ARCSHS Course in Health - HIV and Hepatitis C Testing 2013
- Date:
- 26th Feb 2013 9:00am until 6th Mar 2013 12:00pm (Add to calendar)
- Contact:
- Jon Johnson
J.Johnson@latrobe.edu.au
(03) 9285 5338 - Cost:
- $660.00
- Presented by:
- Jen Johnson
- Type of Event:
- Seminar/Workshop
This comprehensive 4.5 day accreditation program is designed to equip participants with appropriate knowledge and skills to engage in pre- and post- HIV and hepatitis C antibody test discussion, and prevention education, in a range of settings.
The Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 requires that anyone who provides a HIV positive result, who is not a medical practitioner, must be a person of ‘prescribed class’. After successfully completing this accredited training, health and community workers will be prescribed as HIV and Hepatitis C Test Advisors, thereby meeting the requirements of the Act. All accredited courses in Victoria include hepatitis C testing, as the issues in pre- and post-testing settings, for clients and practitioners, are very similar.
The course offered by ARCSHS contains enhanced hepatitis B content, including hepatitis B overview, risk assessment, and issues in pre and post test discussion.
This program also consists of an assessed pre-reading component. Completion of the pre reading task, which may take up to 5 hours, must be completed prior to commencement. The course itself runs for 4.5 days.
Course details
- 9.00am to 4.30pm for days 1 - 4
- 9.00am to 1.30pm for day 5
- Hepatitis B included
- Meals and course materials provided
- Cost: $660
Register online with credit card payment
Upcoming courses for 2013
February/March
- Tuesday 26th February
- Wednesday 27th
- Monday 4th March
- Tuesday 5th
- Wednesday 6th
May
- Monday 20th May
- Tuesday 21st
- Monday 27th
- Tuesday 28th
- Wednesday 29th
June
- Regional Victoria, location and dates To Be Confirmed
- (email Jen Johnson on j.johnson@latrobe.edu.au for more information, or to register your interest)
August
- Monday 19th
- Tuesday 20th
- Monday 26th
- Tuesday 27th
- Wednesday 28th
November
- Monday 11th
- Tuesday 12th
- Monday 18th
- Tuesday 19th
- Wednesday 20th
Contact information
For further information email Jen Johnson on j.johnson@latrobe.edu.au or telephone (03) 9285 5338.
Intended learning outcomes
- A working knowledge of HIV, hepatitis C with particular reference to epidemiology, transmission, management options and prevention
- Detailed knowledge of the method and process of testing for HIV and hepatitis C and other blood borne viruses relevant to target group
- Awareness of sexuality/sexual orientation/practices and injecting drug use in cultural contexts
- Rights and responsibilities of individuals who receive a positive test result
- Detailed knowledge of safe sexual practices, safe injecting and safe skin penetration practices, and other BBV/STI prevention strategies including awareness of hepatitis B vaccine
- How to access resources and services available within the community
- Policies, principles and procedures to secure and maintain confidentiality and the limits of these
- Limits of own scope of practice and procedures for referral
- A working knowledge of the principles of risk assessment
- Principles of effective communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills including questioning and active listening to discuss issues around sexuality and injecting drug use effectively and comfortably
- Self-awareness including:
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- Personal strengths and limitations
- Capacity to be non-judgmental
- Impact of own values, language and attitudes on others
