These Calgary STI clinics offer comprehensive STI services and are walk-in only clinics.The clinic is offered at TWO locations: Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre and East Calgary Health Centre.
As the demand for service is high, patients may experience longer wait times at the clinic. The clinic also prioritizes patients most in need and some patients are not always seen in the order they present to the clinic.
Please note that if you have an urgent STI-related issue please go to the Sheldon M Chumir Health Centre location. As the East Calgary Health Centre locaiton has very limited capacity.
STI Clinic Process:
- accepts walk-ins only
- due to high demand, please expect to wait to be seen
- urgent concerns are prioritized, which include:- patients with a known STI and require treatment- contact to a known STI and require testing / treatment- symptoms of an STI- care following a recent sexual assault
- routine testing is provided
- self-collection testing is available
- all clients are required to perform hand hygiene and wear a mask at all times, new masks will be provided onsite – personal masks are not permitted
STI Clinic services provided:
- diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections in a non-judgmental and inclusive environment
- detailed syphilis diagnosis, treatment and follow up
- Hepatitis A, B and HPV vaccine program for qualified individuals
- HIV, hepatitis A, B and C testing for qualified individuals
- post sexual assault care (excluding forensic examinations)
- emergency contraception
- HPV treatment (liquid nitrogen) is ONLY available at the Sheldon M Chumir Health Centrelocation.
- HIV PrEP / PEP referrals
- pap smears and follow up for those unable to access care elsewhere
- accepting referrals to infectious disease physicians who specialize in STI and HIV care
- counselling and client education as well as support for community partners and physicians
- contact tracing and partner notification
- testing and treatment provided in community to those unable to access other sites or providers
- harm reduction supply distribution (e.g. needles, condoms)
- community based naloxone kits and training
- referrals to other services
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