Statewide Hepatitis B Coordinator (1 FTE)
Hepatitis SA has a new position to establish a coordination service for hepatitis B related activities in South Australia.
Hepatitis SA is running a small hepatitis awareness raising project through Chinese ethnic schools in metropolitan Adelaide.
Calming the C in the North is our support group for people in the northern suburbs living with hepatitis C.
The group is held on the 4th Friday of every month at the Elizabeth GP Plus clinic.
The HepSA library has a new homepage. We'll be updating it periodically with new additions and reviews.
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Visit the library homepage at www.hepatitissa.asn.au/library.
Looking for hep C resources for young people? Visit hepatitissa.asn.au/youth.
Are you aged 16-25 and have interest in art, body modification and visual arts?
Adelaide Northern Headspace and Hepatitis SA are giving you the opportunity to participate in a healthy body art visual arts project!
Living with hep C in rural SA can be tough. Information hard to come by... Not many you can talk to...
Don't let hep C wreck your life. Do you or any of your mates in the area have hep C? Would you like to hear the latest information or talk to someone who's been on hep C treatment?
Call our rural educator, Michelle, on 1300 437 222 or follow the link below.
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Victrelis (Boceprevir), a drug that is effective in treating hepatitis C genotype 1, has been approved for use in Australia. However, it has not been approved for subsidised access.
Update 21/03/12: Boceprevir (and Telaprevir) have not been approved for listing under the PBS, meaning no subsidised access yet. It may be available on a limited basis for some people. For more information, call 1300 437 222.
Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver by the blood-borne Hepatitis C Virus. It results in liver inflammation and over time, can lead to chronic liver disease.
The hepatitis C virus is transmitted only from blood to bloodstream. Infection occurs when blood with hepatitis C virus gets into the bloodstream of another person.
Some people with hepatitis C experience flu-like symptoms. Others don't have any symptoms in the first ten years or so after infection.
The presence of hepatitis C virus in the blood is detected with a PCR test on blood samples.
