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Queensland Positive Speakers Bureau Training [Update] |
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 February 2010 )
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TRAINING: Saturday, 13 March 2010
Time: 8.30am to 5pm
Venue: Queensland Assoc. for Healthy Communities
290 Draper Street Parramatta Park, Cairns
RSVP: (e)
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(t) 3013 5509
Please Note:
* Numbers are limited to 20 people per session; so please register
your interest asap
* MT/Lunch/AT will be provided
* Free off street car parking
* Training manuals issued
The Queensland Positive Speakers Bureau (QPSB) is holding the following FREE training day
for individuals living with and/or have been exposed to HIV and/or hepatitis B or C, and who would like to take the first step in becoming a speaker with the QPSB.
Each training workshop will teach you skills in:
* public speaking * disclosing your status * preparing and structuring a presentation
* dealing with conflict and boundaries * motivation, education and awareness
and; provide you with an understanding of the aims and objectives of the QPSB.
The QPSB works to empower individuals living with HIV and/or viral hepatitis to raise awareness and educate the wider community about the realities of living HIV and/or viral hepatitis. By doing so, the QPSB aims to break down barriers and reduce discrimination; to bring our communities closer; to motivate and stimulate dialogue between all age groups and demographics - to truly make a difference.
Click here to view QPSB Training Dates
Click here to view the QPSB Service Brochure
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C-Network Hepatitis News Alert! 16 February 2010 |
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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 16 February 2010 )
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Click the Play button above to watch part 1 of a YouTube video, HIV, Hepatitis C and Injecting Drug Use (UK)
Click here to read the latest C-network news alert, which includes:
* Help us choose a new name for the C-Network!
* How to Treat Hepatitis C Infection - Australian Doctor
* Heroin Contaminated with Anthrax - At Least 10 Deaths in Europe So Far
* Upcoming FREE training, workshops, and education sessions
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National Hepatitis Awareness Week Grants 2010! |
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Friday, 12 February 2010 |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 12 February 2010 )
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The Hepatitis Council of Queensland has received funding from Queensland Health to support community organisations to coordinate an activity during National Hepatitis Awareness Week (NHAW) 17 - 23 May 2010. World Hepatitis Day is Wednesday 19 May 2010. This year the Council is again offering a number of small NHAW grants ranging from $100 - $500 to organisations that would like to run an activity.
Final date for applications is 5pm, Friday 9th April, 2010.
Click here to find out more and see the Grants Application.
You can also download examples of previous grants from 2009 and 2008.
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C-Network Hepatitis News Alert! 18 January 2010 |
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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 18 January 2010 )
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Click the Play button above to watch a YouTube video for women with Hepatitis B.
Click here to read the latest C-network news alert, which includes:
* New Clinical Trials recruiting in Australia and elsewhere
* Chronic hep B treatment Viread now available via the PBS
* Upcoming training and education sessions
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C-Network Hepatitis News Alert! 24 December 2009 |
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Thursday, 24 December 2009 |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 December 2009 )
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Click here to read the latest C-network news alert, which includes:
* New study: Recovery from hepatitis C treatments
* Getting Clear? ABC National Hep C Treatment story
* Study predicts chronic hepatitis B to soar
* U.S. repeals funding ban for needle exchanges
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Hep Factor Vol3 December 2009 |
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Thursday, 24 December 2009 |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 December 2009 )
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Contents  COVER STORY: Humour and Death - The Lighter Side of Loss
SUPPORT GROUPS NICKY’S STORY DON’T LET HEP C MAKE YA WEAK - POSTER RECOVERY FROM TREATMENT HUMOUR AND DEATH CNETWORK SURVEY PUBLISHED TREATMENT NEWS NEW WHD BLOG | NATIONAL HAEMOPHILIA HEPCALL VOLUNTEER TRAINING WORD FIND PUZZLE CONTACTS AND REFERRALS CNETWORK AND ‘ABC OF HEPATITIS ‘ TRAINING PACKAGE Click here to download: The Hep Factor - Volume 3 December 2009 (2.9MB PDF) If you live in QLD or are a member of the Hepatitis Council of QLD, the Hep Factor can be ordered for free via our Resource Order Form. Please contact us if you wish to confirm that you are already on our distribution list to receive copies. To reduce environmental impact and our printing and postage costs, we appreciate it if you just use/circulate electronic copies of the Hep Factor wherever possible. Thank you.  |
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C-network Survey Published |
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Thursday, 24 December 2009 |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 December 2009 )
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The C-network is an ‘announcement-only’ news email list with about 457 members (as of 30 November 2009). With 33 members recorded in 2003, this represents an increase of 1285%. Between 02/05/2007 and 30/11/2009 about 14 members have unsubscribed and an estimated 100 addresses have been removed because the addresses no longer exist.
Membership is confidential and members’ names or email addresses are not visible to other C-network members. Topics promoted on the C-network include viral hepatitis treatment studies and trials, research, information on testing, transmission, prevention, harm-minimisation, complementary therapies, coinfection, chronic-disease self-management, personal stories and the latest events and resources. Currently, the membership list is maintained manually and emails 2 C-network Survey 2009 - Hepatitis Council of Queensland sent using Microsoft Outlook. All C-network posts are archived to the HCQ website at www.hepqld.asn.au. Traffic to the website often experiences a significant but brief increase immediately following a C-network email.
An online C-network survey was developed and promoted in 2008. The survey consisted of 19 questions including multiple choice, ranking, and text-boxes. Responses were received between 24 November and 17 December 2008. There was about a 12% response rate to the survey, with 44 of 380 members replying.
Click here to download the full C-network Survey 2008 report.
Click here to become a C-network member and receive C-network updates.
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New study: Recovery from hepatitis C treatment |
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Wednesday, 23 December 2009 |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 December 2009 )
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"Presently, about three thousand people commence treatment for hepatitis C infection each year in Australia. However there is very little information in the research literature about the types of issues which people experience in the period following completion of hepatitis C treatment. The implications of either clearing or not clearing hepatitis C in relation to overall quality of life are poorly understood. Given this, the National Centre in HIV Social Research (NCHSR) conducted an interview-based study in 2008 and 2009 which aimed to investigate a range of outcomes from hepatitis C treatments. Specifically, the findings of this study explored (i) the impact of different treatment outcomes on participants’ quality of life; (ii) participants’ perceptions and experiences of post-treatment symptoms; and (iii) participants’ access to post-treatment health services, referral, information and support..."
Excerpt from "Recovery from hepatitis C treatments" (2009) by Max Hopwood at the National Centre in HIV Social Research. Click here to download the full report. |
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C-Network Hepatitis News Alert! 23 November 2009 |
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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 December 2009 )
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Click the Play button above to watch 'You Don't Wanna Mess With Me', an animation inspired by street art that uses a hip hop song written and performed by young men in custody, to present hepatitis C info.
Click here to read the latest C-network news alert, which includes:
* Tests clear dental patients of HIV, hepatitis
* New hepatitis C protease inhibitors achieve 80% 'cure' rate in patients with genotype 1 infection
* "Dose of reality in revelations of jail drug use"
* New Hepatitis Council Queensland Factsheet: Centrelink and Job Services Australia
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New Factsheet: Centrelink and Job Services Australia |
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 October 2009 )
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Viral hepatitis and treatment can affect your career, education, relationships and in some cases, ability to care for yourself. Centrelink social workers are able to work with individuals, families and communities to assist in finding solutions during times of major change, such as during loss of income. They can offer short-term counselling and support and give you information on other services in the community such as health, legal services, housing assistance and support groups.
Job Services Australia is a national network of organisations dedicated to helping people find and sustain employment. It works with organisations such as the Disability Employment Service, which offers specialised employment help for people with a disability, injury or illness ...
Click here to read the rest of the factsheet.
You can also order free print copies of this factsheet. |
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