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Treatment with direct acting antivirals is easier than ever. This course aims to provide general practitioners, nurse practitioners and other prescribing practitioners the skills and confidence to diagnose, assess, manage, and treat HCV in primary care. Increasing  Hepatitis C treatment in primary care is crucial to achieving hepatitis C elimination in Australia by 2030. Target Audience General Practitioners, Nurses Practitioners, and other practitioners prescribing or intending to prescribe s85 direct-acting antiviral medication for HCV in primary care settings Course Components Completion of the pre-course survey Completion of the pre-course Online Learning Module Attendance at the 3-hour interactive webinar Completion of the...

Susi Tegen, Chief Executive of the National Rural Health Alliance will discuss health access and outcomes in rural Australian communities.  Representing the broad spectrum of clinicians, researchers, educators, health service providers across health, disability and aged care, the National Rural Health Alliance looks at the whole picture about the health of rural communities, what is needed, what works and what needs further support.  Local communities have the solutions to their health needs and with appropriate funding and prioritising, governments can be using what we know as a rural health expenditure deficit to build up rural communities, allow them to administer...

our rapidly growing ageing population and the introduction of Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation now across almost every State and Territory, it is critical to consider the impact on the health systems and services, and indeed all health professionals. This webcast considers the barriers and opportunities of how the health system needs to change to address patient-centred care and support the practices of health professionals. Throughout this live webcast you have the opportunity to submit your questions to Camilla via our moderator for the live Q&A session following the main presentation, the Q&A and webcast event will be moderated by ACHSM...

This 60 min panel shares insights from recent campaigns on raising syphilis awareness among the public and healthcare providers. Target Audience GPs, Nurses, Midwives, Emergency Healthcare Workers, Homeless Healthcare workers, Community Based Practitioners, Primary Healthcare workers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthcare Workers, and those in the Sexual Health Workforce. Speakers Cherie Bennett, Nursing Policy & Advocacy Lead & Medical Educator (ASHM), Clinical Nurse Specialist (Sexual Health) Dr. Simon Slota-Kan, Public health physician and GP, WA Country Health Service Cameron Taylor, Aboriginal Health Practitioner, Derbarl Yerrigan Lorna Geraghty, Programs Manager, Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia Stephen Boccaletti, Senior Policy...