This course will provide Nursing and Midwifery Professionals with advanced practical skills and knowledge in hepatitis B nursing.

Who Should Attend?

Nursing and Midwifery Professionals working with patients at risk of or living with hepatitis B.

Course Outline

The course is delivered in two 2-hour sessions. The first session includes presentations that introduce the epidemiology of hepatitis B, vaccination and prevention, understanding testing, and serology, initial assessment includes Fibro scan assessment and the cultural context of hepatitis B nursing and midwifery.

The second session includes case discussions and presentations on monitoring and management of chronic hepatitis B and HCC surveillance.

This course will consist of:

• Pre course survey

• Clinical Foundations of Hepatitis B (please complete before coming to the live sessions)

• Live session 1

• Live session2

• Hepatocellular Carcinoma Video Presentation

• Post-course survey

Speakers

• Marrianne Black |Registered Nurse, Management and Treatment Coordinator Love Health Program
  Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland
• Jacqui Richmond | Program Manager, Workforce Development and Health Service Delivery
  Eliminate Hepatitis C Australia

Learning Outcomes

TBA

CPD

All participants who attended the course in full will be awarded a Statement of Attendance. This can be used for self-submitting CPD hours.

Funding

This course received funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.

Questions?

ASHM Education
M: 0431 320 429
E: education@ashm.org.au