRH speaks with Dr. Mishka Terplan about harm reduction, its role in sexual and reproductive healthcare, and guidance for clinicians on substance use, misuse, and harm reduction counseling.

In the latest installment of the ongoing series, Coding with Ann, Ann Finn, of Ann Finn LLC, discusses updated guidance on common LARC miscodes with the CTC-SRH.

In the final installment of the CTC-SRH's series on reproductive justice issues and Title X services, The CTC-SRH speaks with Dr. Dominika Seidman on HIV, pregnancy, and reproductive justice, and how Title X providers can provide counseling on pregnancy and family building that is evidence-based and client-centered.

The CTC-SRH talks with Anitra Beasley, MD, MPH, about the FDA's recent decision to approve OPill to be the first hormonal contraceptive pill to be available over-the-counter.

The latest episode in the popular Coding with Ann series features a conversation with expert Ann Finn and special guest Dr. Michael Policar about potential scenarios clinicians may see around early pregnancy loss and how to bill for them in order to maximize clinic revenue and reimbursement.

The CTC-SRH speaks with Kristin Keglovitz Baker, PA-C and former COO of Howard Brown Health Center, about health disparities seen in trans and gender diverse patient communities today.

The CTC-SRH speaks with Ann Finn, of Ann Finn Consulting, LLC, about the latest guidance in using E/M codes for billing and clinic revenue.  Part of the Coding with Ann series.

The National Clinical Training Center for Family Planning is now the Clinical Training Center for Sexual and Reproductive Health, and center staff Kristin Metcalf-Wilson and Katherine Atcheson talk about the name change and other new changes on the horizon.

As part of the April 2023 Clinician Cafe on re-imagining sexual and reproductive health services for male clients, the NCTCFP speaks with David Bell, MD, MPH, professor of medicine at Columbia University and director of their Young Men's Clinic about the specific needs of adolescent and young male clients.

As part of their ongoing series on reproductive justice, the NCTCFP talks with Katie Huffling, DNP, RN, CNM of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments about how environmental health issues fit into the reproductive justice framework and how clinicians can address unhealthy environments in their practices.

The NCTCFP speaks with Dr. Sonya Borrero from the Department of Health and Human Services about the current demand for both vasectomy and tubal ligation services, challenges around historical injustices and sterilization, and guidance on counseling patients on sterilization in clinics today.

The NCTCFP speaks with Drs. Stacey Dawson and Tina Pattara-Lau from the Indian Health Service about services and disparities among American Indian and Alaska Native patients, as part of the February 2023 Clinician Cafe.

The NCTCFP talks with Dr. Krystale Littlejohn, sociologist and author of the book Just Get on the Pill, about how pregnancy prevention is seen as gendered and how this creates an uneven burden on women.

In episode 21 of the NCTCFP's popular Coding with Ann series, Ann Finn, of Ann Finn LLC, provides updated guidance common codes used when billing for IUDs and IUD-related services.

In episode 20 of the NCTCFP's popular Coding with Ann series, Ann Finn, of Ann Finn LLC, provides updated guidance on common miscodes for LARC services in family planning settings.

The NCTCFP talks with Dr. David Turok, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Chief of the Division of Family Planning at the University of Utah School of Medicine, to discuss current challenges around accessing emergency contraception in the US.

In episode 19 of the NCTCFP's popular Coding with Ann series, Ann Finn, of Ann Finn LLC, provides updated guidance on ICD-10 billing and coding for common contraceptive visits.

The NCTCFP speaks with Malinda Seymore, JD, an assistant professor of law at Texas A&M University and expert in family law, about adoption and informed consent and what this means for clinicians providing unbiased counseling in family planning settings.

The NCTCFP speaks with Ann Finn, of Ann Finn Consulting, LLC, for another episode of the popular Coding with Ann series, on billing and coding for hypertension in family planning settings. This podcast episode was produced in conjunction with the NCTCFP's Billing and Coding for Hypertension job aid.

The NCTCFP speaks with Robin Summers, JD, from the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association about policy considerations for Title X and other family planning clinicians in 2022.

The NCTCFP talks with Miriam Yeung, MPA, about the formation of the reproductive justice framework and how clinicians can incorporate it into their work in sexual and reproductive health settings.

In episode 17 of the NCTCFP's popular Coding with Ann series, Ann Finn, of Ann Finn LLC, provides updated guidance on billing and coding for fertility awareness-based methods of contraception.

The NCTCFP sits down with Ann Finn, of Ann Finn Consulting, LLC, to discuss the latest recommendations and guidance around telehealth billing and coding, including HIPAA compliance.

Ann Finn, of Ann Finn Consulting, LLC, joins the NCTCFP for another episode of the Coding with Ann series.  In this episode, Ann walks through the latest best practices for billing and coding related to implant contraception.

In this podcast, the NCTCFP speaks with Jessica Swafford Marcella, MPA, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Population Affairs, and Director of the Office of Adolescent Health, to discuss the June 24th SCOTUS decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and how it affects Title X services. A transcript is available on the NCTCFP website: https://www.ctcfp.org/wp-content/uploads/Official-Podcast-Transcript-Dobbs-and-Title-X.docx 

The NCTCFP speaks with their very own director, Jacki Witt, JD, MSN, WHNP-BC, FAANP, about basic infertility services and what is covered under the Title X program. A transcript of this episode can be found on the NCTCFP website: https://www.ctcfp.org/wp-content/uploads/Basic-Infertility-Services-Podcast-Official-Transcript.docx