What if the key to better hepatitis C care is rethinking what we mean by “culturally safe”?  

ASHM’s interactive Forum returns for its fourth year with a dynamic three-part design to challenge assumptions, centre lived experience and turn person-centred care into practical system change. Expect bold conversations, hands-on sessions and real-world strategies you can take straight back to practice. 

Date, Time & Platform:  

Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2026 

Time zones:

• 9:00am- 1:30pm AWST 

• 9:30am- 2:00pm ACST 

• 11:00am- 3:30pm AEST 

Platform: Online – Zoom 

Target Audience: 

All health workers, including clinicians and prescribers, service managers, nurses, AOD workers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers, peer workers, and other health professionals who work in any setting with priority populations and are involved in the assessment and work-up of people with hepatitis C in Australia. 

Speakers/Facilitators: 

TBC

Course Components: 

• 4-hour interactive Forum: 
  • Part 1- Webinar Presentation: Reframing Safety and Person-Centred Care 
  • Part 2- Interactive Panel Discussion: Lived Experience, Stigma and Intersectionality 
  • Part 3- Workshop: Translational of Practice and System Level Action 
• Completion of the post-course evaluation survey  

Learning Outcomes: 

1. Describe how person-centred care and universal safety principles can strengthen the quality and cultural responsiveness of health and community service. 

2. Recognise how stigma, unconscious bias, and intersecting identities influence people’s experiences of care, access to services, and health outcomes.

3. Apply lived experience insights to support greater inclusivity, trust, and responsiveness within clinical, community, and service settings. 

4. Identify practical and scalable translational strategies to support system-level improvement and more equitable care pathways. 

Endorsement and CPD:  

Acknowledgements

ASHM would like to acknowledge the National Steering Committee —  represented by people with a living or experience, and national, state, territory, and local health services — who have guided the development and planning of the Forum. 

Endorsement is currently pending. This activity may be suitable for self-claiming 3.5 CPD hours with your professional body. 

Funding:  

This course received funding from the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.