Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Emerg Med. 2019 Jul 26;26(12):1357–1368. doi: 10.1111/acem.13809

Table 1:

Intersecting emergency medicine-related adolescent sexual and reproductive health research questions

  1. How can we optimize referral and follow up care for reproductive or sexual health needs among adolescents treated in the ED?*

  2. How can we optimize evidence-based care for adolescents with genito-urinary complaints in the ED?*

  3. Which sexual-risk reduction interventions (e.g., STI, HIV, pregnancy prevention) are cost effective in the ED setting?*

  4. How can efforts to reduce sexual risk behaviors be optimally delivered as part of ED care?

  5. What is the role of the ED in identifying, preventing, and intervening with adolescent dating violence?

  6. What are the legal considerations (e.g., local, federal) surrounding provision of sexual and reproductive health care in the ED?

  7. How can we optimize parental involvement to promote healthy sexual behaviors for adolescents in the ED?

  8. How can we disseminate and implement effective sexual health interventions in the ED?*
*

Question was ranked as one of the top 10 most important items by external stakeholders.