The service provides specialist treatment and management of patients with a wide variety of health issues, including viral hepatitis, HIV and other complex infections.

The service operates a monthly clinic in the outpatient department, with a written referral from a medical practitioner required.

Services provided by the Infectious Diseases Service

Management and treatment for patients

• Individual appointments during the infectious diseases clinic occur with the specialist physicians, psychiatrist and nurse consultant to manage a range of conditions
• Nurse consultant management and support also occurs outside of the clinic day with consultation from the medical team as necessary
• Management and/or combination treatment (Interferon/Ribavirin) for patients with hepatitis B and hepatitis C
• Management and/or antiretroviral treatment for patients with HIV
• Management and/or antibiotic treatment for patients with complex infections
• Management and support of other infectious diseases conditions as required
• Specialist testing as required

Provide education for:

• Patients and their families/friends
• Health care workers at Bendigo Health and in the Loddon Mallee region
• Community services
• Community members

Liaise with external local, state and national organisations

Pre and post test counselling for HIV 

Hepatitis C testing

After hours phone support for patients 

Useful links: 

• http://www.health.gov.au
• http://www.health.vic.gov.au
• http://www.hepatitisaustralia.com
• http://www.hepcvic.org.au
• http://www.thebody.com
• http://www.vicaids.asn.au
• http://www.can.org.au
• http://www.bchs.com.au