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Issue # 81  

October 2014
In This Issue
Support Groups
2014 Desserts & Delights
Online Auction
Free Education Dinner
Articles of Interest
Upcoming Events
HCV Patient Survey
AASLD/EASL Conference
Financial Resources for HCV Treatment
Clinical Trials
Desserts & Delights Sponsors
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Colorado Hepatitis C Support Groups

 

For individuals infected with hepatitis C and family members affected by hepatitis C.  Free and confidential monthly meetings.  New members always welcome.

 

Metro-Denver

 

 
Downtown Denver
Gipson Eastside Family Center
501 28th St.
2nd Wednesday
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Beverly: (720) 231-2264
  
Englewood
Englewood Library
1000 Englewood Pkwy.
Last Tuesday
6:30 - 8 pm

Beverly: (720) 231-2264

  
Lakewood
Shepherd of the Hills Church
11500 W. 20th
2nd Wednesday
6:30 - 8 pm
Betsy: (303) 940-4901
    

 

Statewide

Boulder

YWCA
2222 14th St.
Main Floor Mtg. Rm.
2nd Wednesday
6 - 7:30 pm
Debbie: (303) 817-4938

 

Fort Collins
Poudre Valley Health Systems
2121 E. Harmony
3rd Floor
Last Wednesday
6:30 - 8 pm
Jerry: (970) 214-2912

 

For information regarding support groups in other states, please call our HelpLine at 800-522-HEPC (4372) 

 Dear Friend,


  Welcome to the October 2014 edition of
Connections!  
                      
 

Buy Your Tickets Now!     

   

Attend Hep C Connection's annual fundraising event - Live from Denver, it's Desserts & Delights!  You'll laugh, relax and enjoy a fun evening bidding on auction items, enjoying culinary delights, and mingling with other guests.  

  

Tickets: $45 first ticket / $40 each additional ticket  

             Order Tickets Now or by calling Nancy Steinfurth, 720.917.3965  

 

Location:Courtyard by Marriott Denver Cherry Creek

                1475 S Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80222
Our Auction is Open- Start Bidding on Items! 
Hep C Connection is raising funds for its prevention and support programs through its annual silent and live auction.  The auction opened October 1 and will run through October 14, 2014.  Then, all auction items will transfer to the live event on Friday, October 17, 2014.  We have an exciting array of auction items this year including many certificates to restaurants, museums, and mountain get-a-ways.  Here are a few of the items -

A condo rental for up to 4 people in spectacular Estes Park, CO


Two Boulder Rock Club Passes and a $50 Gift Certificate for Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery in Boulder, CO



A Rocky Mountain adventure for two that includes a one-night stay at Vail Resorts, zip lining, and a visit to the Glenwood Caverns

Learn about the New Hepatitis C Treatments

Wednesday, October 29

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm  

 

A FREE Education Dinner:  

Hepatitis C Treatment Updates

Treatment for all Specific Genotypes

with Dr. Gregory Everson M.D. FACP

 

Dr. Everson is currently Professor of Medicine and Director of the Section of Hepatology in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver.  You are invited to this unique opportunity to hear him discuss the latest treatment options for patients with a hepatitis C infection.  Dinner will also be provided.  All individuals affected by hepatitis C and medical providers that care for patients with hepatitis C are invited to attend!  Please RSVP because space is limited. 

 

Location:  University of Colorado Hospital
                 Anschutz Medical Campus
                 Research 2 Building, 2nd Floor
                 12700 E 19th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
Parking:    Henderson Parking Garage

 

RSVP by 5:00 pm on Thursday, October 23 to Rod Rushing, rrushing@hepc-connection.org  or 720.917.3960 

Articles of Interest 

The Challenge of Genotype 3

9/2014 / Healio HCV Next   

A recent article discusses the correlation between patients with advanced liver disease progression and HCV infection genotype 3 after controlling for other factors associated with advanced liver disease including age, diabetes, BMI or antiviral therapy.  This study recognizes the importance of continuing research among patients with this this type of infection. It's also an important factor for physicians to recognize when they're deciding to start or delay treatment for patients.

Full Article  

 

Community Leaders Call For End To Hepatitis C Treatment Access Crisis

9/10/2014 / Ryan Clary, National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable / Emalie Huriaux, Project Inform   

A letter and statement was recently sent to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell, urging that she take command of the current restrictions placed on patients when accessing treatment for hepatitis C over the last year by public and private payers.  It's a call for these restrictions to be lifted, allowing everyone living with a hepatitis C infection to have access to the highly effective medication.  The statement was signed by over 700 organizations, individuals, and medical providers.  Hep C Connection signed the statement in support of the changes.  

Full Press Release 

Upcoming Outreach Events 

  Monday, Nov 17 

11:00 am - 3:00 pm  

 

Project Homeless Connect

Colorado Convention Center


Hep C Connection will offer free hepatitis C testing and education at the 2014 Project Homeless Connect.  Project Homeless Connect is a one day, free event where individuals and families experiencing homelessness can access services and resources including medical care, Homeless Court, benefit assistance, employment services, haircuts, clothing and other community resources.   

HCV Quest: the World Hepatitis Alliance Patient Survey

World Hepatitis Alliance On behalf of World Hepatitis Alliance, you are invited to take the HCV Quest patient survey.  This survey aims to explore what it is really like to live with and be treated for hepatitis C (HCV).  It's anonymous and the data will be used to improve patient outcomes when managing their hepatitis C.  Take the survey by clicking here.

AASLD/EASL Special Conference on Hepatitis C in New York 


Hep C Connection E.D. Nancy Steinfurth with Dr. Sarah Rowan and Dr. Aimee Truesdale, standing next to their poster presentation about homelessness and HCV in Denver at the 2014 AASLD/EASL Special Conference on Hepatitis C in New York.

The 2014 American Association for the Study of Liver Disease and European Association for the Study of the Liver Special Conference on Hepatitis C was held in September in New York.  This special conference brought together a distinguished faculty from around the world to discuss the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of hepatitis C.  This year, the conference focused on the new age-based cohort screening recommendation and the new all-oral treatment regimens. Learn more about the conference here.

Financial Resources 

Planning for treatment?  Looking for financial resources?  Here are two foundations offering financial support to eligible patients that have been prescribed medication for their hepatitis C infection -  

  

Patient Advocate Foundation
Maximum Award Level: $7,500 per year
Website: www.copays.org/diseases/hepatitis-c
Phone Number: (866) 512-3861  

Patient Access Network 
Maximum Award Level: $10,000 Per Year 
Website: http://www.panfoundation.org/hepatitis-c   
Phone Number: (866) 316-PANF (7263)  

Featured HCV Clinical Trials

To find clinical trials in your city, visit www.clinicaltrials.gov or call us at 1-800-522-HEPC and we can walk you through the website.

 

If you are in the metro-Denver area, 

 

South Denver Gastroenterology, PC invites you to call Kelly Braun, Clinical Research Coordinator, at 303-406-4288 if you're interested in future studies.  

  

University of Colorado Hospital invites you to call (303) 724-1876 if you are interested in participating in a clinical trial at the Hospital.

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