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Practice Nurses
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Continuing Professional Development
RACGP: 4x CAT 2 points; ACRRM: 2x PDP core points
Event Location
2 Hastings Rd
Frankston VIC 3199
Australia
VHHITAL, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, and South Eastern PHN invite local GPs and primary healthcare professionals to attend an evening update on Gonorrhoea, Syphilis and Chlamydia and PrEP in general practice
Webinar is available. Please indicate which session you want to attend.
Facilitated by Dr Nick Medland, Consultant Sexual Health Physician - Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, this evening update over dinner aims to update and inform healthcare professionals who may see syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia in primary practice. A short and practical session about PrEP will also be covered.
6:30pm - 7:00pm: Registration and light dinner
7:00pm - 9:00pm: Training session
RSVP by: Monday 6th May 2019
Learning outcomes:
- Discuss recent trends in syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia rates in Victoria
- Describe the clinical presentation of gonorrhoea, syphilis and chlamydia
- Identify at-risk patients to screen and test for syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia
- Manage patient treatment and follow-up for syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia
- Identify patients for pre-exposure prophylaxis and initiate treatment, monitor renal function and screen for STIs and HIV appropriately