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Education and Training You are here:HomeHealth ProfessionalsSpecialist ClinicsGGastroenterology Ask us about bespoke hepatitis B and hepatitis C training for your team or workplace! Free interactive and evidence based workforce development can be provided in your workplace or online. We tailor the session to suit your learning needs and the audience. Suitable for a range of health professionals throughout Victoria including; primary care, nurses, refugee health, midwives, GPs, allied health, health students, aged care, Aboriginal health workers, mental health, community health, dentists, pharmacists, Needle & Syringe Program and AOD workers. Funded by Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria. Why The fastest rising cause of cancer death is from liver cancer, primarily caused by untreated chronic hepatitis B & C. Understanding the need for long term management of hepatitis B and C is essential to reduce rapidly increasing rates of cirrhosis and liver cancer. Hep C treatments are curative, effective, taken for short duration and have few unwanted effects. Hep B treatments reduce the risk of liver cancer. See our viral hepatitis resources here. For more information contact Mieken Grant (RN, MPH) 0407 865 140 or mieken.grant@svha.org.au. Upcoming Viral Hepatitis Education Training 2023 Hepatitis B Made Easy Online webinars and face to face workshops for health and community workers who wish to learn the basics of hepatitis B. Online: 1 hour 15 minutes Face to face (some dates online): 3 hours Click here to register. Bloody Serious Facts St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and Harm Reduction Victoria have partnered to provide interactive education workshops on hepatitis C, including diagnosis, treatments and strategies to increase awareness and support clients into health care. Online: 1.5 hours Face to face (some dates online): 2.5 hours Click here to register. Leave a Message Name* - required Phone no. Email* - required Message* - required refreshGet Audio Code Type the code from the image Mandatory field(s) marked with *