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Syphilis: Advanced Webinar for Primary Care

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Date & Time

Tuesday 18th March 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Venue

Online, ZOOM

Event Category

External event

Organiser

VHHITAL

CPD details

Educational Activities 2.0 hours
Measuring Outcomes 00 hours
Reviewing Performance 00 hours
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Date

Tuesday 18th March 2025 @ 6:30 pm 8:30 pm

Venue

ZOOM

Organiser

Educational
Activities

2

Victoria has seen a 476% increase in Syphilis cases since 2010, with a record 1671 cases reported in 2019. Of strong concern is the re-emergence of congenital syphilis since 2017, despite no cases reported between 2004 and 2016. The outer north western suburbs of Melbourne have emerged as a hotspot for infections in heterosexuals of reproductive age. Hosted by the Victorian HIV and Hepatitis Integrated Training and Learning program, this course builds on VHHITAL’s STI Essentials course and provides the skills and resources required for primary health care practitioners to confidently implement guideline-based management of patients diagnosed with syphilis and to improve patient outcomes. Course numbers will be limited to maximise participation in the case study discussions. 

Presenter & Facilitator: Dr Melanie Bissessor, Sexual Health Physician – Melbourne Sexual Health Centre

Learning Methods: Presentation, Case Discussion, Q&A.

Continuing Professional Development: This activity has been approved for the following hours and type: 2 Educational activities hours for the RACGP Triennium 23-25. All participants will receive a certificate of attendance

Learning Outcomes:

  • Apply learning in case study discussions
  • Reinforce that sexual health is everyday routine business for primary care
  • Describe the clinical presentation of primary, secondary and latent syphilis
  • Correctly perform testing for syphilis
  • Implement guideline-based management of patients diagnosed with syphilis
  • Recap contact tracing and its key role in managing STIs
CPD hours General practice STI

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