NSW Hepatitis B in Primary Care
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Course Overview
Primary care practitioners play a crucial role in ensuring improved health outcomes for people with hepatitis B, through testing, diagnosis, informed clinical management and support of individuals and families.
Guideline-based management and treatment of CHB can prevent liver cancer, with CHB being the primary cause of liver cancer worldwide. Primary care practitioners play a critical role in the diagnosis and management of CHB in the community, and in reducing preventable deaths from liver cancer.
Topics covered include epidemiology, transmission, testing, monitoring, and management.
Date, Time & Venue:
Wednesday, 4 December 2024
6.30-8.00pm (AEDT)
Online via Zoom
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Target Audience:
General Practitioners, primary care Nurses, and other interested primary care providers working with patients at risk of or living with hepatitis B based in NSW.
Speakers/Facilitators:
Dr Nada Andric, General Practitioner and HBV s100 Prescriber, Haymarket Foundation, Chippendale. NSW.
Course Components:
Attend 90 min webinar.
Completion of post-course survey.
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify priority populations for hepatitis B testing in Australia.
- Interpret hepatitis B serology results.
- Describe the role of primary care in the testing, diagnosis and management of patients with hepatitis B in the community.
Endorsement and CPD:
HBV s100 Prescribers will be allocated 1 HBV CPD point.
This is an RACGP-approved CPD activity under the RACGP CPD Program. 1.5 Educational Activity hours.
Funding:
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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