Victorian HIV Service STI Project: How simple is to ordering a blood test? Presentation given by Brian Price at the AFAO National Syphilis Forum, 23 October 2009.

1. Victorian HIV Service STI Project How simple is to ordering a blood test?? Brian Price Business and Community Services Manager & Prof Jenny Hoy Head HIV Service

5. Data 29% 420 Unknown 28% 417 Not targeted for screening (seeing Psychiatry, D&A, Oncology, Female, heterosexual male) 0.5% 8 Patient declines 42% 634 Risk assessed/screened (267) Recently screened (337) GP Screens (30) 100% 1479 (805people) Number of attendances at HIV Outpatient Clinics (Jan – July) Percentage Number

6. Syphilis Screening 39 (9.9%) 393 (48.8%) 805 Jan – June 2009 58 (10.1%) 575 (61.0%) 943 2008-2009 54 (9.2%) 590 (63.2%) 933 2007-2008 41 (9.3%) 441 (50.5%) 874 2006-2007 Patients with a new diagnosis Number of Patients tested Alfred ongoing care Pts Financial Year

7. Gonorrhoea Screening 5 5 189 (29%) 235 805 Jan – June 2009 9 10 283 (30%) 433 943 2008-2009 2 2 239 442 933 2007-2008 7 7 205 471 874 2006-2007 No. Patients with a new diagnosis Diagnosis Number of Patients tested Gonorrhoea Tests Alfred ongoing care Pts Financial Year

8. Chlamydia Screening 18 (8.7%) 23 (5.8%) 208 (26%) 399 805 Jan – June 2009 25 (8.1%) 31 (4.4%) 310 (33%) 697 943 2008-2009 17 (6.9%) 20 (3.9%) 246 511 933 2007-2008 10 (4.9%) 12 (2.2%) 204 531 874 2006-2007 Patients with a new diagnosis New Diagnosis Number of Patients tested Chlamydia Tests Alfred ongoing care Pts Financial Year