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This case discussion evening will be facilitated by Dr Mark Wilson, a local specialist with expertise in hepatitis B, and will take place over an informal dinner. Case study topics will include considerations for starting a patient on treatment; how to best manage a patient already on treatment; and how to monitor patients in your care not yet needing treatment.
This course will enable participants to:
- Screen at-risk patients, accurately diagnose CHB infection and assess phase of the disease
- Monitor patients appropriately, establish suitability for treatment
- Describe aims of treatment, antiviral treatment options, duration of therapy and definitions of response
- Monitor patients on treatment according to established protocols, recognise and manage treatment response, resistance, hepatitis flares, and encourage compliance
- List risk factors, clinical signs, symptoms and complications of advanced liver disease and appropriately manage or refer to specialist care.
Cost: free. Dinner will be provided. RACGP-accredited event – see event flyer for more details.