ASHM is the peak Australasian organisation Supporting the HIV, viral hepatitis and sexual health workforce.
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Practice nurse in regional Victoria takes out nursing award for sexual health Ballarat Registered Nurse Sandy Anderson has won the ASHM/NSW STIPU/GPV Best Practice Nurse Award for Sexual Health, announced at the APNA 2012 conference in Melbourne. Ms Anderson won the award for her work in increasing cervical screening rates and improving the quality of sexual health treatment in her local community.
New National Hepatitis C Testing Policy to make diagnosis easier The National Hepatitis C Testing Policy has been updated for the first time since 2007 and gives health professionals quick access to relevant information that allows for better use of hepatitis C tests in the first instance.
NAPWA launches new HIV treatment campaign National Association of People Living With HIV/AIDS (NAPWA) is launching a new campaign encouraging people living with HIV to talk to their doctors about the latest HIV treatments. It is likely the campaign will prompt many individuals to ask their GPs not just about treatment options, but about HIV in general. ASHM has developed a GP Tool Kit to assist you in addressing patients' concerns.
HIV, STIs, HBV, HCV: Issues for Medicare Locals in NSW Primary health care services - especially general practice - have a critical role in achieving strategic outcomes in the areas of HIV, STIs and viral hepatitis. ASHM NSW has recently released the first of a range of products designed to support Medicare Locals in NSW.
Dr Benjamin Cowie interviewed on Hepatitis C drug delays Dr Benjamin Cowie, chair of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases' Viral Hepatitis Special Interest Group and ASHM Board Member interviewed in the Medical Observer on hep C drugs delays.
A new National HBV Testing Policy is in development. Feedback is currently being sought as part of the public consultation process.
The First International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health This conference is about the inter-relationship of law enforcement and public health, with invited papers from world experts in specific aspects of this relationship, from multiple sectors and disciplines; and case studies of successful collaborations of police and public health across a wide range of issues. It will take place on 11-14 November 2012, in Melbourne, Australia.
e-TEST, a NSW-Health funded project, is recruiting clinics in Sydney to participate in a two-year initiative aimed at increasing sexual health testing rates among this population.
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