From 1 September 2026, the prescriber accreditation requirement for hepatitis B medicines under the PBS Section 100 (s100) Highly Specialised Drugs Program will be removed. As a result, all medical and authorised nurse practitioners will be able to prescribe hepatitis B antiviral treatment without additional specialist accreditation. ASHM is currently updating its website, education and resources to reflect this change.

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September 2026

Important changes to Hepatitis B s100 prescriber accreditation

August 2026

Scholarship recipients reflect on the 16th Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference

August 2026

Nurses turning ambition into action highlighted at 16th Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference

August 2026

New Pacific partnership to support Fiji and regional response to HIV

August 2026

Could it be HIV? Updated tool created with GPs and physicians 

July 2026

Triple elimination project to expand to Madang Province, PNG

July 2026

Young people are having sex earlier, how can we help keep them safe?

July 2026

Sun! Sand! Syphilis? Improving healthcare professionals’ confidence in sexual health consults

June 2026

The conclusion of the Queensland Sexual Health Research Fund (SHRF)