Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol service consumers are at higher risk of viral hepatitis. Dr Andrew Lam, Addiction Psychiatry Registrar in the Goulburn Valley Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, will walk us through their initiatives to reach these consumers for viral hepatitis testing and treatment. Click here to register.
Liver cancer in Australia is a significant health concern, and the incidence of liver cancer has been increasing in recent years. In this session, Dr Nicole Allard, a GP with extensive experience in viral hepatitis, will outline how Liver Cancer screening can be initiated in general practice. Click here to register.
In this session, Dr Naomi Whyler, a Consultant in Perinatal Infections the Western Hospital, will discuss postpartum care for pregnant people living with viral hepatitis to avoid the lost to follow up that commonly occurs. Click here to register.
There are 205,000 people living with Hepatitis B in Australia. Some of those people can effectively be managed in general practice. In this session, Dr Nicole Allard, a GP with extensive experience in viral hepatitis, will outline how stable hepatitis B can be managed in general practice. Click here to register.
Cirrhosis is a significant medical condition that can lead to liver failure, liver cancer, and other life-threatening complications. In this session Amy Muffarotto, Hepatology Clinical Nurse Consultant/ Nurse Practitioner Candidate, will outline the regular assessment and management of cirrhosis to prevent disease progression. Click here to register.
Liver function tests (LFTs) help evaluate how well the liver is functioning, check for damage or disease, and track the effectiveness of treatments for liver disorders. But there are a fair few of them, so how do we figure out what's going on when some are deranged? Dr David Iser, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, will help […]
MASLD (the new term for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease) is one of the most common liver diseases globally and the condition is now recognised as a major contributor to liver-related […]
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Innovation Murray PHN acknowledges its catchment crosses over many unceded First Nations Countries, following the Dhelkunya Yaluk (Healing River).
We pay our respects and give thanks to the Ancestors, Elders and Young people for their nurturing, protection and caregiving of these sacred lands and waterways, acknowledging their continuing cultural, spiritual and educational practices.
We are grateful for the sharing of Country and the renewal that Country gives us. We acknowledge and express our sorrow that this sharing has come at a personal, spiritual and cultural cost to the wellbeing of First Nations peoples. We commit to addressing the injustices of colonisation across our catchment, and to listening to the wisdom of First Nations communities who hold the knowledge to enable healing. We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.