HepCBC is a non-profit organization run by and
for people infected and affected by hepatitis C. Our mission
is to provide education, prevention and support to those living
with HCV.
We hope to see YOU at the next
meeting.
Remember: Family, friends and caregivers are always welcome.
January 24, 2012
HepCBC's group sessions
are held at the Victoria Health Unit, which is across the street
from Royal Athletic Park. 1947 Cook
St.
4th Tuesday of every month from 7:00-8:30p.m
PUBLIC INTERACTIVE
FORUM
2011 CANADIAN CONSENSUS GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC
VIRAL HEPATITIS
BEGBIE HALL, Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria,
BC, Canada
March 2, 2012, 09:00 AM - 3:30
PM
FREE ATTENDANCE, FREE LUNCH. Pre-registration requested via by
email at info@hepcbc.ca or phone 250-595-3892.
HepCBC is the home of the
hepc.bull, Canada's most up-to-date, informative
and pertinent hepatitis C bulletin. The bulletin can be delivered
to your home, or viewed on the Web and/or downloaded as a hyperlinked
pdf. You might need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to
view the file. Back issues are also available online as pdf's.
HepCBC also distributes
its own Pamphlet Series. Currently we have 8 pamphlets
available: HCV & Pregnancy; HCV & The Beauty Industry; HCV
& Sexual Transmission; and HCV & Drugs; HCV & Treatment;
HCV & Seniors; HCV & Disability Benefits; Helping a Friend
or Family Member with HCV. The text of these pamphlets is available
in HTML, and the pamphlets themselves can be downloaded as pdf's.
HepCBC was the first hepatitis
C organisation in Canada to place HCV Awareness Ads on public transportation.
HepCBC works with
advocacy groups, such as the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities,
and the Legal Services Society, as well as with peer support
organisations in order to obtain disability and health benefits
for those with hepatitis C. HepCBC also produces and updates
The Advocate's
Guide to Hepatitis C: A Handbook of Symptoms and Their Causes.
HepCBC provides professional-level
information sessions on HCV to healthcare workers as well as to
the general and the infected public.
HepCBC actively monitors
the hepatitis C information networks and the relevant medical journals
for the latest updates on research, treatment & clinical
trials . We also issue warnings on possible drug interactions
on the HepCAN list and in the hepc.bull.
HepCBC maintains the most
up-to-date HCV community library in British Columbia.
All
information on the HepCBC website is the copyright of HepCBC, unless
where otherwise noted, and may be copied and distributed freely.
Hepatitis C Education & Prevention Society
306 - 620 View Street, Victoria BC, Canada V8W 1J6
tel: (250) 595-3892 fax: (250) 595-3865