Hepatitis B Prescriber

Friday 24th February from 12pm to 4:30pm AEDT.

The Hepatitis B Prescriber Forum is a peer-led forum designed for hepatitis B s100 prescribers that will cover current and relevant sector priorities and topics. With expert panels and interactive case discussions, the Hepatitis B Prescriber Forum is an opportunity to dive deep into emerging areas of hepatitis B treatment and management and discuss the contemporary issues facing hepatitis B clinical care in Australia.

This interactive 4-hour training provides HBV prescribers an opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to practical cases spanning diagnosis to treatment initiation and ongoing monitoring. Attendees are also encouraged to submit their own models of care for discussion. You can receive a third HBV CPD point by submitting and discussing your own model.

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Sexual Violence: Drivers and Impacts One day face to face course

This training is an initiative under the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032 and is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Sexual Violence. It is free of charge to AHPRA -registered practicing nurses who are working in primary care. The training will equip health professionals to recognise and respond appropriately to adult disclosures of sexual violence. Sexual Violence: Drivers and Impacts provides an evidence -based overview of prevalence, drivers, short and long-term impacts on the individual and the community and an overview of justice responses.

Dates - Various dates in 2023–2027

Duration - Online: 6.5 hours: or Face-to-face: 7 hours (one-day course)

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ASHM HIV Nursing Webinar Series

Directed at nurses with experience working in HIV, this HIV Nursing Webinar series is designed to equip nurses experienced in the care and management of people living with HIV, with additional knowledge and skills required for specific clinical management of HIV care complexities. This education activity consists of 6x 1-hour webinars, each focussed on a different topic of complex HIV care. Participants are welcome to attend any or all of the 6 sessions within the series.

Various dates between June and November 2022.

FIND OUT MORE HERE: https://ashm.org.au/hiv/hivtraining/hiv-nursing/

Directed at nurses with experience working in HIV, this interactive training course emphasises the nurses’ role in providing advanced HIV care, with a focus on the long-term health and wellbeing of people living with HIV. Developed and presented by nurses, this online course will provide information about the complexities of HIV care, including ARV treatment regimes, monitoring and adherence issues, ageing with HIV and screening for co-morbidities, supporting women with HIV and the impact of HIV on lifestyle, physical and psychological health and wellbeing.

This education program will be conducted in 2 parts:
Part 1: Online Modules to be completed by participants prior to attending the facilitated training.
Part 2: Facilitated Training on Saturday 4^th June, a 4-hour interactive online workshop consisting of presentations, polls, and case-study group discussions.

REGISTER HERE: https://ashm.org.au/training_cat/hiv-advanced-nursing-20220604/

ASHM Hepatitis B Prescriber Update 

In Australia, current legislation states that only an HBV s100 prescriber, sexual health physician or hospital-based specialist can initiate HBV treatment. Nurse Practitioners (NPs) who complete ASHM’s HBV s100 Prescriber Course to become accredited hepatitis B s100 prescribers are required to accrue a total of 3 HBV continuing professional development (CPD) points during each calendar year. Oversight of HBV CPD is undertaken by the accreditation agency, ASHM. The Hepatitis B Prescriber Update provides 1 of the 3 CPD required to NPs who attend. An additional 1 CPD point can be accrued if they submit a case study for discussion. A high proportion of accredited prescribers have reported experiencing low caseloads of patients with chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) which acts as a major barrier to them maintaining their knowledge, skills and confidence in this area.

In the Hepatitis B Prescriber Update, hepatitis B s100 prescribers are provided with the opportunity to discuss newly developed cases covering topics requested by prescribers.

• Cases are tailored to the needs and interests identified by prescribers in the relevant state or territory
• Case discussions are presented by a specialist or experienced s100 prescriber to meet the identified learning needs of ASHM’s hepatitis B s100 prescribers.
• Hepatitis B s100 prescribers can ask questions to the presenters, with the option to prepare short case studies to walk through with the presenter.

The exact format of the evening is dependent on which topics have been requested by prescribers, and how many prescribers elect to prepare case studies. NPs who attend the Hepatitis B Prescriber Update will enhance their skills and knowledge to maintain their clinical competence and confidence in diagnosis, treatment initiation, ongoing management and monitoring. The update may also feature presentations on new research, guideline updates, virology, clinical practice, and other topics relevant to the management of CHB in primary care.

Through online learning and virtual teaching, participants will learn to:

• Plan guideline-based monitoring for patients with chronic hepatitis B
• Evaluate chronic hepatitis B patients’ suitability for antiviral treatment
• Select and prescribe an appropriate first-line antiviral medication for patients with chronic hepatitis B

ASMH welcome new prescribers. To take part in the HIV s100 Community Prescriber Program, GPs and Nurse Practitioners need to fulfil an initial accreditation process: 

1. Complete an accredited HIV prescriber training course, including prerequisite online learning and post course online assessment, or apply for recognition of prior knowledge.
2. Complete a self-directed learning exercise of approximately 4 hours, in which participants choose their own activity, identify learning objectives and reflect on their learning, evidenced in a brief report. Options include advanced reading, clinical placement and online Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Click HERE for more information on the reinforcing activity.
3. Access appropriate support from senior clinicians working in an HIV/Sexual Health Clinic in a public hospital, or specialised GP with an HIV/Sexual Health expertise. ASHM can put you in contact with a specialist in your area. Click HERE for more information on clinical placement.
4. Complete an Application Form for HIV Prescribing, which ASHM will provide.
5. Be committed to¿ongoing HIV-specific continuing professional development (CPD)

For more information on how to become a prescriber, please refer to contact us at HIVPrescriber@ashm.org.au.

Treatment with direct acting antivirals is easier than ever.

Attend ASHM’s free Hepatitis C for Nurse Practitioners course on Thursday 29 April and Thursday 06 May (2-part course) to be provided with the skills and confidence to diagnose, assess, manage and treat hepatitis C. This course is a blend of self-directed activities and facilitated training.
 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Describe the risk factors for HCV infection, enabling effective screening and prevention education
• Demonstrate competence conducting and interpreting tests to diagnose HCV
• Recognise risk factors, clinical signs, symptoms and complications of liver disease
• Demonstrate understanding of DAA therapy for the treatment of HCV and competence in selecting appropriate therapy
• Describe recommended on-treatment monitoring and post-treatment follow up protocols
   

This activity is endorsed by the Australian College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) for 5.75 CPD hours and is funded by EC Australia.

Please click here to register, or contact Tyler Davis at  tyler.davis@ashm.org.au or 0435 790 489 should you have any questions.

Rethink Obesity 4Forums is developed and delivered in a way that is aligned with adult learning principles.

• A series of four practically relevant educational ‘forums’ that follow key aspects in the ‘journey of obesity management’, primarily relevant to primary care

• Each forum to focus on four essential key points only to ensure learnings are focussed, easily understood and remembered

• Each forum is 40 minutes long (25 minutes of panel discussion + 15 minutes Q&A) • Each forum is developed by an independent steering committee and hosted by 2 obesity experts (different for each forum) to ensure content is relevant to the audience

• Each forum facilitated by an external expert with experience in hosting educational events (non-HCP, health journalist)

• Attendees can watch the forum live or view ‘on-demand’ in their own time after the event

• Attendees can provide feedback on their learning after each forum

• July 7th: Four key points every HCP should know about obesity and women’s health
• July 14th: Four practical points to optimise weight loss in men with obesity
• July 21st: Four key insights on the weight loss journey from the patient’s perspective
• July 28th: Four expert recommendations to simplify the weight management consultation

Contact: Anna Chiapasco - Product Manager – Obesity; ANCC@novonordisk.com