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.
February 23,
2010
HepCBC's group sessions are held at the Victoria
Health Unit, which is across the street from Royal Athletic
Park. 1947 Cook St.
Every last Tuesday of each month from 7:00-8:30p.m
February 17,
2010
Meeting location changed due to Olympic events.
Call for new location: 604-576-2022
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