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Australia's
Action Plan # 1 Report on the enquiry into hepatitis C
related discrimination
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In
calling our report into hepatitis C related
discrimination C-change, what we are essentially calling
for is a major transformation in public policy—one
which refuses to accept that discrimination is the
inevitable companion of Hepatitis C Virus infection
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465
kb pdf
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Australia's
Action Plan # 2 Why conduct an enquiry into hepatitis C
related discrimination
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In
recognition of the seriousness of the issue of Hepatitis C Virus
related discrimination,
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442 kb pdf
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Discrimination
experienced by particular communities
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The
evidence to this Enquiry makes it abundantly clear that
the stigma associated with injecting drug use is closely
linked to Hepatitis C Virus and discrimination on the basis of Hepatitis C Virus or
current, past or assumed drug use are so closely
associated that they many be indistinguishable
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443 kb pdf
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Australia's
Action Plan # 4 Avenues for Redress
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Anti-discrimination
legislation prohibits disability discrimination in many
areas of public life, however the treatment that
individuals experience as discriminatory or unfair may
not necessarily amount to unlawful discrimination
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418 kb pdf
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Australia's
Action Plan # 5 Appendices
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Listing
of resources
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474 kb pdf
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Australia's Dental plan for blood diseases
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The project was developed from the earlier HIV/AIDS Related
Discrimination: Healthcare Worker Project,. HIV/AIDS related discrimination has been identified as a
priority area for action
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380 kb pdf
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Australia's response to AIDS
in Prison
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One area of
employment that has received increased attention over recent
years is occupational health and safety (OH&S). This is
largely due to the unacceptably high incidences of industrial
injuries and diseases and recognition of the inadequacies of
traditional safety legislation.
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Australia's response to Hepatitis C Virus
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“The newly diagnosed person also has to
make decisions about who to tell about the diagnosis and to be
aware of the possible consequences.
Many report feeling isolated, ‘permanently scarred’
or ‘tainted’.
People living with hepatitis C live with fears, myths
and misinformation about the disease and with the
projected anxieties of others." |
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Awareness programs in
Australia
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In the ensuing years, hepatitis C has
become a national epidemic, with more than 150 000
Australians known to be infected. It is estimated that
an additional 11 000 new infections occurred each year
during the 1990s. Escalating rates of Hepatitis C Virus infection will have enormous
consequences, as 10-15% of people infected have the potential
to progress to end-stage liver disease, with all the
implications that has for health care services in the years
ahead. |
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Barriers to access and effective use of
anti-discrimination remedies for people living with HIV
and HCV-Australia |
This
paper identifies and analyses the barriers to access and
use of anti-discrimination remedies for people living
with HIV and hepatitis C virus. It focuses particularly
on the recent changes and proposed changes to remedies
in the Commonwealth jurisdiction, and any impact these
changes many have on the demand for or use of State
remedies. |
Pdf
227 kb |
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Health care workers infected with HIV, Hepatitis B or
Hepatitis C-Australia |
This circular extends policy on health care workers
infected with blood borne viruses to include hepatitis
C. All health care workers in New South Wales who
perform exposure prone procedures are required to know
their blood blorne virus status. A HCW who either
HCV PCR positive or HIV positive or HbeAg positive or
HBV DNA positive must not perform exposure prone
procedures. |
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Hepatitis C Virus-An Australian snapshot |
Hepatitis C Fact Sheet |
109
kb pdf |
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Hepatitis C Virus
Family Physician
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A
management guide for general practitioners
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603 kb pdf
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Hepatitis C Virus Awareness
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Australia was the first country to
develop a National Strategy for Hepatitis C Virus. NSW Health has
held successful Hepatitis C Awareness Weeks in 2000 and 2002,
which have increased public awareness of many issues relating
to Hepatitis C Virus. |
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Hep
C Review - Edition 30
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The
world's first National Hepatitis C Strategy was
welcomed by Australian community groups and health
professionals alike following its launch in Brisbane in
late June. Hard on its heels came the publication of the
companion report Hepatitis C - Informing Australia's
National Response - a series of commissioned papers
summarising the full range of hepatitis C research.
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Hepatitis
C: a review of Australia’s response
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This
report deals with Australia’s response
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963 kb pdf
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“Hepatitis
C: a review of Australia’s response”
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“The newly diagnosed person also has to make decisions
about who to tell about the diagnosis and to be aware of
the possible consequences.
Many report feeling isolated, ‘permanently
scarred’ or ‘tainted’. People living with hepatitis C live with fears, myths and
misinformation about the disease and with the projected
anxieties of others.”
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Hepatitis
Manual
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Hepatitis
C is probably the most common life threatening infection
in Australia. Over the last 20
years, an estimated 130,000 people have been infected,
with an estimated 6000 new infections
annually from IDU alone. Of those infected, 80-85%
develop chronic liver disease. Of these,
10-20% develop cirrhosis within 20 years, and of those
with cirrhosis, 5% will develop
hepato-cellular carcinoma.
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Management of healthcare workers after occupational
exposure to hepatitis C virus-Australia
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Many
healthcare workers are extremely anxious after
needlestick injuries, with widespread effects on work
performance, personal relationships and psychological
health, leading to depression and, at times, a sense of
abandonment and isolation. This may occur regardless of
counselling. Given the relatively low rate of HCV
seroconversion after needlestick injury, it is often
these psychological issues that have the greatest impact
on injured healthcare workers. |
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