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In Our Library: Resource Highlights, July 2024

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Hepatitis NSW online learning modules

Hepatitis NSW, Sydney, 2024. Online modules.

Designed to be for everyone who is interested – but particularly relevant for people working with people affected by, or at risk of, hep C or hep B as well as those with advanced liver disease.

Acute hepatitis C, HCV-related cirrhosis on the rise in reproductive age women

HCP Live, U.S.A., 2024. 4p.

Assesses trends at global, regional, and national scales… crucial to investigating socio-behavioural factors and to evaluate the impact of educational campaigns on disease awareness.

“Talking about something no one wants to talk about”—navigating hepatitis B-related work in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: a decade of learning and growth

Discover Health Systems, (via Springer Nature), London, 2024. 13p.

In 2010, a “liver one-stop shop” model of specialised care and research was initiated for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This study aimed to identify the key elements linked to its success.

Avoiding the dire consequences of inaction: time for high-burden countries to accelerate steps to eliminate hepatitis C

Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination & The Taskforce for Global Health, Decatur, GA, 2024. 31p.

Examines countries with high burdens of HCV; the impact of not acting to eliminate HCV; and health and economic gains of accelerating progress toward elimination. Countries included: Egypt, Rwanda, China, Ghana, India, Pakistan, Mexico, Romania, United States, Vietnam and Italy.

Turmeric and black pepper supplements linked to liver injury in some people

Medical News Today, Bexhill-on-Sea, 2024. 4p.

Research from the US, Italy and published case studies have linked turmeric supplementation to liver injury. This latest research shows rates of liver injury linked to turmeric could be increasing.

Connecting with care: Kombi Clinic Australia

Int. Network on Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU), Zurich, 2024. Video 5:48 minutes.

The Kombi Clinic proves that a non-judgmental approach and a dose of fun could be key to eliminating hep C. The Medico Medical Centre Inala (which runs the Kombi Clinic), serves some of Brisbane’s most disadvantaged communities.

Last updated 6 September 2024

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