Living Without HepC

I have just been emailed the first Patient Association newsletter of The Hepatitis C Trust. I really only discovered The Hepatitis C Trust when I met Charles Gore at the press launch of the NHS Hepatitis C Awareness Campaign in early December. I was impressed with his passion and knowledge in his advocacy for HepC. I recognise a passion similar to that of Graham Foster who is my Consultant Hepatologist. So I am pleased that The Hepatitis C Trust have organised an online event with Graham next week:

Talk to Professor Graham Foster online
February 1st sees our first live discussion on the website. We are delighted to welcome Professor Graham Foster as our first guest ‘expert’ answering your questions. Professor Foster is a Consultant Hepatologist at Barts and The Royal London Hospital. He is a passionate advocate for the improvement of care, diagnosis and treatment of people with hepatitis C. Don’t miss this opportunity to put your questions about hepatitis C to him. The discussion will run from 3.00 until 5.00pm and he will answer as many questions as possible.

To participate in this live discussion on www.hepCuk.info, you will need to register on the discussion forum in advance and have a password. (You do not need to register or have a password if you just want to read the questions and answers as they come up, but you will if you want to ask a question). There is a full explanation of how to use the forums on the website. There will be link on the home page from 3.00 to 5.00pm on Tuesday 1st February to take you straight to the discussion forum page.

I would recommend you try to catch this event. I know in advance that I can’t – but I also know I will be seeing Graham myself in a few weeks time for answers to my queries about hepatitis C!

I also am reminded of Charles’ invitation to me to visit the Trust offices which I am hoping to organise soon. The Trust has two Websites: www.hepCuk.info and www.hepcaction.org – both of which are listed also under Links in the column on the right hand side of this blog, offering lots of information, advice and news about HepC. I recommend you check them out!!

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