The “Could It Be HIV?” webinar on this page is designed for Emergency Department and Urgent Care Settings.
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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 professionals 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, 27/08/2026
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
- Dr Thomas Haskell| Emergency Medicine Specialist at Launceston General Hospital
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
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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:
Emergency Department and Urgent Care Professionals
