NSW Hepatitis B Clinical Update for Nurses and Midwives

This course dives into core elements of a nurse and midwife’s scope of practice relating to hepatitis B. Nursing and midwifery professionals are provided with in-depth, practical and person-centered hepatitis B care information, with a different will focus and topic each session. Our topic for this session is “Hepatitis B and Fibrosis and Cirrhosis” 

Date, Time & Platform:

Date & Time: Thursday, 1 May, 6:30 – 8:30PM (AEST) 

Platform: Teams webinar 

Target Audience: 

Nurses and midwives working in Australia who see patients living with HBV or from high-prevalence populations and have previous experience and knowledge of hepatitis B. 

Presenters & Facilitators:

Speakers: 

• Nurse speaker TBC
• Jessica Lam, Midwife Educator, Royal North Shore Hospital

Facilitator:

• Sinead Sheils, Hepatology Nurse Practitioner, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney

Course Components:

The online course is structured as 2 hours of facilitated interactive education via webinar. A mix of learning methods will be used including:   

• Presentation of content  
• Interactive quiz  
• Case studies  
• Panel discussions  
• Group discussion  
• Interaction between the course speaker, facilitator and attendees will be encouraged, enabling attendees to speak to their experience working in the hepatitis B/viral hepatitis field and fostering an information exchange.

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course participants will be able to:      

• Describe the importance of inclusive, person-centered and culturally safe care in the management of hepatitis B patients     

• Discuss the role of the nurse and midwife using evidence-based care for people living with hepatitis B      

• Identify opportunities for quality improvement activities within practice with regards to hepatitis B management    

Endorsement and CPD: 

HBV s100 Prescribers will be allocated 1 HBV CPD point  

This activity is equivalent to 2 CPD hours.     

Participants may also complete the recommended pre-course learning module, which is independently endorsed for 1hr of CPD. Please access this pre-course learning module here.    

Australian College of Midwives Endorsed Activity     

Funding Information:

This activity is funded by NSW Health. 

For more information: 

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

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