Sexual Health
Clinical
You will find below links to key resources for GPs and health care workers working with sexual health, HIV and viral hepatitis issues.
Clinical Guidelines for the Management of STIs Among Priority Populations
Or visit the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine
The Australasian Contact Tracing Manual
Link to pdf version at the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM)
For quick reference to specific clinical conditions refer to Chapter 4
Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Guidelines For Men Who Have Sex With Men (STIGMA Guidelines)
Visit the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine
Australian Immunisation Handbook 2003 (8th edition)
Link to online version on the Department of Health and Ageing site
Hepatitis C Information and Service Directory
Notifications
Under the NSW Public Health Act and Regulation (1991), general practitioners are required to notify the Public Health Unit of the following diseases which may be sexually transmitted:
- AIDS - Acute viral hepatitis - Syphilis
The Public Health Unit should be notified as soon as the diagnosis is made.
These conditions, plus the following sexually transmitted infections: gonorrhoea, chlamydia, chancroid, granulome inguinale and lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) are also notifiable by laboratories to the Public Health Unit. The Public Health Unit will contact GPs where necessary for additional clinical information on notifiable conditions.
It is a responsibility of GPs to inform patients with sexually transmitted infections of the risks of transmission, and to seek the assistance of the patient in identifying and informing possible contacts of the need for screening and treatment. GPs can request the assistance of the sexual health clinic in this task.
Western Sydney Public Health Unit Notification Form
Wentworth Public Health Unit Notification Form
NSW Health Notification of AIDS Form
Contact a specialist
Clinicians can call one of the sexual health clinics
Parramatta: 9843 3124
Nepean: 4734 2507
