This free facilitated online training course provides nurses and midwives with the knowledge and confidence to increase screening and management of hepatitis C in primary care settings.

This course is delivered in two parts:

• Part 1 consists of pre-course activities that should be completed prior to attending the facilitated training. The eLearning content should take approximately 1 hour to complete
• Part 2 consists of two 3-hour live online training that builds on the pre reading and eLearning content through presentations and practical case discussions.

Online Training One:

Tuesday 11/04/2023

Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm (AEST)

Online Training Two:

Saturday 15/04/2023

Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm (AEST)

Please note that you will need to attend both of the live Zoom sessions in order to receive a certificate of completion. You will receive two calendar invitations to the online sessions separately from Zoom, following your registration to this course.

Learning Objectives:

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

Describe risk factors for HCV, enabling discussions with patients around prevention
Discuss HCV serology to identify opportunities for screening, testing and linkage-to-care
Explain the nurse’s role in providing culturally appropriate care, free from stigma and discrimination, to people from priority populations
Explain the nurse’s role in the management of chronic HCV, advanced liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma
Outline strategies for supporting patients with medication adherence
Learning objectives align with the AHA Practice Standards for the Hepatology Nurse (2015) and the AHA Consensus based Nursing Guidelines (2019). The course is also endorsed by the Australian Liver Association (ALA).

Accreditations

This course is endorsed by the ACN according to our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Endorsed Course Standards. This activity, including pre-course work, is equivalent to 7.5 CPD hours.

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