Hepatitis C Testing & Treatment in General Practice

This session aims to increase GP awareness and confidence identifying patients for hepatitis C testing and treatment.

Learning outcomes:

- Identify people for testing, including both priority and undertested population groups and how to initiate conversations

- Be aware how to easily test, treat and manage people living with hepatitis C in general practice

- Identify when/how to prescribe hepatitis C treatment and when to refer for specialist care

- Be aware of available tools to support and increase confidence when initiating testing, treating, and managing people living with hepatitis C in general practice.

Presenters

Dr Michael Burke

MBBS, FRACGP, Conjoint Associate Professor, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW

Professor Josh Davis

Staff Specialist, Infectious Diseases and General Medicine John Hunter Hospital | Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health University of Newcastle