Resources in Our Area

Augusta Hepatitis Support Group

VA Hospital - (Directions)
950 15th Street, 4D Conf. Room
Specialty Care #25
Augusta, GA 30901

Meets: 4th Monday of each month 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.

Contact Angela Hardy, RN, MSN for more information.

Phone: 706-733-0188 x3844

Austell Support Group

Wellstar Cobb Medical Center, Auditorium 1 - (Directions)
3950 Austell Road
Austell, GA 30106

Meets: 1st Thursday of each month 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

***Not meeting at present time.***

Contact Elizabeth Coombs for more information.

Phone: (770) 819-0022

Emory Healthcare Transplant Support Group

The Emory Clinic, Building B, 6th Floor in the Patient Education Room - (Directions)
1365 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30322

Meets: 2nd Monday of the month 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Contact Tenita Foston for more information.

Phone: 404-778-4271

Emory Transplant Support Group

St. Joseph's/ Candler - (Directions)
5353 Reynolds Street
Professional Office Bldg, Suite 212
Savannah, GA 31405

Meets: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Sept 16th, 2009 -----**(Marsh Auditorium) Dr. John D. Northup- "Transplant Issues" - Questions for the physician

Nov 11th, 2009 -----Meet Life Link's Bobby Howard, a kidney recipient and Manager of the multi-cultural education program

Contact Karen Traver, R.N. for more information.

Phone: 912-819-8350

Grady Hospital Support Group

Emory University Faculty Office Building - (Directions)
School of Medicine, Room 108
49 Butler Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303

Meets: 1st Wednesday of each month 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Phone: (404) 703-4884

Hepatitis C Multicultural Outreach Woodstock Support Group

Woodstock Community Church - (Directions)
8534 Main Street
Woodstock, GA 30188

Meets: 3rd Tuesday of each month 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Alternate contact: Johanna Koskinen wsg@hepcmo.org

Contact Frankie Lynn Bayer for more information.

Phone: 1-888-436-HEPC
Email: Hepatitis C Multicultural Outreach Woodstock Support Group

Hepatitis Focus/Support Group DeKalb County

Absolute Care - (Directions)
2484 Briarcliff Road
Atlanta, GA 30020

Meets: 1st & 3rd Wed of each month 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Contact Salah Salin for more information.

Email: Hepatitis Focus/Support Group DeKalb County

Pediatric Parent Support Group at CHOA

Egleston

Meets: 2nd & 4th Wednesday each month 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Separate supervised activities provided simultaneously for pediatric patients.

Contact Lauren Sanders for more information.

Phone: (404) 315-3733
Email: Pediatric Parent Support Group at CHOA

Metro Atlanta:
Piedmont Hospital Liver Support Group - Mason Transplant Clinic

Transplant Unit Conference Room - (Directions)
6th Floor
1968 Peachtree Road, N.W
Atlanta, GA 30309

Meets: Every other Monday at 11:00 a.m.

Hepatitis C patients, pre and post liver transplant patients.

Contact Airetta Maney for more information.

Phone: 404-605-2374

Piedmont Hospital Outreach Transplant Clinic

Memorial Hospital - (Directions)
Hoskins Center, Classroom 2
4700 Waters Avenue
Savannah, GA 31404

Meets: First Tuesday of each month

Contact Jan Lorentz, RN for more information.

Phone: 912-350-9905

Brevard County:
Space Coast Hepatitis Support Group

Wuesthoss Hospital (Cardiac Rehab) - (Directions)
1010 Beverly Drive
Rockledge, FL 32955

Meets: 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m

Contact Mary Kraft for more information.

Phone: 321-453-1864
Web: www.spacecoasthepatitissupportgroup.org

Northern Pinellas County:
Tampa Bay Hepatitis & Liver Disease Support Group

Mease Countryside Hospital, Meeting Rms 1,2,&3 - (Directions)
3231 McMullen Booth Road
Safety Harbor, FL

Meets: 4th Thursday of every month from 7-9pm

Contact Cindy Runyon for more information.

Phone: 727-535-1498
Email: Tampa Bay Hepatitis & Liver Disease Support Group

Hillsborough County:
Tampa Bay Hepatitis & Liver Disease Support Group

St. Joseph's Hospital, Medical Arts Rooms 2/3 - (Directions)
3003 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd
Tampa, FL

Meets: 3rd Tuesday of every month, 7-9pm

Contact Gus Garcia for more information.

Phone: 813-854-4268

Manatee County:
Tampa Bay Hepatitis & Liver Disease Support Group

Manatee Memorial Hospital - (Directions)
220 90th Avenue North East
Bradenton, FL

Meets: First Tuesday of every month from 7-9pm

Contact Debbie Barnes for more information.

Phone: 941-776-8135
Email: Tampa Bay Hepatitis & Liver Disease Support Group

Southern Pinellas County:
Tampa Bay Hepatitis & Liver Disease Support Group

Edward White Hospital - Auditorium - (Directions)
2299 9th Suite 1-G
St. Petersburg, FL

Meets: 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7-9pm

Contact Don Vauiso for more information.

Phone: 727-577-0836 (727-393-8039)
Email: Tampa Bay Hepatitis & Liver Disease Support Group

Sarasota County:
Tampa Bay Hepatitis & Liver Disease Support Group

Waldemere Plaza - (Directions)
1921 Waldemere Street, 2nd Floor
Sarasota, FL

Meets: 3rd Tuesday of every month, 7-9pm

Contact Jody Feinroth for more information.

Phone: 941-921-2376
Email: Tampa Bay Hepatitis & Liver Disease Support Group

Tucker/Gwinnett Support Group

First United Methodist Church of Tucker, Room 203 - (Directions)
5095 LaVista Road
Tucker, GA 30084

Meets: 1st Thursday of each month 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Email: Tucker/Gwinnett Support Group

Birmingham:
UAB Liver Center

Kirklin Clinic - (Directions)
2000 6th Avenue South
4th Floor Conference Room
Birmingham, AL

Meets: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Make plans to attend the

“Liver Disease Support Group Meeting”

Parking available in the Kirklin Clinic Patient Deck

For more information call 205-975-5676 or email LiverCenter@uab.edu

Phone: 205-975-5676

Valdosta Hep C Support Group

Barnes Healthcare Services/Optioncare - (Directions)
200 South Patterson Street
Valdosta, GA 31601

Meets: 4th Thursday of each month 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Phone: 229-245-6039 x1250 (800-643-4173 x1250)

Alpha Therapy in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

If you have a diagnosis of Hepatitis C, you may be eligible to participate in this study.

You Must:

• Be betweem 25-65 years of age.
  

• Have a diagnosis of Hepatitis C.
  

If you are eligible to participate, you will have:

• A brain scan (functional Magnetic resonance imaging- fMRI) of approximately 60 minutes to assess the effects of Interferon-alpha on brain function.

• Assessments to measure your emotional and physical symptoms.

We will:

• Provide these assessments free of charge.
  

• Compensate you for your involvment.
  

If you are interested in learning more, please contact the Emory University Mind-Body Program at
404-727-8229

ClinicalTrials.gov

ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. The information provided on ClinicalTrials.gov should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals.

Miami Research Associates

Phone: 305-598-3125

Orlando Clinical Research Center

Phone: 407-240-7878

Thomson Centerwatch

- (Directions)
22 Thomson Place, 47F1
Boston, MA 02210

Phone: 617-856-5900
Web: www.centerwatch.com

University of Florida Center for Clinical Trials

Phone: 352-265-0763 (1-888-635-0763)

University of Miami Center for Liver Disease Clinical Trials

Phone: 305-575-3172 (305-243-5787)

State of Georgia:
Georgia Transplant Foundation

- (Directions)
3125 Presidential Pkwy
Suite 230
Atlanta, GA 30340

The Georgia Transplant Foundation (GTF) is unique in the national transplant community. Founded in August 1992 by Tommy Smith, a kidney transplant recipient, GTF is focused on providing both financial and educational assistance during a time that is often overwhelming for those undergoing or waiting for a transplant. Today, Georgia Transplant Foundation is the primary source for transplant patient assistance and support for all solid organ transplantation in the entire state of Georgia.

Phone: 770-457-3769
Web: www.gatransplant.org/

LifeLink Foundation

LifeLink Foundation is a non-profit community service organization dedicated to the recovery of an increasing number of high quality organs and tissue for transplantation therapy. The Foundation attempts to work in a sensitive, diligent, and compassionate manner with donor families to facilitate the donation of desperately needed organs and tissues for waiting patients.

Web: www.lifelinkfound.org/

West Coast Florida:
LifeLink HealthCare Institute

- (Directions)
409 Bayshore Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33606

Phone: 813-253-2640 (800-262-5775)
Web: www.lifelinkfound.org

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