WA Enhancing Syphilis Awareness: Engaging Communities and Healthcare Providers | Online via Teams

This 60 min panel shares insights from recent campaigns on raising syphilis awareness among the public and healthcare providers.

Target Audience
GPs, Nurses, Midwives, Emergency Healthcare Workers, Homeless Healthcare workers, Community Based Practitioners, Primary Healthcare workers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthcare Workers, and those in the Sexual Health Workforce.

Speakers

• Cherie Bennett, Nursing Policy & Advocacy Lead & Medical Educator (ASHM), Clinical Nurse Specialist (Sexual Health)
• Dr. Simon Slota-Kan, Public health physician and GP, WA Country Health Service
• Cameron Taylor, Aboriginal Health Practitioner, Derbarl Yerrigan
• Lorna Geraghty, Programs Manager, Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia
• Stephen Boccaletti, Senior Policy Officer, WA Health
• Caroline McMahon, Clinical Nurse Midwife Specialist, Boorloo Public Health Unit

Learning Outcomes

• Discuss the main challenges and opportunities in raising awareness about syphilis in the community and among healthcare providers
• Analyse recent syphilis education campaigns and community programs
• Identify ways to improve syphilis awareness, testing, and treatment in your own work or community

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For further details or assistance contact:
ASHM Education
0431 320 429
education@ashm.org.au