Did you see the colourful bus with a big message touring between Lismore and Tweed Heads recently?
The HEP CURED mobile mural promotes the message that hepatitis C can be cured, and ignites conversations about viral hepatitis for the community and for health staff.
Hepatitis NSW’s mobile mural was welcomed to Riverlands in Lismore and Tweed Valley Hospital during Hepatitis Awareness Week at the end of July.
Our HIV and Related Programs (HARP) team from the Northern NSW Liver Clinic, Harm Reduction and HARP Health Promotion teams collaborated with Hepatitis NSW and other NNSWLHD teams to raise awareness of hepatitis. They also provided the opportunity for people to get more information, support, and testing if requested. Eighteen hepatitis C tests were conducted at Riverlands in just a few short hours.
The HARP team focus on collaboration and working together with both internal and external partners in raising awareness of and providing support to those affected by hepatitis C, moving ever closer to the achievable goal of eliminating hepatitis C.
HARP and Alcohol and Other Drugs Services staff at Riverlands – 24 July
From left: Deb Woodbridge (HARP Harm Reduction Officer), Kate Salisbury (Nurse Unit Manager, HARP Northern Liver Clinics), Dr Trish Collie (Clinical Director, Alcohol and Other Drugs Services).
(top) Mobile Mural at Tweed Valley Hospital – 25 July
Back from left: Richard Buss (Director Workforce), Linda Tull (RN, HARP Northern Liver Clinics), Tracey Lea (A/GM – Tweed Valley Hospital), Racheal Andrew (A/DoN, Tweed Valley Hospital), Jeanette Kirby (HARP Harm Reduction Officer), Krista Zohrab (Clinical Nurse Consultant, HARP Northern Liver Clinics), Alan (Hepatitis NSW)
Front from left: Shasi Johnston (HARP Harm Reduction Officer), Shannon Rees (HARP Health Promotion Officer), Dan O’Flynn (Nursing Admin, Tweed Valley Hospital), Adam Bartlett (Corporate Services Manager, Tweed Valley Hospital).