This training aims to provide participants with the confidence to initiate conversations around hepatitis C in the needle and syringe program (NSP) setting and provide referrals to testing and treatment.
Target audience
All Needle and Syringe program frontline workers.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this course and its components, participants will be able to:
- Describe risk factors for hep C, enabling discussions with people around prevention and harm reduction
- Describe hep C testing and liver disease assessment
- Recognise the treatment options for hep C
- Identify your local referral pathways for linking people to hep C testing and treatment
- Communicate confidently with people about hep C testing, treatment, and follow-up processes in the NSP
Funding: This course received funding from the Australian Centre for Disease Control.