Curing Hepatitis C in Primary Care

Treatment with direct acting antivirals is easier than ever. Increasing HCV treatment in primary care is crucial to achieving HCV elimination in Australia by 2030.

Time: Saturday, 13 May 2023
Date: 10:00am to 1:00pm (AWST)
Venue: Online webinar via Zoom

This course aims to provide general practitioners, nurse practitioners and other prescribing practitioners in WA with the skills and confidence to diagnose, assess, manage and treat HCV in primary care. This training program includes an online learning module and a live webinar. The interactive session provides an opportunity to discuss and practice strategies with peers and specialists through facilitated case studies.

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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

Calvin Wu
E: calvin.wu@ashm.org.au
M: 0451 688 846