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

Central Carolina Liver Association

Carolina Medical Center - Directions
1000 Blythe Ave
Charlotte, NC 28227

Meets: Meets 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Contact Mary Szpara for more information.

Phone: 704-888-0592
Web: www.carolinaliver.org
Email: mmszpara@bellsouth.net

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.

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

Hep C & Chronic Liver Disease Support Group

- Directions
101 Robeson Street
Suite 102
Fayetteville, NC 28301

Meets: 3rd Weds

The group meets 3rd Wedneday of the months January, March, May, July, September and November

Contact Billie Kennedy for more information.

Phone: 910-864-7828

Hep C Hope

Contact Dave Gettleman for more information.

Web: www.hepchope.org
Email: contact@hepchope.org

Hep C Support Group

VA Medical Center - Directions
508 Fulton Street
9th Floor
Durham, NC 27705

Meets: Weekly each Wednesday, 1 - 2 p.m.

Support group for veterans

Contact Tim Virgilio for more information.

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Freeman Center for Jewish Life - Directions
Duke University campus
Durham, NC

Meets: Meets 2nd Tuesday, 7 - 9 p.m.

Contact Pat Bixby for more information.

Phone: 919-681-6819
Email: bixby001@mc.duke.edu

Hepatitis and Liver Transplant Support Group

TMH Diabetes Clinic - Directions
1981 Capital Circle Northeast
Tallahassee, FL

Meets: 7 pm – 9 pm, First Monday of the every month (including holidays)

Contact Pam Langford for more information.

Phone: 850-443-8029
Web: www.HEALSoftheSouth.org
Email: figment@netally.com

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: sista_lah@yahoo.com

Hepatitis Support Group

Randolph Hospital- Patient Welcome Center - Directions
364 White Oak Street
Asheboro, NC 27203

Meets: Meets 1st Friday at 7 p.m.

Contact Fred DeFriess for more information.

Phone: 336-633-8707

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: lormengel@aol.com

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 34695

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

Contact Cindy Runyon for more information.

Phone: 727-535-1498
Email: runyonc2001@yahoo.com

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: dvrbarnes@msn.com

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

Edward White Hospital - Auditorium - Directions
2299 9th Ave. N
Suite 1-G
St. Petersburg, FL 33713

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

Contact Don Vauiso for more information.

Phone: 727-577-0836 (727-393-8039)
Email: leejay.lee@verizon.net

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: arwithers@worldnet.att.net

Birmingham:
UAB Liver Center

Kirklin Clinic - Directions
2000 6th Avenue South
4th Floor Conference Room
Birmingham, AL 35233

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

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
404-712-9620 or e-mail mindbody@emory.edu

Contact Bobby Woolwine for more information.

Web: www.mindbody.psychiatry.emory.edu
Email: bwoolwi@emory.edu

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.

Looking for Adults with Fatty Liver Disease

Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis of the Liver (also called NASH) is a condition where fat in the liver leads to liver inflammation and damage. If you have been diagnosed with NASH, you may be eligible to be in a clinical research study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of an investigational medication for the treatment of NASH. Eligible volunteers will receive all study related:
• Physical exams and ECGs
• Laboratory tests
• Investigational medication or placebo
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Reimbursement for time and travel expenses

Contact Sarah Cannon Research for more information.

Phone: 1-800-313-9242
Web: www.sarahcannonresearch.com

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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