This course is now FULL. If you register, you will be placed on the waitlist and contacted if a spot becomes available. Thank you.
This in person course offers introductory training to support nurses to provide evidence-based sexual health care to their patients, through testing, case management, and ongoing prevention. This course is tailored to staff working in ACT Walk in Centres, but will be relevant for all nurses and nurse practitioners working in the ACT.
Please note: This is a one‑day course offered on two separate dates – participants only need register for and attend one of these sessions.
Date, Time & Venue:
Friday 29 August 2025, 8:30am-5:00pm: Tuggeranong Community Health Centre
OR
Saturday 30 August 2025, 8:30am-5:00pm: Belconnen Community Health Centre
Target Audience:
Walk in Centre staff and all nurses, nurse practitioners, and midwives working in ACT.
Presenters & Facilitators:
- Elizabeth Bates | Advanced Practice Nurse and Clinical Nurse Educator, Walk in Centres
- Shannon Woodward | Nurse Practitioner, Canberra Sexual Health Centre
- Cherie Bennett | Nursing Policy and Advocacy Lead and Medical Educator (ASHM), Clinical Nurse Specialist (Sexual Health)
Course Components:
- Pre-course survey
- Pre-course online learning: STIs and BBVs: Nursing and Midwifery Module
- Full-day course attendance
- Post-course survey
Learning Outcomes:
- Discuss the clinical spectrum of STIs
- Identify the appropriate method of diagnosis
- Describe at a basic level, the management of a person with an uncomplicated STI
- Suggest resources available to help with the interpretation of test results and contact tracing
Endorsement and CPD:
This course is equivalent to 7.0 CPD hours
Funding:
This activity is supported by ACT Health Directorate.
For more information:
Please contact ASHM Education at [email protected] or call 0431 320 429.
Help us keep ASHM courses free!
At ASHM, we are committed to developing a sustainable HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexual health workforce. We pride ourselves on the ability to offer high quality educational opportunities, that are free to attend. If you are unable to attend one of our courses, please let us know as soon as possible, high rates of non-attendance impacts ASHMs ability to continue providing free education. You can cancel your attendance by calling 0431 320 429 or emailing [email protected].
