The WA Department of Health and Royal Perth Hospital have launched a new Hepatitis B (HBV) service to empower and support primary care clinicians in WA. The service aims to help clinicians to safely manage and care for people living with HBV in their practice through access to the following key services:
- Outreach HBV clinics: Available to metropolitan general practices and primary care health services, with the provision of on-site clinical support in managing and treating HBV patients. This includes access to a mobile liver-scan (Fibroscan®) to guide treatment.
- Hep B Hub WA: A state-wide clinical advice service (covering all tertiary catchments), providing GPs and primary care nurse practitioners with online and in-person support, education, and advice on HBV management. This includes diagnostics, therapeutics, referrals and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance.
Experienced Hepatology Nurse Practitioner, Adam Gregson specialises in the assessment and management of HBV and HCC surveillance, as well as the operation and interpretation of transient elastography (Fibroscan®). Adam is available to provide expert clinical advice and education through Hep B Hub WA and to work with you to establish an HBV outreach clinic within your practice.
To set up an outreach HBV clinic at your practice, email Adam.gregson@health.wa.gov.au
For clinical advice and education, email HepBHubWA@health.wa.gov.au. You will receive a response within two working days and support is provided via email, phone/video call, or in-person visits.