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The revision includes new recommendations for asymptomatic men who have sex with men, and other clinical feedback. You can download copies from the GCPHN website or www.health.qld.gov.au/sexhealth.
Printed versions of the testing tools can be requested from the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM) Queensland by email to samantha.ingram@ashm.org.au. You are welcome to request printed copies of the following tools at the same time:
The Queensland testing tools focus on asymptomatic and opportunistic testing advice for the primary health care and general practice setting and are not intended for use in a specialist sexual health clinical context.
With gonorrhoea and syphilis notifications increasing in Queensland there are suggestions of changes in transmission risk.
Clinical presentations can be diverse and the asymptomatic testing tools can guide testing for timely diagnoses and treatment.
A more comprehensive update is subject to Australian STI Management Guidelines (www.sti.guidelines.org.au) updates expected to be completed later this year.
Amid a worrying spike in syphilis cases, the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM) has launched an online Syphilis Interactive Tool to guide clinicians through testing and treating syphilis. The decision-making tool is free and available online, with primary...
July 28 is World Hepatitis Day, a day to raise awareness of viral hepatitis and liver disease. 1 in 4 Queenslanders are living with some form of liver disease with many unaware and without symptoms. In the last couple of years, we’ve seen people miss a wide variety of health appointments including...
Do you see patients with hepatitis B or hepatitis C? Did you know the guidelines for monitoring hepatitis B now recommend fibrosis assessment every 12 months? The Ethnic Communities of Queensland (ECCQ) can help with the following: FREE Fibroscan for people from multicultural backgrounds who have be...
Syphilis is a serious sexually transmissible infection (STI) that causes both immediate and long-term health issues. The Australian Government has launched a national campaign to raise awareness of the STI syphilis and the current outbreak happening across Australia. It’s easily treatable with ...
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