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Continuing Professional Development
This training is endorsed by ACN according to our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Endorsed Course Standards. It has been allocated 3 CPD hours according to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia – Continuing Professional Development Standard.
This free training course provides nurses and midwives with the knowledge and confidence to increase screening and management of hepatitis C in primary care settings.
This training is for nurses and midwives working across varied service settings, including general practice and other primary care settings, hospital settings, Correctional settings, Drug and Alcohol services, Sexual/reproductive health services and Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Organisations.
Speakers/Facilitators:
Suresh Sharma: Nurse Practitioner, John Hunter Hospital, Hunter New England LHD
Dr Angela Brown: Registered Nurse and Midwife, Midwifery Program Director, University of South Australia
Colleen Webster: Hepatology Clinical Nurse Consultant, QLD Health
Learning outcomes:
- Identify when testing/screening for hepatitis C is indicated.
- Interpret hepatitis C test results.
- Discuss required pre-treatment assessments for hepatitis C.
- Determine which treatment, monitoring and follow-up required for hepatitis C.
- Examine the role of the nurse and midwife in models of care for hepatitis C testing, treatment and follow-up.
