Management of blood borne viruses in aged care

Wednesday 16 July 2025, 2.00PM AEST

Speaker: Dr Jacqui Richmond, Program Manager, Workforce Development and Health Service Delivery- EC Australia at Burnet Institute 

Management of blood borne viruses in aged care

The management of Blood Borne Viruses (BBV), specifically hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV, has evolved significantly over the past decade. Resulting in longer life expectancy allowing people with BBVs to live longer and move into aged care facilities. While the IPC management of BBVs has not changed – implementing standard precautions is all that’s needed to prevent transmission – there is a lot we can do to support older people living with BBVs. This presentation will provide an overview of the advancements in the management of BBVs, with a specific focus on aged care settings.

About the speaker: Jacqui Richmond is a registered nurse with a PhD who works at the Burnet Institute, in the Eliminate hepatitis C Australia Partnership. Jacqui also facilitates the BBV testing course for ACIPC and the Foundations of IPC. The broad focus of Jacqui’s work is building the capacity of the health workforce to test, treat and manage the health care needs of people living with viral hepatitis.

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Webinar PowerPoint Resources

Management of blood borne viruses in aged care: https://www.acipc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ACIPC-BBV-presentation_July-2025.pdf