The Immigrant and Refugee Health Clinic at Barwon Health runs each Tuesday morning in conjunction with the Infectious Diseases Clinic. The clinic is facilitated by a clinical nurse consultant and maintains close links with community services to ensure high quality care for refugees living in the Geelong area. Refugees are bulk-billed under Medicare and onsite interpreters are utilised.
Our Infectious Diseases Clinic is held once every four weeks, this clinic sees patients with a variety of infectious diseases including hepatitis. Additionally, we have an infectious diseases specialist, who conducts a small weekly clinic.
The Infectious Diseases department is a team of specialists who see people with diseases caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses or fungus.
A comprehensive outpatient service is provided by specialist infectious diseases physicians including HIV medicine, Tuberculosis, Exotic and travel diseases, Needle stick injury management program, Post-surgical infections, General infections and PUOs, Post screening refugee care.
As part of the Victorian HIV Service, the Alfred Health HIV Services and Clinics have numerous in-hospital, outpatient and community services available to the HIV-affected community of metropolitan Melbourne, and throughout rural and regional Victoria.