The North Eastern Public Health Network – Health Protection Clinical Series webinar on: ‘A public health perspective on STIs’ was held on 17 March 2026.
Hosted by NEPHU Director, Dr Annaliese van Dieman, we had presentations from Public Health Registrar, Dr Danielle Martorana and Epidemiologist, Dr Des Gul.
The webinar was designed to support clinicians to diagnose, test, and prevent STIs among their patients.
The topics covered included:
- Local epidemiology of STIs and their public health impact
- Opportunities to reduce local burden of STIs
- Prevention including vaccination and screening
- NEPHU’s role in STI public health management and assistance with partner notification
- A deep dive into syphilis
Watch the STI update here:
NEPHU updates
The NEPHU updates included:
- Recent Victorian Chief Health Officer alerts
- Rabies/ALBV process updates that have come into place since December 2025
- NEPHU’s Measles Immunisation Program – to promote the uptake of free MMR vaccines for under immunised adult cohorts within the catchment
- Changes for the 2026 seasonal influenza vaccine
Watch the full webinar here:
Boosting measles vaccine coverage
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STI further Information:
For professionals:
NEPHU role of the clinician
STI testing and management advice
MSHC | Let them know
MSHC | STI atlas
Australian Centre for Disease Control | National Syphilis Response Plan 2023 to 2030
RANZCOG | Syphilis Advice for Maternity Care Providers
Bayside Health | Victorian HIV Service
RACGP | Prescribing pre-exposure prophylaxis in general practice
Vaccine preventable diseases | The Australian Immunisation Handbook
ASHM | How far back to trace
