Thursday, August 13, 2026

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

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Details

This symposium aims to summarise the available and emerging diagnostics tests for Hepatitis C in Australia, outlining the most recent testing polices, regulatory requirements and operational environments. The panel will than outline five diagnostics testing pathways and discuss how each test can be implemented effectively to meet the clients’ needs and implementing environment in various settings. This panel symposium will provide participants with up-to-date information on the current available and emerging diagnostics tests for HCV. It will provide a brief overview of the 2025 National Hepatitis C Testing Policy including the HCV testing and diagnostics strategies and novel sample collection processes and testing technologies such dried blood spot sampling and self-testing. The panel will then take the audience through different diagnostics testing strategies discussing the rationale for test selection, enabling environment, training needs, regulatory requirements and experiences with implementation. The audience will have opportunities to ask questions from the panel members and the chairs will facilitate discussions on how we can ensure services/programs can choose the right test for the right person and setting. The audience will take away a clear understanding of the available and emerging diagnostics tests for HCV and insights into how to HCV testing strategies can be implemented effectively to meet the clients’ needs and implementing environment in various settings.