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Queensland Positive Speakers Bureau Training |
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 21 January 2010 )
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TRAINING: Saturday, 20 February 2010
Time: 8.30am to 5pm
Venue: QPP State Resource Centre
21 Manilla Street East Brisbane 4169
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(t) 3013 5509
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! 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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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Hepatitis Council of Queensland |
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Wednesday, 23 December 2009 |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 December 2009 )
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Season's Greetings!
On behalf of the Hepatitis Council of QLD, I would like to thank you for all your support over the past 12 months.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.
Our office is closed Friday 25 December. We re-open Monday 4th of January. If you require information about viral hepatitis please visit our website at www.hepqld.asn.au or leave your contact details and we will call you back as soon as possible.
Thank you again and have a great New Years.
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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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HCQ Annual Report 2008 - 2009 |
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Thursday, 15 October 2009 |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 16 October 2009 )
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This Annual Report is for the 14th AGM of the Hepatitis Council of Queensland, concluding a year that has, once again, passed very quickly.
Council has achieved an enormous amount during the year, as is reflected in the content of this report. We have concluded three major projects that contributed to the wellbeing of many people in Queensland whose lives are affected by viral hepatitis. The end of these projects has meant also departure of the project staff; thank you to Kelly Harper, Vanessa Soper, Phil Hogben, Christine Pilgrim and Tanya Zollinger, all of whom have made a difference. Nicky Newley, Nicola Hodge and Shamus Brown also played a significant part in these projects and are still on the scene at Council in different roles. Coping with these departures from the Team has proven to be more difficult than accepting those same new people into the Team environment 18 months ago.
Funding for the future has been uncertain during the year, but has now been resolved, with Queensland Health announcing a 5 year funding term, with some increases. On the other hand, as we all know, operating costs are forever increasing. One increase I am pleased to cope with is the recent increases in Award wages for staff, which have now been awarded for each six months to 2012. Much needed; with recognition appreciated.
We have had a huge response to National Awareness Week advertising and to awareness programs in prisons; the phone calls are increasing, as are visits to the Council website. I take this as a good sign that we are actually making a difference in the level of awareness throughout the community. This Report, as usual, contains loads of data that represent the outcomes achieved. I hope you are able to devote time to reading it again this year, as it conveys the extent to which the staff team supports the membership, and the general public, in providing information and support in the community.
The names of all Council staff are included in this Report and again I applaud and thank them for their efforts over the year. The staff team has again worked long hours all year with an enthusiasm that still amazes me; it is clear that this also amazes others, and is the source of the credibility and respect that greets Council efforts wherever we go. The staff Team can be justifiably proud of their achievements for the people we support.
Membership numbers have increased and we continue to enjoy excellent relationships with other agencies in the hepatitis sector. We also continue to enjoy success in our collaborative work arrangements. The Board members are dedicated volunteers and I thank them for the support I have received throughout the year.
My thanks to all of you who have contributed to the work of Council. Your efforts are valued and very much appreciated.
The year has been a good one for Council, and I am sure that the next will be even better.
Clint Ferndale
CEO
Click here to download the Annual Report. (9.17MB PDF)
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