About

About this guidance

This guidance website does not intend to replace national syphilis guidelines but aims to highlight key information in syphilis management for the primary care workforce including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers, General Practitioners, Nurses, and Midwives.

Background to the Guidance

The ‘Syphilis Outbreak Training website’ and competency assessment was first developed in 2019 by ASHM and National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) to support health practitioners during the syphilis outbreak. It has undergone review and update in 2025–2026 and been renamed ‘Syphilis Guidance for Primary Care’ to reflect that syphilis is no longer confined to specific populations or regions.

This guidance is accompanied by an open-book multiple-choice competency assessment that can be used to test your knowledge of the content on this website and to utilise Structured Administration and Supply Arrangements (SASAs) for Syphilis in Western Australia for midwives, registered nurses, and Aboriginal health practitioners.