SAMESH, April 2017 There has been a lot of community interest in the PrEPX-SA trial. You are invited to an upcoming community forum where a distinguished panel of experts and community members involved in the field will discuss PrEP, a powerful new tool to prevent HIV and the upcoming PrEPX-SA study. The panel will include: Associate Professor Edwina Wright (Alfred Health) Professor Steve...
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Monday, 27 February 2017 South Australians at a high risk of acquiring HIV will have the opportunity to benefit from the latest HIV prevention medication through a new partnership. Following the announcement of the Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) access trial late last year, Victoria’s Alfred Health has been chosen to partner with...
SA Health, July 2016 Point of care (POC) testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is quick and convenient, providing results in 20 minutes rather than the next day. Some people refer to point of care testing as ‘rapid testing’. HIV POC testing is now available in South Australia through a 12 month, Commonwealth funded demonstration project. To find out details of where & when rapid...
May 2016
Responding to antimicrobial resistant gonorrhoea in the community, SA Health have updated their gonococcal treatment guidelines.
The updated Gonorrhoea diagnosis and management guidelines from SA Health can be found here