Hepatitis Council of QLD

Hepatitis Council of Queensland Inc.
 
Hep Factor Summer 2008
Saturday, 20 December 2008
Last Updated ( Monday, 18 May 2009 )

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COVER STORY: A Second Chance: Hep C Retreatment Approved

  • Fibre Optics
  • Non-invasive process helps liver patients
  • Pride of Australia
  • We want you (to write for the Hep Factor)
  • Twila’s Story
  • Chopped Liver in Cherbourg
  • HCQ Services
  • Hepatitis B, C and Alcohol—Am I Drinking Too Much?
  • Always a hepper
  • Hep C Diagnosis: A Testing Time
  • 55 Ways to Deal with Hep C Symptoms
  • Aboriginal and TSI Health Promotion Art Workshop
  • Web cures and crowd-maddening astroturf
  • Wordfind Puzzle
  • Contacts and Referrals
  • QLD Support Groups Back

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The Hep Factor - Summer 2008 Issue (web-quality version) (5.3MB 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.  recycle.gif

 
C-Network Hepatitis News Alert! 23 January 2009
Friday, 21 November 2008
Last Updated ( Friday, 23 January 2009 )



Click the Play button above to watch a 3D animation about the Hep C virus. You can also click here to read the latest C-network news alert, which includes:
* HCQ Position available
* New HCQ phone service being trialled - 'HepCall'
* New Hep C trial at Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital
* A Guide to Help You Stay on HCV Treatment
* Roche Hepatitis C Re-Treatment Approved in Europe
* Treatment Approved for Kids With Hepatitis C aged 3 to 17 in the United States
* Making Sense of Hepatitis C Research and Medical Literature


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Hep Call: talking about treatment
Friday, 23 January 2009
Last Updated ( Friday, 23 January 2009 )
HCQ is trialling Hep Call, a free and confidential phone-based support service in Qld where you can talk to a range of volunteers across Queensland who have been through treatment for hep C. Interested in finding out more? Phone the Info-Line and ask to speak to someone about Hep Call. 07 3236 0612 (Brisbane callers) 1800 648 491 (Regional/rural) Check out this brochure for more info:
http://www.hepqld.asn.au/resources/news/HepCall.pdf
 
Hep C Retreatment Approved!
Friday, 19 December 2008
Last Updated ( Friday, 19 December 2008 )


From 1 December 2008, PEGATRON will be reimbursed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for retreating chronic hepatitis C in those patients in whom interferon alfa based therapy has been unsuccessful.
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C-Network Hepatitis News Alert! 21 November 2008
Friday, 21 November 2008
Last Updated ( Friday, 23 January 2009 )



A young DJ in Latvia has been posting a YouTube video every single day of his Hep C treatment. There are currently 75 videos. Click the Play button above to watch one of the latest installments. You can also click here to read the latest C-network news alert, which includes:
* Obituary for John Cann - agent and friend to stars like Naomi Watts and Nicole Kidman
* A Guide to Healthy Living with Hepatitis C
* Hepatitis Council of QLD Annual Report 2007-2008
* Hep C and Prison
* Volunteers needed and Positions available


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C-Network Hepatitis News Alert 30 September 2008
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 30 September 2008 )



Click the Play button above to watch a video about hepatitis B vaccinations. You can also click here to read the latest C-network news alert, which includes:
* Hepatitis B patient video interviews on YouTube
* Hepatitis Australia: New Hepatitis C treatment figures alarming
* Viral hepatitis course available
* 'Hep Factor' Special Prisons issue now available
* Volunteers needed
* $10,000 grants available!

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C-Network Hepatitis News Alert 17 September 2008
Friday, 19 September 2008
Last Updated ( Friday, 19 September 2008 )



Click the Play button above to watch an interview with Jake about living with hep C, hep C and alcohol, and discrimination. You can also click here to read the latest C-network news alert, which includes:
* 'Hep Factor' Special Prisons issue now available
* Cancer survivor video on YouTube
* Natalie Cole and hep C
* Pamper Evening at the Hepatitis Council of QLD - Friday 26th September 6pm-8pm
* $10,000 grants available!

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Hep Factor Spring 2008
Monday, 15 September 2008
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 16 September 2008 )

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SPECIAL ISSUE: Prisons and viral hepatitis

  • Transmission of hep B and C in prison
  • HCQ staff perspectives
  • Moving pain into pleasure
  • 5 minutes with a liver clinic nurse
  • Prisoner services
  • End our jailhouse blues
  • Health promotion in QLD prisons
  • Building partnerships in prisons
  • Did you know?
  • Treatment postcards
  • Moving beyond non-engagement
  • Healthy response to Lotus Glen Correctional Centre Health Expo
  • Factsheet - Hep C in Australian prisons
  • Hepatitis C Education and Support in Prisons
  • Body art and Hep C in Prisons Comic
  • My young wild years
  • Wordfind Puzzles
  • HCQ 2008 Info and Support Calendar
  • Contacts and Referrals
  • QLD Support Groups

Click here to download:

The Hep Factor - Spring 2008 Issue (6MB 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.  recycle.gif

 
C-Network Hepatitis News Alert 27 August 2008
Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 August 2008 )



Click the Play button above to watch a video about hepatitis C vaccine trials underway in the U.K. You can also click here to read the latest C-network news alert, which includes:
* Animals helping man fight hep C
* Family sues over inmates death
* Australian couple flees baby vaccination for hepatitis B
* New treatment study trial results and new trials available in Australia
* $10,000 grants available and free HCQ membership

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C-Network Hepatitis News Alert 29 July 2008
Thursday, 17 July 2008
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 29 July 2008 )



Click the Play button above to watch a Hepatitis B video about testing and vaccinations from the U.S. In addition, you can click here to read the latest C-network news alert, covering HCQ's new Ning social networking website, tattoos in China, a young boy's transplant plea to Mark 'Chopper' Read, hepatitis screening of pregnant women, and upcoming events.

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