NT Hepatitis B s100 Prescriber Course

Become a hepatitis B s100 prescriber to manage and treat chronic hepatitis B in primary care settings.   

  

This course provides Medical Practitioners and Nurse Practitioners with comprehensive training in the science of hepatitis B (HBV), current pharmacology, monitoring and treatment, and the complicating factors surrounding HBV management.  

 

Upon successful completion of this training and the associated case assessment, eligible participants may apply to the relevant state departments of health for authority to prescribe Section 100 (s100) drugs for the management of HBV in Australia. 

 

Date, Time & Venue:  

Session 1: Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 6:00pm – 8:00pm (ACST)  

Session 2: Tuesday, 25 February 2025, 6:00pm – 8:00pm (ACST) 

Session 3: Tuesday, 04 March 2025, 6:00pm – 8:00pm (ACST)

Click here to access the flyer for this event.

 

Target Audience:

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

 

Speakers/Facilitators: 

• Dr Marilou Capati, General Practitioner, s100 prescriber  

• Prof Jane Davies, Principal Research Fellow, Menzies School of Health Research and Co-Director of Infectious Diseases, Royal Darwin Hospital 

• Dr Kelly Hosking, Director of Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses, NT Health & Researcher Menzies School of Health Research 

• Dale Thompson, Nurse Practitioner, NT Health

 

Course Components:

This course will be presented as a mix of self-paced and live facilitated learning, providing attendees an opportunity to discuss and practice strategies with peers and specialists. This is comprised of:   

• Online Learning Modules   

• Three 2-hour interactive webinars via Teams webinar, accessed through the ASHM online learning platform   

• Case Studies   

• Multiple choice quiz   

• Presentations and case discussions will be delivered by specialists and primary care providers with expertise in hepatitis B.   

• Total expected time to complete all self-paced and live components = 11 hours

 

Learning Outcomes: 

Through online learning and virtual teaching, participants will learn 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.

 

Endorsement and CPD:

ASHM is an RACGP-accredited CPD Provider under the RACGP CPD Program. This is an RACGP-approved CPD activity under the RACGP CPD Program. This activity has been approved for the following hours and types:   

    

Educational Activities (EA): 6.0 hours   

Reviewing Performance (RP): 3.5 hours   

 

This course and associated activities are accredited with ACRRM for 6 educational activity PDP units, 4 Additional CPD requirements and 5 performance review PDP units in the 2023-2025 triennium.

 

Funding: 

This activity is funded by NT Health.

 

For more information:

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

 

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