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Sharon Gibson & Keith Ritchie Gippsland FM (104.7) interview Melanie Eagle about World Hepatitis Day and why people could be at risk of liver damage.

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https://www.sbs.com.au/language/vietnamese/audio/nhan-nga-y-viem-gan-28-tha-ng-7-ha-y-ti-m-hie-u-ca-ch-ba-o-ve-co-pha-n-quan-tro-ng-na-y-cu-a-ba-n

Melanie Eagle speaks with Matt Christie Plenty FM Radio 88.6 on World Hepatitis Day encouraging people to get tested for hepatitis. #EndHEP

Guest speaker: Suzanne Powell, Ballarat Community Health

Presenters:

Isabelle Purcell, Health Promotion Officer, Hepatitis Victoria/LiverWELL

Neylan Aykut, Health Promotion Officer, Hepatitis Victoria/LiverWELL

‘Solar Power’ by Zucchini Clan. Used in agreement with the artists.

Isabelle and Neylan speak with Suzanne from Ballarat Community Health about the impacts of Quarantine on Alcohol consumption on mental and phyical health, including your liver, harm minimisation and how to get help.

How have you're liver health been impacted during COVID-19, we'd love to hear from you: http://www.hepvic.org.au/news/2298/liver-health-care-during-lockdown-tell-us-how-covid-19-is-affecting-you

Presenter:

Isabelle Purcell, Health Promotion Officer, Hepatitis Victoria/LiverWELL

Interviewees:

[1:20 to 9:20] Martin Forrest, Health Promotion Programs Manager, Hepatitis Victoria/LiverWELL

[9:30 - 20:00] Sally Watkinson, Viral Hepatitis Nurse Practitioner candidate, Royal Melbourne Hospital

Isabelle speaks with Martin and Sally about key concerns for people with viral hepatitis and liver disease in relation to COVID-19 (mainly concerns around accessing healthcare and going to appointments etc as well as heightened risk due to living with a chronic illness)

New webchat function and the benefits [1:20 to 9:20]

Importance of still accessing healthcare esp around liver health [9:30 - 20:00]

How this can be done via telehealth and the benefits [9:30 - 20:00]

Dr Marno Ryan is a Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist with a special interest in fatty liver disease which is fast becoming a serious health issue not only in Australia but throughout the world.

She says that despite 30% of the population in Australia having the disease, not everyone will go on to develop more serious liver issues such as non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH).

But for those who do develop NASH, losing between 5-10% of body weight can make a really positive difference she says.

Listen to find out the best diet and drinks for liver health.

What is the LiverWELL Reveal program? Hepatitis Victoria/LiverWELL Health Promotions Programs Manager Martin Forrest explains in a short podcast interview. www.hepvic.org.au/reveal

If you are living with a chronic liver disease, who do you turn to in the community for help and support? Up to 40% of Australians are living with fatty liver disease and many of these people will develop more serious conditions like non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis and even liver cancer.

Reveal is a new program run by LiverWELL/Hepatitis Victoria which enables community members and the Blood Borne Virus (BBV) workforce to provide input which will enable support for people living with, or at risk of liver disease and viral hepatitis.

Contact [email protected] or 1800 703 003

Dr Alex Hodge is a gastroenterologist and expert in chronic liver disease. He has a special interest in obesity and the many ways to combat it.

'I look at what fat can do inside the liver and what fat means for the patient outside the liver," he says.

"Inside it can eventually cause fibrosis and cirrhosis, outside its a risk factor for developing diabetes."

Dr Hodge also talks about the health benefits of drinking more than four cups of coffee a day, and the bad news about alcohol.

"All the studies of coffee have been positive studies... and show that there’s an association between coffee consumption and improvement in various liver parameters...if you give people four or more cups of coffee a day, they have less liver cancer, less liver fibrosis.

"It’s caffeinated coffee we are talking about so it could be instant coffee, expresso-based coffee or filtered."

Dr Hodge also gives some broader health tips to keep your liver in top shape.

Hepatitis Victoria/LiverWELL CEO Melanie Eagle was interviewed on ABC's Nightlife national radio program on 8 January. She talks about the hepatitis C cure and why thousands of Australians are still not taking up the option.

This podcast was first published on Pursuit. Read the original article.

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/podcasts/exposing-the-hepatitis-b-virus

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