ASHM

23/09/2025

Nurses working in community settings play a vital role in prevention and primary care, including HIV prevention. Tomorrow’s Nursing in the Community Week webinar which will showcase innovative approaches from nurses across Australia, with topics spanning HIV prevention and PrEP, rural and remote student placements, and advance care planning in culturally-diverse communities.
📅 24 September 2025
⏰ 6–7.30pm AEST
🎤 Speakers include Cherie Bennett (ASHM's Nursing Policy and Advocacy Lead), Jessie Elliott (University of Southern Queensland - Australia), and Kavita Pantha (Australian College of Nursing)

👉 Register now: https://www.acn.edu.au/membership/faculty/nursing-in-the-community
This webinar is hosted by Australian College of Nursing (ACN).

22/09/2025

ASHM recently supported 13 nurses and midwives to attend sexual health training in Perth, building their understanding of the public health aspects and clinical management of HIV, hepatitis B, and common sexually transmissible infections.

A total of 26 course attendees formed new connections while gaining confidence in applying proactive, evidence-based approaches to sexual health care.

Read reflections from some of the scholarship participants on their experience and key takeaways for their practice below ⬇️

Scholarships and the WA - Sexual Health Management and Care: Nurses and Midwives activity were funded by the Department of Health Western Australia HealthyWA

16/09/2025

Abstract submissions for The World Hepatitis Summit 2026 are closing tomorrow! 📣 Don't miss out - submit yours now at: https://buff.ly/QfMj7BD

The World Hepatitis Summit 2026 - taking place in Bangkok, Thailand, from 28-30 April - aims to accelerate global action, foster stronger partnerships, and promote equitable strategies in the fight against hepatitis.


World Hepatitis Alliance

15/09/2025

Day one of has brought the energy to Tarndanya (Adelaide)!

Some day one highlights include:
- A wonderful Welcome to Country from Aunty Rosalind Coleman.
- A powerhouse line-up of speakers during the opening plenary, including co-convenors Jeanne Ellard and Carole Khaw, SA Minister for Health the Hon Chris Picton, Australia’s Chief Medical Officer Prof Michael Kidd, Health Equity Matters President Mark Orr, NAPWHA President Scott Harlum and ASHM CEO Alexis Apostolellis.
- The launch of HIV Unwrapped at the ASHM Learning Lounge, where fashion meets HIV science - make sure you check out the full collection, located in the exhibition hall all week!
- The release of the Kirby Institute’s HIV and STI surveillance data, which has revealed an uptick in syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea diagnoses, but a decrease in HIV.
- And much more from four streams throughout the day.

Stay tuned for more updates throughout the week! If you’re attending HIV&AIDS or the Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health conferences, visit the ASHM Learning Lounge for presentations during every lunch break - and to meet the team and learn about becoming an ASHM member or clinical advisor!

10/09/2025

We are !🚨

ASHM is looking for a HepPEd Educator to lead the implementation of the National Prisons Hepatitis Education Program across six Western Australian prisons. This role could suit a Nurse, Nurse Educator, Hepatitis Educator or similar.

This critical role offers a chance to make a real difference to public health and prisoner education in Western Australia by empowering health staff, custodial staff, and people in prison with vital knowledge about hepatitis C and harm reduction.

📍 Location: Perth, Western Australia
💼 Employment type: Fixed term, full-time
⌛ Applications close: 15 September 2025

If you are passionate about improving health outcomes and have the experience to deliver impactful education programs, we’d love to hear from you!

Find out more and apply now at: https://buff.ly/9bLNLCY

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09/09/2025

So, what is ?

Dr Brad McKay sat down with The Good GP Podcast to talk all things HIV PrEP. Hear from Dr McKay on the basics of HIV PrEP and why it’s so important that practitioners are confident prescribing this effective preventative measure against .

Listen to the full podcast: https://buff.ly/eUrWen9

Talking HealthTech

09/09/2025

HIV cases are rising in the Pacific. In response, ASHM recently worked with the Ministry of Health & Medical Services - Fiji and the HIV Outbreak Response Taskforce to convene the Pacific HIV Testing Innovations Workshop in Fiji. Thirty representatives from across the Pacific shared current HIV testing and prevention efforts in their respective countries and discussed solutions to increasing equitable access to HIV screening, prevention, and treatment.

Read the key takeaways in our latest news article: https://buff.ly/BByViM3

The workshop was funded by an unconditional grant from Abbott.

08/09/2025

Dr Rita Yang, Aotearoa New Zealand’s only specially trained Gender Affirmation surgeon, will be presenting at ASRH2025 on her experience training for and establishing Aotearoa’s first dedicated gender‑affirming surgical service.

Register now for the Australasian Sexual & Reproductive Health Conference (ASRH2025): https://buff.ly/cDt2rGj

More about the Australasian Sexual & Reproductive Health Conference ⬇

The Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Conference and Australasian HIV&AIDS Conferences are running back-to-back from 15-18 September 2025 at Adelaide Convention and Exhibition Centre, Tarndanya (Adelaide) on Kaurna Country. Connect with fellow healthcare professionals, researchers, activists, and peers and community and explore the latest advancements and future opportunities in sexual health and HIV.

05/09/2025

ASHM’s Cherie Bennett (Nursing Policy and Advocacy Lead) will be joining Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives on 24th September for a webinar on what the announcement of syphilis as a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance means for healthcare workers and communities.

Did you know?

Rates of syphilis are rising and the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer has announced that the situation has become a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance.

Join us and guest presenter Cherie Bennett from to discuss what this means for health services, clinicians, and communities.

The session will explore the key drivers behind this decision, share the latest epidemiological insights, and outline updated recommendations for syphilis screening in pregnancy. Participants will also gain practical guidance on how to apply these changes in everyday clinical practice.

⏰1pm AEST
💻Online
🎫Registrations via the website here - https://catsinam.org.au/EventDetail?EventKey=CAFE25SEP

03/09/2025

ASHM’s national Beyond the C program is working together with general practices to make a real impact towards the elimination of

By supporting practices with hepatitis C case-finding, more than 3,000 people have been tested – with 92.8% of HCV-positive clients identified within the project going on to treatment.

Want to join ? Enrolments are now open for new practices to join. Learn more about the benefits of Beyond the C and express your interest: https://buff.ly/pxQ8Eby

03/09/2025