About
Background
The Australian STI Management Guidelines for Use in Primary Care were developed under the auspice of the Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Alliance (ASRHA) and are managed by the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM).
The Guidelines are an online resource for primary care health professionals. They provide concise information to support the prevention, testing, diagnosis, management and treatment of sexually transmissible infections (STIs) for adults and adolescents and are frequently cited and referenced by other guidelines.
The Guidelines have been developed and updated using evidence-based surveillance, research and practice data. The content has been written by a variety of clinical and non-clinical experts and assessed for appropriateness of recommendations for key affected populations, as well as organisational and jurisdictional acceptability.
When citing the Australian STI Management Guidelines for use in Primary Care in a publication, please reference this paper: https://www.publish.csiro.au/SH/SH22134
Acknowledgements
A major review of the Guidelines was undertaken in 2020-2022, overseen by the Steering and Reference Committees. All committee members were required to declare significant relationships and associations in line with ASHM's Conflict of Interest policy.
Steering Committee
Chair: Dr Nicholas Medland, Sexual Health Physician (Representing ASHM Board, Sexual Health National Advisory Group)
Dr Vincent Cornelisse, Sexual Health Physician
A/Prof Dr Jason Ong, Sexual Health Physician (Representing ASHM Sexual Health National Advisory Group)
Penny Kenchington, Nurse Practitioner (Representing ACNP)
Dr Christopher Bourne, Sexual Health Physician (Representing BBVSS NSW)
Dr Judith Dean, Senior Research Fellow (Representing ASHA)
Dr Sally Murray, Sexual Health Physician
Dr Amy Moten, General Practitioner (Representing RACGP)
Jessica Michaels, Director of Programs (Representing ASHM Sexual Health Program)
Dr Nathan Ryder, Sexual Health Physician & Researcher (Representing RACP AChSHM)
Reference Committee
Organisational Representatives
Shannon Woodward, Australasian Sexual Health and HIV Nurses Association (ASHHNA)
Anna Pierce, Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID)
Joanne Perks, Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)
Lauren Bradley, Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL)
Brent Mackie, Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO)
Teddy Cook, ACON Trans & Gender Diverse Health Equity Program
Fiona Bisshop, Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH)
Kathleen McNamee, Family Planning Alliance Australia (FPAA)
Eleanor Freedman, Forensic and Medical Sexual Assault Clinicians Australia (FAMSACA)
John Didlick, Hepatitis Australia
Catriona Melville, MSI Australia
Jules Kim, Scarlet Alliance
Toby Vickers, Sexual Health and Surveillance Program, Kirby Institute
Natali Smud, The Multicultural HIV and Hepatitis Service (MHAHS)
Andrew Webster, The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
Daniel Reeders, The National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA)
Kirsten Black, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
Individuals
Prof Peter Aggleton, Sociologist and Educationalist
A/Prof Catherine O’Connor, Sexual Health Physician
Dr Belinda Wozencroft, General Practitioner
Rebecca Houghton, Nursing Unit Manger
Dr Lewis Marshall, Sexual Health Physician
Eloise Williams, Microbiology Registrar
Prof Meridith Temple-Smith, Sexual and Reproductive Health Researcher
Dr Darren Russell, Sexual Health Physician
Prof David Templeton, Sexual Health Physician
Dr Manoji Gunathilake, Sexual Health Physician
Dr Anna McNulty, Sexual Health Physician
Katie Edmondson, Clinical Nurse Consultant/Midwife
Joanne Leamy, Clinical Nurse Consultant
Anne Roseman, Sexual Health and BBV Coordinator
BBVSS/CDNA
Dr Mahesh Ratnayake, Sexual Health Physician (Representing BBVSS SA)
Dr Donna Mak, Public Health Physician (Representing BBVSS WA)
Megan Howitt, Director Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses (Representing BBVSS NT)
Michael West, Manager – Sexual Health and Viral Hepatitis (Representing BBVSS VIC)
Heather O’Donnell, Lead for STI Policy (Representing BBVSS VIC)
Stuart Manoj-Margison, Director – Blood Borne Viruses, Sexually Transmissible Infections, and Torres Strait Health Policy Section (Representing BBVSS Commonwealth)
Dr Jessica Rotty, Physician (CDNA)
ASHM Staff
Courtney Gibbs, Program Manager
Sarah Maunsell, Program Manager
Tyler Davis, Project Officer
Molly Stannard, Project Officer