Upon successful completion of this free training and the associated case assessment, participants will increase their confidence in managing and prescribing section 100 (s100) drugs for the management of hepatitis B in Australia and be eligible to display on ASHM’s HBV Prescriber Map.

Date, Time, and Platform:

• Dates and Times:
  • Part 1: Wednesday 11th of November | 7:00pm – 8:00pm (AEDT) 
  • Part 2: Wednesday 18th of November | 7:00pm – 9:00pm (AEDT)
• Platform: Live Online – Zoom

Speakers:

• Professor Amanda Wade | Infectious Diseases Physician and BBV Medical Lead, Barwon Health | Research Fellow, Burnet Institute | Associate Professor, Barwon Health Deakin University Clinical Trials Alliance
• Dr Caran Cheung | GP and hepatitis B Prescriber | Mascot Medical

Learning Outcomes:

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

• Outline the critical role of primary care in the diagnosis, management and treatment of people living with chronic hepatitis B       
• Plan long-term care, including guideline-based monitoring and hepatocellular carcinoma screening, for patients with chronic hepatitis B       
• Select and prescribe first-line antiviral treatment when clinically indicated       
• Identify situations where specialist advice or referral is required        
• Integrate principles of person-centred and culturally competent care into hepatitis B management 

Course Components:

• Pre-course survey  
• Clinical Extensions of Hepatitis B online learning module  
• Live online: A program combining self-paced online work with two live online workshops. Please note that all earlier activities must be completed before links to the interactive online workshops are sent. 
• Post-course online multiple choice assessment 
• Post-course survey  

Recommended Resources:

• Click here to access the Decision Making In Hepatitis B Tool
• Click here to access REACH-B Advice
• Click here to access Hepatitis B and Immigration
• Click here to access APRI Calculator

CPD and Endorsement:

• RACGP: This is an approved activity under the RACGP CPD Program. Activity number 1522233.
  7.5 Educational Hours.
  2 Performance Review Hours 
• ​​ACRRM: This event has been accredited in the 2026-2028 ACRRM CPD Program.  
  7.5 Educational Hours 
  2 Performance Review Hours 
• ​​ACNP: This activity is endorsed by the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) for  9.5 hours 

Funding:

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

Target Audience:

General Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, other community based medical practitioners based in Australia.