Primary care providers are key to achieving hepatitis C elimination in Australia by 2030. Delivered in partnership with Hepatitis SA, this course supports participants to confidently diagnose, assess, manage, and treat hepatitis C, with an introduction to clinical auditing and case finding in primary care.
Date, Time & Platform:
Platform: Online – Microsoft Teams
Date: Tuesday, 3 March 2026
Time: 6:00pm- 8:00pm (ACDT)
- AWST: 4:30pm – 6:30pm
- ACST: 5:30pm – 7:30pm
- AEST: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
- AEDT: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Presenters:
- Dr Erin Oliver-Landry | General Practitioner | Partnered Health, McIntyre Medical Centre
- Grace Muthomi | Clinical Nurse Advisor (Beyond the C) | ASHM
- Additional speakers TBC
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this course and its components, participants will be able to:
- Identify priority populations for HCV screening and case finding in your practice
- Order and interpret tests appropriately to diagnose chronic HCV infection
- Describe the recommended pre-treatment assessment
- Demonstrate understanding of antiviral therapy for treatment of HCV
- Describe a process to recall patients into your practice for hepatitis C testing and care
- Identify available resources to support your practice in hepatitis C case finding
Course Components:
- 2-hour live webinar
- Post-course survey
Recommended Resources:
- Beyond the C website: https://beyondthec.com.au
- Decision-making in Hepatitis C
- REACH-C form https://ashm.org.au/resources/reach-c/
- HCV Guidelines: https://hepcguidelines.org.au/
Funding:
This course is delivered in partnership with Hepatitis SA and received funding from the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing as part of the national Beyond the C project.
Target Audience:
General practitioners, nurse practitioners, and other practitioners prescribing or intending to prescribe s85 direct-acting antiviral medication for HCV in primary care settings in South Australia.
For more information:
Please contact the Beyond the C project team at [email protected] or call Grace Jin, Beyond the C Project Lead, on 0478 020 311.
Please contact ASHM Education at [email protected] or call 0431 320 429.
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