Other Organisation's Publications & Resources

 

This section provides various links to resources and publications that are available on the web. If your organisation has recently posted hepatitis related resources online and would like to put a link on this page please contact Hepatitis Australia.

Reports & Guidelines

HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia Annual Surveillance Report 2007

Edited by National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research. This report was released 10 September 2007. Visit http://www.nchecr.unsw.edu.au/ to download report.

HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia Annual Report of Trends in Behaviour 2007

Compiled by the National Centre in HIV Social Research. This report was released 10 September 2007. Visit http://nchsr.arts.unsw.edu.au to download report.

National Hepatitis C Testing Policy May 2007

Visit www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/phd-hepc-testing-policy-may07 to dowload this policy document.

The National Hepatitis C Strategy 2005-2008

Visit www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/phd-hepc-strategy-0508-cnt.htm to download the strategy.

Estimates & Projections of the Hepatitis C Virus Epidemic in Australia 2006

Produced by the Hepatitis C Projections Working Group was launched 3 October 2006 at the launch of Awareness Week in Sydney.

Files available to download:

Infection control guidelines for the prevention of transmission of infectious diseases in the health care setting (2004).

This document outlines the principles involved in, and the procedures necessary for, the prevention of the transmission of infectious diseases in the health care setting, referred to as infection control or infection control procedures - www.icg.health.gov.au

Hepatitis C Resources (Australian)

State & Territory Hepatitis Councils - various state and territory Hepatitis Councils post a range of factsheets/information on their websites. Below is a list of links to hepatitis C information/factsheets on Council sites:

ASHM resources for healthcare workers - Australian Society for HIV Mediciane produce various monographs, factsheets and manuals for healthcare workers on hepatitis C. To download these resources visit www.ashm.org.au/publications

Digital stories (Hepatitis C Council of SA) - The Hepatitis C Council of SA has collected video stories from members with hepatitis C that tell their story. A range of topics are covered including living with hepatitis C and self management, the experience of hepatitis C diagnosis and experiences of treatment and clearance of the virus. Visit www.hepccouncilsa.asn.au/dsmenu.html to watch these stories online.

Khmer hepatitis C brochure (Relationships Australia - P.E.A.C.E Multicultural Service, SA) - P.E.A.C.E has developed a hepatitis C brochure  Khmer that can be downloaded from www.relationships.com.au/what-we-do/services/p-e-a-c-e-resources

HepCtransmission.com - online hepatitis C information site for young Vietnamese people developed by young people which features two mini movies on hepatitis C transmission - www.hepctransmission.com

What is this hep C thing? This is a site for young people on hepatitis C. It is an interactive site that asks visitors to the site different questions about hepatitis C transmission - www.hepc.com.au

Hepatitis C Resources (International)

Note: The following sites are American based sites so information on these sites is focused at a US audience so some of the information may not be relevent to Australians.

Hepatitis Foundation International (USA) - A range of factsheets and online movies on hepatitis A, B and C are available from this site. www.hepfi.org

HCV Advocate (USA) Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C factsheets -The information on this site is ficused at a US audeince, however the site contains up to date information and advice - www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets.asp

National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (USA) - NATAP have articles being updated every day on hepatitis C. To receive information on recent articles join their email list at www.natap.org

HIVandHepatitis.com (USA) - HIVandHepatitis.com also collect the latest articles on hepatitis C. To join their email list go to www.hivandhepatitis.com.

Hepatitis C: Choices Book - this a resource for people with hepatitis C which discusses various complementary & alternative therapies - www.hepcchallenge.org/choices/disclaimer.htm

Online hepatitis forums

Hep C Australasia - www.hepcaustralasia.org.au. This is a community-based internet discussion forum which aims to empower people affected by hepatitis C and provides a place to share ideas, opinions, support, tears and laughter.
The community aims to provide a welcoming, nurturing and respectful place for people to share their stories and thoughts. It is an Australian based service which welcomes overseas members, but whose primary focus is on people in Australia and New Zealand who are affected by hepatitis C.

Hepatitis B Resources

Hepatitis B in Australia: Responding to a diverse epidemic (ACTHBV) - This document was authored by the ACT-HBV® Australia/New Zealand team of experts and outlines the issues relating to the hepatitis B epidemic in Australia Hepatitis B in Australia: Responding to a Diverse Epidemic (PDF, 587Kb).

Databases

Consortium for Social and Policy Research on HIV, Hepatitis C and Related Diseases Clearinghouse is a database of recent Australian resources relating to social and policy research and practice in HIV, hepatitis C and related diseases. It presently contains material from 2002 - http://nchsr.arts.unsw.edu.au/clearinghouse/search

RADAR - Register of Australian Drug and Alcohol Research - RADAR, a project of the Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia, aims to promote awareness of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs research in Australia. The register contains up-to-date records of current and recently completed research projects with details of published research - www.radar.org.au

Harm Reduction

Of Substance magazine - the free Australian magazine on alcohol and other drugs produced by the Australian National Council on Drugs can be downloaded from www.ofsubstance.org.au

Daily Dose (UK) is a worldwide news service on drug and alcohol misuse which is updated on a daily basis - www.dailydose.net

 

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