Syphilis: Advanced Webinar for Primary Care

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.

Victoria has seen a significant increase in syphilis cases over the last decade with 2,656 cases recorded in 2022. 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:

• 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
• Apply learning in case study discussions