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.

Contact Elizabeth Coombs for more information.

Phone: (770) 819-0022

Emory Healthcare Hepatitis C 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 and Jacqueline Meekins for more information.

Phone: 404-778-4271

Emory Transplant Support Group

St. Joseph's/ Candler - (Directions)
5353 Reynolds Street
Heart & Lung Bldg. 2nd Floor Meeting Room 2
Savannah, GA 31405

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

March 12th, 2008 "A Mother's Story" A Donor's Mother shares her tragedy and joy and selfless Gift!

May 14th, 2008 Meg Jeffrey, RN, BSN, CCTC Emory Healthcare "How to seek a Living Donor"

July 9th, 2008 A Patient Forum- Pre and Post- Patients (Liver and Kidney) share their experiences - "Light at the End of the Tunnel!"

Sept 10th, 2008 Dr. John D. Northup -- "Transplant Issues" A Disscussion with a Physician

Nov 12th, 2008 Staci Ravita, M.H.S -- LifeLink of Georgia "Reaching Out, Giving Back"

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 Support Group HEALS

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: Pam Langford, figment@nettally.com

Contact Dee Lemmon for more information.

Phone: (770) 926-8535
Email: Hepatitis C Support Group HEALS

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

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

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.

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/

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

MARCH 11th, 2008
Melissa Shackelford, RN
Schering Plough
“Healthy Living for Liver Disease”

APRIL 8th, 2008
Jeanette N. Keith, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, UAB, GI & Nutrition
“Obesity”

MAY 13, 2008
Aasim Sheikh, MD
Northwest Georgia Gastroenterology
Marietta, GA
“Fatty Liver Disease”

(signs will be posted)

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

Phone: 205-975-5676