Building Digital Testing Services: A How-To Guide for Implementing Digital Testing Services for Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBI)

We designed a guide and an accompanying workbook to support digital health innovators and organizations that want to implement sexually transmitted and bloodborne infection (STBBI) testing services.

The guide and workbook draw from lessons learned in implementing GetCheckedOnline, an award-winning digital STBBI testing service in British Columbia (BC), Canada. Our decade of experience has taught us that program implementation is a dynamic, ongoing process. Implementation activities and decisions continually build off on what came before. Being proactive in planning, adaptable and collaborative are important to overcome challenges and maximize benefits for both users and healthcare providers.

The Guide
As a structured approach, we described in the guide the key components of building a digital STBBI program that apply both initially in developing a program and at all stages of implementation and scale-up. We also offer practical recommendations and examples for each component to help you implement such a program successfully.

The Workbook
The workbook includes questions corresponding to each of the components we have identified for building a digital STBBI program. These components apply both initially in developing a program and at all stages of implementation and scale-up. We recommend reading the guide before reviewing the questions in this workbook.

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