Mini Clinical Audit – Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI) Screening and Management in General Practice
Course Overview Effective management of STIs involves timely diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and diligent follow-up to prevent complications, further transmission, and adverse pregnancy outcomes. This GP education and mini clinical audit will support GPs to audit the process and upskill GPs to comprehensively screen for and provide timely and appropriate STI case management. General practitioners (GPs) […]
South Eastern Sydney LHD Mini Audit – Increasing syphilis screening in your practice
Course Overview Syphilis management is a crucial component of general practice due to the increasing incidence of this infection in Australia. Additionally, the prevention of congenital syphilis, which occurs when syphilis is transmitted from a pregnant person to their baby, is of paramount importance. Effective management of syphilis involves timely diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and diligent […]
Sexual Health Fundamentals
Course Overview This one-hour eLearning provides a concise overview of the key components of STI management and care and provides a framework for dealing with a sexual health consult in your practice. This series consists of five short modules which cover topics such as the epidemiology, natural history, and transmission of the most common sexually […]
NSW Introduction to Syphilis for Midwives and Clinicians Providing Antenatal Care
Course Overview This online learning module is designed to provide midwives and clinicians providing antenatal care in NSW, with the tools to identify priority populations for antenatal syphilis testing in their practice, and distinguish the stages of syphilis infection based on a patient’s history and clinical presentation. This one-hour learning module will outline treatment guidelines […]
Syphilis Outbreak Training Website
There is an ongoing outbreak of infectious syphilis in central and northern Australia among priority populations including young Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and women of childbearing age. The current declared outbreak regions include rural and remote areas in Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, and South Australia. Notification rates are also increasing significantly in […]
STIs and BBVs for Nurses and Midwives
This course has been developed to provide primary health care nurses and midwives with an understanding of the most common sexually transmissible infections (STIs) – chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, hepatitis A and blood borne viruses (BBVs) – hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. Course aims This course aims to provide primary health care nurses with information […]
STI Testing in Primary Care: Western Australia
Sexually transmissible infections (STIs) are significant public health concerns in Western Australia. Practitioners in general practice and primary care settings have a pivotal role in the diagnosis of STIs, including through increased opportunistic screening, and in providing on-going management and follow up for people and their partners. These online modules will support Western Australian primary care providers to confidently discuss sexual health […]
STI Midwifery Webinar | Webinar
This recorded webinar provides midwives with an overview of STIs in pregnancy, including information related to testing, diagnosis, treatment, ongoing management, and contact tracing. This activity has been endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives, with completion entitling eligible participants to claim 1 CPD hour. A certificate will be provided.
