Australian Management Guidelines for STIs in primary care

The Australasian Sexual Health Alliance has released for the first time, Australian Management Guidelines for STIs in primary care. The guidelines cover a range of topics including populations and situations for asymptomatic screening recommendations, syndromes for guidance about managing specific clinical scenarios and to STIs for specific management of a diagnosed infection.

STI/BBV testing tool for asymptomatic people

In the context of rising gonorrhoea and syphilis notifications, the Queensland Health sexually transmissible infection (STI) and blood borne virus (BBV) testing tool has been updated and is now available for use in primary care. The revision includes new recommendations for asymptomatic men who have sex with men, and other clinical feedback.

• STI/BBV testing tool for asymptomatic people (last reviewed Aug 2024)
• Abridged STI/BBV testing tool for asymptomatic people

Hepatitis

Hepatitis C 

The Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care provides information for General Practitioners including defining and monitoring cases of hepatitis C can be accessed here.

Hepatitis Queensland is a community based, non-government organisation and provides information and resources for people affected by, or at risk of viral hepatitis.

HIV Medicare ineligible people fact sheet update

Queensland Positive People have produced a fact sheet for Medicare Ineligible People accessing their HIV treatment and care in Queensland. The fact sheet explores avenues for obtaining HIV treatment for people without Australian Medicare Cards – such as accessing generic medicines online, compassionate access programs, or clinical trials (where available). The fact sheet also discusses Australia’s Reciprocal Healthcare Agreements, personal importation of medicines, and how to access HIV medical treatment and care within Queensland.

Q Fever

Australian Q Fever Register – Information about Q Fever for GPs

Queensland Health provide information and resources regarding Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease.

Queensland Health

• List of notifiable conditions
• Infections and Parasites – access to fact sheets
• Notifiable conditions reports
• Gold Coast Public Health

Australian Government

• Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)
• Australian Immunisation Handbook
• Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA)
• OzFoodNet – Enhancing surveillance for foodborne disease in Australia
  

Travel Medicine

• Australian Government Travel Health Information
• Australian Government Smart Traveller
• Registration and qualifications for Yellow Fever 
• Vaccination or Prophylaxis
• Order form
• Phone: 07 5667 3200 | Email: gcphu@health.qld.gov.au

International Sites

• CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)
• WHO Health Organisation

Child Care

• Staying Healthy – Preventing Infectious Diseases in Early Childhood Education and Care Services (5^th Edition)
• Qld Health – Time Out Poster

Immunisation

• Qld Health Immunisation
• Qld Health Diseases and infection prevention
• Influenza Surveillance Report

Hepatitis 

• Hepatitis Australia website

 Sexually Transmitted Diseases

• Stop the Rise of STIs
• Australasian Sexual Health Alliance “Australian Management Guidelines for STIs in Primary Care” website
• 13HEALTH Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea webtest
• Having conversations about sexual health
• Sexual Health Youth Attitudes and Behaviour Survey Findings
• STI/BBV Testing Tool for Asymptomatic People
• Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea Testing 
• Gold Coast Health Sexual Health
• Syphilis in pregnancy Queensland Clinical Guidelines