Curing Hepatitis C In Primary Care Webinar

Curing Hepatitis C In Primary Care Webinar

Treatment with direct acting antivirals is easier than ever. This course aims to provide general practitioners, nurse practitioners and other prescribing practitioners the skills and confidence to diagnose, assess, manage, and treat HCV in primary care. Increasing  Hepatitis C treatment in primary care is crucial to achieving hepatitis C elimination in Australia by 2030.

Date:  Saturday 13 May 2023, 10:00am – 1:00pm (AWST)

Target Audience: General Practitioners, Nurses Practitioners, and other practitioners prescribing or intending to prescribe s85 direct-acting antiviral medication for HCV in primary care settings

Course Components:

• Completion of the pre-course survey
• Completion of the pre-course Online Learning Module
• Attendance at the 3-hour interactive webinar
• Completion of the post-course activity (2 case studies)

Learning Outcomes:

• Screen, implement and interpret tests appropriately to diagnose chronic HCV
• Explain pre-treatment assessment of HCV patients, including assessment of liver fibrosis
• Summarise the goals for HCV therapy and be able to choose the appropriate antiviral therapy for your patient
• Identify appropriate management strategies in special populations
• Outline appropriate treatment monitoring and post-treatment follow-up including long term care of liver disease after HCV cure
• Discuss strategies to minimise transmission risk and improve liver health

Presenters/Facilitators:

Presenters and facilitators include Dr Chloe Attree, Senior Hepatology Fellow, Royal Perth Hospital.

Accreditation Details:

This is an RACGP-approved CPD activity under the RACGP CPD Program.

To register click on this link.