Could it be HIV? For Hospital-Based Physicians

Delivery mode
Live Online
CPD Hours
1
Cost
FREE
6 Aug, 7:00pm AEST
Online (National)

Overview

The “Could It Be HIV?” webinar on this page is designed for Hospital-Based Physicians.

Looking for a different audience-specific session? Please select the webinar most relevant to your practice:

  • For Emergency Department and Urgent Care Settings – click here
  • For General Practitioners – click here

This webinar series has been developed to increase clinician awareness and use of ASHM’s Could It Be HIV? tool in primary and non-HIV specialist care. It will build confidence among medical specialists to integrate indicator-guided HIV testing into routine clinical practice. In the webinar you will learn about evidence-based HIV testing, who you should be testing, how to start the conversation on HIV in your practice and understanding clinical indicator conditions. 

Date: Thursday, 06/08/2026

Time zones:

  • NSW, VIC, ACT, TAS, QLD: 7pm – 8pm (AEST) 
  • SA: 6:30pm– 7:30pm (ACDT) 
  • NT: 6:30pm– 7:30pm (ACST) 
  • WA: 5pm – 6pm (AWST) 

Platform: Online – Zoom 

Presenters:

  • Clinical Professor Louise Owen| Sexual Health Physician | Director of Statewide Sexual Health Service | Clinical Professor at the School of Medicine UTAS | President of the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Nurses
  • Professor Bruce Brew| Consultant Physician and Neurologist | Professor of Medicine (Neurology) at the University of New South Wales | Professor of Medicine at the University of Notre Dame Sydney | Head Neurosciences Program and Peter Duncan Neurosciences Unit

Learning Outcomes: 

On completion of this course and its components, participants will be able to: 

  • Explain the importance of testing for HIV   
  • Identify and discuss behavioural and clinical indications for HIV testing 
  • Consider strategies for confidently discussing sexual health with patients 

Recommended Resources:

CPD & Endorsement:

This is an RACGP-approved CPD activity under the RACGP CPD Program (1 Educational Activity hour).

Funding:

This course is sponsored by ViiV Healthcare. Sponsorship is provided in accordance with the ASHM’s Sponsorship Policy. ASHM does not endorse or promote any sponsor’s product or service.

Target Audience:  

Physicians 

For more information:

Please contact ASHM Education at [email protected] or call 0431 320 429.

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