BBVs in Aged Care: Everyday Precautions, Everyday Respect

A short, practical webinar for nurses working in aged care and residential care. As people live longer with blood borne viruses (BBVs) like HIV and hepatitis B, more residents in aged care settings will be living with a BBV as part of their health history. Every resident deserves to feel safe, respected, and well cared for and knowing how to provide informed, confident care makes a real difference.

This webinar will help you feel up to date and prepared, covering what you need to know about transmission, treatment, and what it means for day-to-day care.

It will also cover standard precautions for blood and body fluids, what to do after a needlestick or splash, and practical communication approaches that support privacy and person-centred care. It includes lived experience presentations from people living with HIV and hepatitis B, sharing what good care looks and feels like in aged care settings.

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this courses and its components, participants will be able to:

• Apply standard precautions consistently
• Respond appropriately to sharps and splash exposures
• Deliver respectful, confidentiality-safe care