Guidelines & Resources

Jurisdictional guidelines for syphilis testing and related clinical management protocols

Clinical Resources:

• Australian STI Management Guidelines for Use in Primary Care
• ASHM Could it be Syphilis? Clinical Indicator Decision-Making Tool
• ASHM Decision-Making in Syphilis Tool
• ASHM Guide to Discussing Syphilis Testing
• ASHM Towards the Elimination of Congenital Syphilis in Australia: Building Consensus for Priority Actions Roundtable Report 2024
• ASHM Doxy-PEP Decision-Making Tool
• ASHM Doxy-PEP Consensus Statement
• Sexual History Taking – Video Resource Catalogue

Patient/Community Resources:

• Young Deadly Free – resources designed to be accessible for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including syphilis and STI infographics, videos, and factsheets. Resources are available to order.
• QLD Aboriginal and Islander Health Council – Men’s and Women’s sexual health flyers – created by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners working in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled sector.)
• Better to Know Booklet – a resource for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, covering both men’s and women’s business
• Syphilis fact sheet for patients –available in English, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese (simplified), Spanish, Thai, Korean, Tagalog (Filipino), and Vietnamese.
• Doxy-PEP: Everything you need to know! Information Sheet