| C-Network news update - 20 August 2007 |
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Highlights in today's news: Hepatitis National Awareness Week 2007, Mistletoe and Hepatitis C, coffee and cancer, a hepatitis C awareness song, UV rays in the fight against Hep C and HIV, needles in Australian prisons, state and national events and local support/info groups. And much more. C-NETWORK Hepatitis News Service 20 August 2007 Hepatitis Council of Queensland Inc. ========================== GENERAL HEP C ========================== Hep C Advocate Online Game-Show Quiz on Hepatitis C: ========================== HEPATITIS COUNCIL OF QLD ========================== The Torres Strait creole resource (produced by HCQ, QaHC, Men's & Women's Health and the Torres Strait community) was the cover story for the Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal July/August 2007, Vol 31 – Number 4. ========================== LIVING WITH HEP C ========================== Mistletoe and Hepatitis C Coffee Drinking Related To Reduced Risk Of Liver Cancer The Skinny on Fatty Liver Disease 'Walls of Paper' by moorlandt. Hepatitis C Awareness Song ========================== TREATMENT ========================== Visible light pulses to zap HIV, Hepatitis C ========================== PRISONS ========================== Prison Health: Inside Out Paul Smith. Australian Doctor 27 July 2007. Guards veto needle plan Prison officers block syringe exchange in prison http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=general&story_id=1032358&category=general ========================== INJECTING DRUG USE ========================== Heroin crackdowns up risk of hep C infection Supervised injecting facilities: how much evidence is enough? ========================== HCV/HIV CO-INFECTION ========================== HIV Audio Interview "What's it like for a successful, single, heterosexual American female to be HIV positive? We will introduce you to Regan Hofmann, editor-in-chief of Poz magazine in New York, who guarded her secret for 10 years before going public in 2006 amid considerable media attention." New Data Indicate Lower Number Of HIV/AIDS Cases In Papua New Guinea, Rapid Spread Of Epidemic In Rural Areas Novel HIV Treatment Approved 31% of HIV+ People in Australia Are Below Poverty Line Papua Considers 'Chipping' People With HIV/AIDS Circumcision cuts HIV/AIDS risk by 60% Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a and Ribavirin Effective in HIV-Positive Patients With Acute Hepatitis C: Presented at IAS IAS: Hepatitis C clusters reveal international transmission among HIV-positive gay men http://www.aidsmap.com/en/news/C168511C-3344-4B0A-9AFF-302AD73C53FC.asp ========================== HEPATITIS B ========================== Mummies provide clues to combat hepatitis B ========================== SECTOR NEWS IN QLD ========================== Report on access to specialist outpatient services in Queensland public hospitals June 2007 Are Youth Being Served A new political satire comedy radio show for young people, on Brisbane's maximum music station, Switch 1197AM. Community groups are invited to get in touch about promotion on the station. ========================== SURVEYS ========================== Hepatitis Support Services Feedback Survey [QLD Australia only] http://www.hepqld.asn.au/pilotproject/survey.html Living with drugs in the family: The needs and experiences of siblings of illicit drug users Must be 18 to 35 years old, living in Australia, and either be currently living or have previously lived with a sibling who is using illicit drugs. http://www.siblingdrugproject.org/ ========================== EVENTS IN AUSTRALIA ========================== The Anex Illegal Drug and Mental Health Conference Telstra Dome Melbourne 03-04 September 07 http://www.anex.org.au/conference/index.html International HBV Meeting 2007 September 16-20, 2007, Rome, Italy http://www.hbvmeeting.org/ Harm Reduction 2008: IHRA’s 19th International Conference” (11 – 15 May 2008; Barcelona, Spain). Harm Reduction: Health and Social Care for People Using Drugs. 20-26 September 2007. Chiang Mai, Thailand Email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it www.ahrn.net Secretariat of National Aboriginal And Islander Child Care [SNAICC] National Conference 2007 Ngadluko Ngartunnaitya* – For Our Children Adelaide Convention Centre 19, 20 and 21 September 2007 http://www.snaicc.asn.au/news/NationalConference2007.html 4th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Male Health Convention, October 2007. Adelaide. http://www.ahcsa.org.au/content/30 ========================== EVENTS IN QLD ========================== National Awareness Week October 1-7 * Community Event Grants available! * National Awareness Week Resources for Queensland What do you know about hepatitis C? What’s the difference between hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C? How can hepatitis C be prevented? How effective is treatment? Even though 260,000 Australians are affected by the hepatitis C virus, many people are still unaware of the basic facts and information about hepatitis. October 1st to 7th 2007, Hepatitis Australia and its partner organisations encourage all Australians to learn the facts about the virus that affects Australians from all walks of life. Through education and awareness, we can end discrimination against people living with hepatitis.
Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) Consultation Forum & Launch When: 6th September 2007. Time: 8.45am for a 9.00am start Where: The Grand Chancellor, 23 Leichhardt St Brisbane Please contact the ANCD Secretariat on 02 6279 1650 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to RSVP for this forum. World AIDS Day Volunteers needed 1 December 2007 Please email Shaun Staunton on This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for more info Hats Off Brizvegas 07 - A Gala Fundraising Concert With a Difference! Date: Sunday 9 December 2007. Time: 6:30pm Venue: Twelfth Night Theatre. Tickets: $49.90 Full Price, $39.90 Groupd Bookings of 10 Bookings: (07) 3252 5122 Patterns of Pharmaceutical Drug Use QADREC seminar. Room 113 of the Public Health Building, Herston Road. Wednesday the 29th of August at 9:30 – 10:30 am. FREE. Bookings essential: Clinton Kempnich, at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 07 3346 4670. Brisbane 2008 Viral Hepatitis 6th Australasian Conference Monday 20 October - Wednesday 22 October http://www.hepatitis.org.au Queensland Council of Social Service Inc. - Social Policy Forums Thursday 23rd August - 10.30am to 3.00pm Held at: Elorac Place, Carole Park Community Centre, 11A Southhampton Rd, Carole Park 22 - 25 October 2007 Jupiters Casino, Gold Coast QLD http://www.police.qld.gov.au/news+and+alerts/campaigns/drugconf/default.htm Queensland Injectors Health Network (QuIHN) Events 'Spin For Your Health' Workshops . Brisbane Youth Service. Promoting healthy lifestyles using alternative therapies and fun activities to deliver information on drug use and mental health issues. Contact 3252 3750 or visit www.brisyouth.org New Hep Cats Hepatitis Support Group at Caboolture Last Tuesday each month, 5-7pm. Caboolture Community Health. Ring Ricki or Anne at QuIHN for more info on 07 5443 9576 Hepatitis C - Does hep C affect you or someone close to you? Wednesday 12 September. 10am-12 noon. Kingston Butter Factory. Milky Way Lane, Kingston. Hepatitis Council of QLD Info/Support Meetings August 28th - Nite’D’Lite Information evening 6.00pm at HCQ – Guest Speaker Professor Graeme MacDonald – Quality of Life. September 11th - Rant’N’Rave morning tea 10.00am at HCQ September 25th – Nite’D’Lite PAMPER evening. Massage, Reiki, great food, great fun at ‘The Training Room – Qahc. 30 Helen St Newstead’. Invite your friends. Contact the Hepatitis Council of QLD for more info: www.hepqld.asn.au/contact/ Contributions and comments are welcomed, please email
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