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Don't Let Hepatitis C Surprise You

Infographic encourages Veterans to learn the facts about hepatitis C, know the risks, and get tested.

Hepatitis Patient Education Wallet Cards

This set of 10 different two-sided wallet cards provides useful tips on ways hepatitis patients can take care of their health. Cards include: Ways You Can Get Hepatitis C; Ways You Can't Get Hepatitis C; If You Have Hepatitis C, DO; If You Have Hepatitis C, DON'T; If You Need to Cut Down or Stop/Hepatitis C and Alcohol; Diet and Medication Tips; Exercise Makes a Difference; Tips for Good Sleep; Hepatitis A Virus; and Hepatitis B Virus.

Initiating and Maintaining a Hepatitis C Support Group: A How-to Program Guide

This program guide provides the clinician with guidelines for establishing and maintaining a support group for veterans with hepatitis C. It presents the objectives and format of the guide, and discusses the rationale for support groups and steps in support group development. The appendices include sample mission statement, forms for use with the support group, suggested hepatitis C educational topics, and additional sources of information on hepatitis C.

The Liver: What Is Your Liver

This information sheet discusses the liver, its location and purpose in the body, and some of the diseases that can affect the liver, including viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. It explains the transmission of hepatitis A, B, and C viruses, liver function tests, how to protect the liver from disease, and who to contact for more information.

Liver Cancer

This information sheet discusses liver cancer. It explains what hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is, its symptoms, and what the treatment for HCC entails. It also provides information about how to prevent HCC and protect oneself from hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

How to Make Patient Liver Health “Wallet” Cards

This information sheet provides instructions to go with the document "Hepatitis Patient Education Wallet Cards," which can be found at http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/pdf/HepatitisWalletCards.pdf.

All About Your Liver: A Toolkit for Patients With Special Learning Needs

This educational program on hepatitis and the liver is designed for patients with special learning needs, such as severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) or other cognitive impairments. The program consists of five classes and is meant to be presented in a group education setting. It includes a manual to assist the facilitator in offering the information in a format and style sensitive to the needs of veterans with SPMI or other cognitive impairments.

Hepatitis C Quicknotes: Version 2

This information sheet has tables that provide guidelines for pretreatment assessment and counseling, screening and testing patients for hepatitis C, post-test strategy treatment, follow-up lab monitoring, and adjusting therapy based on lab results.

Provider Feedback Forum on HCV Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care

On February 28, 2008, the Public Health Strategic Health Care Group (PHSHG) convened the Provider Feedback Forum on HCV Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care. The primary purpose of the forum was to obtain feedback from frontline providers about their experiences in diagnosing and treating hepatitis C virus (HCV) in patients receiving care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). PHSHG sought this input in order to help determine priority areas for ongoing and future program and policy efforts.

Hepatitis C Virus Antibody Screening Flow Chart

This internet file is a flow chart which outlines the procedure to be followed if a patient tests positive or negative for hepatitis C virus antibody, and when to apply the VA HCV Antibody Screening Guidelines to determine the presence or history of risk factors.