ASHM invites nurses and midwives to join this webinar to increase your knowledge and confidence to screen and manage hepatitis C in primary care settings.

This course aims to empower participants with the skills and confidence to diagnose, assess, manage, and treat hepatitis C (HCV) in primary care.

Target Audience

This training is for nurses and midwives working across varied service settings, including general practice and other primary care settings, hospital settings, Correctional settings, Drug and Alcohol services, Sexual/reproductive health services and Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations.     

Course Components:

This facilitated training consists of a 3-hour interactive webinar comprising of presentations, panel discussions, case studies and group discussions.    

 It is highly recommended that participants complete the Clinical Foundations of Hepatitis C online course, which provides an overview of hepatitis C epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring. This should take approximately 1 hour to complete all modules. 

Speakers

1. Suresh Sharma: Nurse Practitioner, John Hunter Hospital, Hunter New England LHD

2. Dr Angela Brown: Registered Nurse and Midwife, Midwifery Program Director, University of South Australia

3. Colleen Webster: Hepatology Clinical Nurse Consultant, QLD Health

More speakers to be announced!

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify when testing/screening for hepatitis C is indicated.   
• Interpret hepatitis C test results.
• Discuss required pre-treatment assessments for hepatitis C.
• Determine which treatment, monitoring & follow-up is required for hepatitis C.
• Examine the role of the nurse and midwife in models of care for hepatitis C testing, treatment and follow-up.

Endorsement & CPD

This training is endorsed by ACN according to our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Endorsed Course Standards. It has been allocated 3 CPD hours according to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia – Continuing Professional Development Standard. 

Funding

This course received funding from the Australian Government Department of Health.
This course is free to attend for professions aligned with the target audience.

Questions?

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