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Events & Media
Body Mapping with Hepatitis C
HepCBC Northern Outreach Roadshow 2014
HepCBC Liver Warriors Marathon Team, 2011-2013 in Victoria, BC
HepCBC LIVER WARRIORS Marathon Team in the Victoria Goodlife Marathon. Victoria, BC Oct. 7, 2012
HCV HepCBC VictoriaDay Parade 20110523
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Body Mapping with Hepatitis C
Photos and story of a Hepatitis C Positive Women's Body-Mapping Workshop in Victoria, BC, Canada held during three days in 2011. Co-sponsored by AVI (AIDS Vancouver Island) and CATIE (Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange). An international form of Art Therapy originally used in Africa with HIV/AIDS patients is used here with two HCV+ Canadian women. -
HepCBC Northern Outreach Roadshow 2014
In 2014 two nurses and a hepatitis C survivor made a 5600 km trip to northwestern British Columbia in 18 days, making 21 formal (3 hour) presentations plus 16 informal ones. In the presentations they showed the film DEAL WITH IT about hepatitis C in Canada, gave out educational materials, shared a meal, and consulted with community members about what was needed to eliminate hepatitis C from their communities. Very beautiful scenery and people plus interesting perspectives! -
HepCBC Liver Warriors Marathon Team, 2011-2013 in Victoria, BC
The HepCBC Liver Warriors now have a Charity Pledge Program team in the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Marathon. On October 13, 2013, the 8k, 21k, or 42k participants can walk, run, or roll while fighting stigma against those with hepatitis C, demonstrating the benefits of exercise for those with liver disease, and raising funds for hepatitis C education, prevention, and support programs. Consider joining, volunteering, and/or donating! More info: www.hepcbc.ca and www.runvictoriamarathon.com. This marathon has over 10,000 participants and is a Boston Marathon qualifier! -
HepCBC LIVER WARRIORS Marathon Team in the Victoria Goodlife Marathon. Victoria, BC Oct. 7, 2012
HepCBC Hepatitis C Education & Prevention Society's Marathon Charity Team is the HepCBC LIVER WARRIORS. They are running or walking in the Victoria, BC, Canada Goodlife Fitness Marathon for their second year. This marathon is a Boston Marathon Qualifier, and participants can walk or run a 1/2 Marathon or run 8k or a full Marathon. More info. at www.hepcbc.ca -
HCV HepCBC VictoriaDay Parade 20110523
Participation in the Victoria Day Parade in Victoria, BC, is one of the ways stigma against hepatitis C-infected people is confronted by HepCBC Hepatitis C Education and Prevention Society. The popular parade is on TV, where it informs viewers that hepatitis C is a public health danger they should be concerned about, and that they can find more information at www.hepcbc.ca . First prize in community organization, decorated car category in 2011!! (got 2nd prize in 2010).
Advocacy & History
HCV HepCBC through years 20120228
MP Murray Rankin gets Hep C Test in Victoria, BC
20150729 ElizabethMayHepCTest
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HCV HepCBC through years 20120228
From 1996-2012, HepCBC Hepatitis C Education and Prevention Society (based in Victoria, BC, Canada) evolved, from a small group of people infected with hepatitis C largely through transfusions or blood products from the Canadian Red Cross, to a much larger and inclusive patient-centred society focused on HCV education, HCV prevention, and support for HCV+ people and their families, friends, and caregivers. Video seeks to capture highlights of the history and transformation. -
MP Murray Rankin gets Hep C Test in Victoria, BC
Canada's Official Opposition Health Critic, Member of Parliament Murray Rankin from Victoria, British Columbia, gets publicly tested for hepatitis C by nurses at Victoria's Percuro Clinic on April 17, 2015. Interview and photos provided by HepCBC Hepatitis C Education and Prevention Society. Since this time, 1 more MP (Elizabeth May), 14 BC MLAs, 2 Mayors, and several City Council members have followed his lead, to help de-stigmatize hepatitis C testing, particularly important for Baby Boomers. Thanks, Murray! -
20150729 ElizabethMayHepCTest
Elizabeth May, British Columbia MP (Green Party) explains why she got publicly tested for hepatitis C on July 29, 2015 in Victoria, BC. Nurse: Roz Milne from CoolAid Society. Questioner and videographer was Cynthia Carter from HepCBC.
Presentations
Pt.5b Hepatitis C Forum in Victoria, BC - Mar 2, 2012 - DR WAYNE GHESQUIERE
Pt.5a Hepatitis C Forum in Victoria, BC - Mar 2, 2012 - DR WAYNE GHESQUIERE
Pt.4 Hepatitis C Forum in Victoria, BC - Mar 2, 2012 - 1st Public QA Period
Pt.3 Hepatitis C Forum in Victoria, BC - Mar 2, 2012 - DR CHRIS FRASER
Pt.2b Hepatitis C Forum in Victoria, BC - Mar 2, 2012 - DR ROB MYERS
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Pt.5b Hepatitis C Forum in Victoria, BC - Mar 2, 2012 - DR WAYNE GHESQUIERE
Dr. Wayne Ghesquiere is a Clinical Infectious Disease specialist practicing in Victoria BC, associated with several institutions including UBC Medical School, Vancouver Island Health Authority, PHAC, and Percuro Clinical Research. He is keenly interested in hepatitis C research, surveillance, treatment, and possible vaccines. His lecture was a well-received introduction to the changes coming to hepatitis C treatment in the upcoming months and years. He spoke at the March 2, 2012 public forum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada hosted by HepCBC Hepatitis C Education & Prevention Society. This is #2 of 3 parts of his lecture. -
Pt.5a Hepatitis C Forum in Victoria, BC - Mar 2, 2012 - DR WAYNE GHESQUIERE
Dr. Wayne Ghesquiere is a Clinical Infectious Disease specialist practicing in Victoria BC, associated with several institutions including UBC Medical School, Vancouver Island Health Authority, PHAC, and Percuro Clinical Research. He is keenly interested in hepatitis C research, surveillance, treatment, and possible vaccines. His lecture was a well-received introduction to the changes coming to hepatitis C treatment in the upcoming months and years. He spoke at the March 2, 2012 public forum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada hosted by HepCBC Hepatitis C Education & Prevention Society. This is #1 of 3 parts of his lecture. -
Pt.4 Hepatitis C Forum in Victoria, BC - Mar 2, 2012 - 1st Public QA Period
Hepatitis C physician-researchers Dr. Mel Krajden of the BC Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Rob Myers of the University of Calgary Viral Hepatitis Clinic, and Dr. Chris Fraser, the Medical Director of Victoria, BC's Cool Aid Community Health Centre answer questions from the audience. This was the public forum to discuss upcoming CASL guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C, hosted by HepCBC (Hepatitis C Education and Prevention Society) in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on March 2, 2012. -
Pt.3 Hepatitis C Forum in Victoria, BC - Mar 2, 2012 - DR CHRIS FRASER
Dr. Chris Fraser is the Medical Director of the Cool Aid Community Health Centre in downtown Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He uses the most current therapies to meet the hepatitis C treatment needs of a vulnerable inner-city population. He spoke about an hour March 2, 2012 at HepCBC's Public forum about hepatitis C in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. -
Pt.2b Hepatitis C Forum in Victoria, BC - Mar 2, 2012 - DR ROB MYERS
Dr. Rob Myers is the Director of the University of Calgary's Viral Hepatitis Clinic in Alberta, Canada. He is a clinical researcher and has spearheaded the use of less invasive alternatives to liver biopsy. He is an expert on new treatments and "treatment cocktails" for hepatitis C such as boceprevir and telaprevir. He spoke about an hour March 2, 2012 at HepCBC's Public forum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada about new treatments and new CASL Guidelines for the management of hepatitis C. He has shown why treating patients before their livers are badly damaged is not only more successful, it is cost-effective. This is the second half of his talk.