Episodes
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Liver Cancer Research with Associate Professor Naiyang Fu
Associate Professor Naiyang Fu from WEHI discusses his research into liver cancer with Paulette Trevena from LiverWELL.
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Dominique Robert-Hendren - Hello Sunday Morning
Dominique Robert-Hendren - Hello Sunday Morning by LiverWELL
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Shane O'Sullivan's Lived Experience Story
Shane O'Sullivan's Lived Experience Story by LiverWELL
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#NavigatingHealth with Siân Slade
#NavigatingHealth with Siân Slade by LiverWELL
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Dr. Tram Tran gives us an inside look into new developments regarding the diagnosis of NASH
Dr. Tram Tran gives us an inside look into new developments regarding the diagnosis of NASH by LiverWELL
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Melanie Farewell Podcast
After nearly a decade at the helm of firstly Hepatitis Victoria and then LiverWELL, Melanie Eagle has announced that she will leave the organisation. Melanie has brought decades of experience in community, advocacy and management, and under Melanie’s leadership, LiverWELL has grown significantly.
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You're not alone with hep B: An interview with Thomas Tu
Thomas Tu talks to us about his experiences as a researcher for hepatitis B, his lived experience, and his community: HepBCommunity.org
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Chloe Talks with us about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
When Chloe went to her GP to have a hepatitis B test she was diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. While this came as a surprise to Chloe, statistically it’s not unusual. 1 in 4 people in Victoria have fatty liver disease, and this number is rising. The burden of this disease in...
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Mandy was diagnosed with hepatitis C during her first pregnancy
Mandy Ritchie, Bendigo local, was diagnosed with Hepatitis C during her first pregnancy. Now, she seeks to help those at risk of contracting the virus. Podcast produced by Tyler Wright
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Jen Anderson: A Lived Experience Story
Jen Anderson estimates she contracted hepatitis C in the late 1970s. She was later diagnosed in the early 1990s before seeking treatment in 2012, feeling optimistic about break-through antiviral medication. In this 15-minute question-and-answer, Jen Anderson speaks to RMIT student journalist...
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Viral the Film: An interview with Kamarra Bell-Wykes and Lauren Sheree
Ilbijerri Theatre Company are near to releasing Viral, a film about hepatitis C in Aboriginal communities. Viral, written by Maryann Sam, follows the story of Ally and her family as they come to reckoning with hepatitis C and its treatment. With an all Aboriginal cast and crew, Viral is a…
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An Interview with Dr Adrian Farrugia on Hepatitis C impediments to treatment
We talk to Adrian Farrugia from the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University. Adrian’s research focuses on opioid overdose and take-home naloxone, experiences of hepatitis C treatment, and young people’s drug consumption and drug education. And he is currently...
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Sexual Health Week Interview with Sarah Lorrimar
Sarah Lorrimar is a sexuality educator living in Collingwood but with a strong love and connection to Melbourne’s West. And her background is Chinese – Indonesian and Australian. Sarah is passionate about social justice, particularly around gender equity and sexual health rights and has spent the...
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Families living with blood-borne viruses with Associate Professor Christy Newman
LiverTalk speak with Associate Professor Christy Newman (they/them) from the University of NSW Sydney, about her research into blood-borne viruses and serodiscordant families. Christy is also Associate Dean (Engagement, Impact and Enterprise) at UNSW
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Dr Amy Pennay on drinking behaviour and why people are drinking less
LiverTalk speak with Doctor Amy Pennay from La Trobe University, about her research into alcohol and how people are choosing to drink less. Dr Amy Pennay is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research (CAPR), La Trobe University. Dr Pennay has an Honours degree in…
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Associate Professor Paul Gow talks Fatty Liver on 3AW
Associate Professor Paul Gow talks Fatty Liver on 3AW's healthy living Program
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Impact of alcohol on the brain for non-dependent drinkers
How much do we really know about the impact of non-dependent alcohol use upon the brain? Listen to the discussion about why there needs to be more research into the impacts of non-dependant alcohol use upon the brain. Special guests: Fiona Martyn, Galway Neuroscience Centre PhD student, from the...
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Drug Law Reform with Steve Allsop
We talk to Steve Allsop about the changing perceptions around drug law in Australia, what this could look like and what is important to take into consideration. In our conversation we also discussed the vital importance of addressing stigma and discrimination and improving access to drug and...
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Viral Hepatitis Mapping Project National Report
Jennifer MacLachlan, Senior Epidemiologist at The Doherty Institute shares the reports latest findings on the the prevalence of viral hepatitis, the need to increase diagnosis, treatment & care, and how targeted engagement based on the latest regional data can help drive an increase in testing....
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World Hepatitis Day 2020
Reflecting on World Hepatitis Day 2020 and the fight that has continued to be made across the sector for elimination of viral hepatitis despite the COVID-19 restrictions. Including a special song from Mark Farmer Memorial Award winner Andree, hear from a number of people about what they have been...
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Why ending hepatitis matters for your liver?
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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SBS Vietnamese World Hepatitis Day 2020
Nhân Ngày Viêm Gan 28 tháng 7 hãy tìm hiểu cách bảo vệ cơ phận quan trọng này của bạn 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
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World Hepatitis Day 2020 - Plenty FM Radio 88.6 with Matt Christie
Melanie Eagle speaks with Matt Christie Plenty FM Radio 88.6 on World Hepatitis Day encouraging people to get tested for hepatitis. #EndHEP
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Quarantine and Alcohol
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…
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Webchat and Telehealth
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...
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Dr Marno Ryan on how 5-10% weight loss can make all the difference
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…
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Martin Forrest talks about the LiverWELL Reveal program
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%…
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Dr Alex Hodge talks fatty liver, NASH & tips for best liver health
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...
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Melanie Eagle on ABC Nightlife talks about hepatitis C
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.
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Exposing the hepatitis B virus: A University of Melbourne podcast
This podcast was first published on Pursuit. Read the original article. https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/podcasts/exposing-the-hepatitis-b-virus Researchers Professor Peter Revill and Dr Thomas Tu are on front line of global efforts to find a cure; helped by Dr Tu developing a new method to better...
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Amanda Li Hromin, Ageing Senior of the Year 2019 and Hepatitis Victoria volunteer
Amanda Li Hromin works as a community advocate supporting health promotion, community engagement, education programs and community awareness campaigns for the Victorian Chinese community in relation to viral hepatitis B and C prevention and related liver cancer prevention. She was nominated by...
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"leaps and bounds..." Lewis Stieven-Taylor talks about his Hepatitis Victoria internship
Lewis Stieven-Taylor is a La Trobe University student studying for a Bachelor of Health Science majoring in rehabilitation counselling. As part of his course, he is required to complete 80-120 hours of a work placement as an intern which he completed at Hepatitis Victoria focused on health...
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Sidney Vo: "I am standing up not just for myself, but for the community..."
Sidney Vo is appealing a Federal Government decision, based on her hepatitis B status, that means she and her 12-year-old son Billy have to leave Australia by the end of the month. Her case has been widely publicised and by mid-September an online petition of support had received over 22,000...
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Isabelle Purcell on 3CR radio talking liver health and recent migration rule changes
Health Promotion Project Officer, Isabelle Purcell was interviewed on 3CR Community Radio about the positive changes in migration rules for people living with viral hepatitis who want to apply for permanent residency in Australia. She talks about what the changes mean and why they are an…
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Margaret Littlejohn: Incredible ancient secrets of the hepatitis B virus
Margaret Littlejohn is a medical scientist at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, where she does research and diagnostic work into the hepatitis B virus. Together with Associate Professor Steven Tong of the University of Melbourne and other colleagues, she recently published a...
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Doing with great love... intern Kai's experience at Hepatitis Victoria
Kai Wen Cheong is a studying for his Master's in Social Work at the University of Melbourne and for the last three months he has been a Hepatitis Victoria intern. In a short interview he speaks about his experience and what he has learnt. "I feel blessed as I am literally enjoying every minute at...
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World Hepatitis Day 2019: Melanie Eagle talks to Trevor Chappell on ABC Radio Overnight
Every year the 28th July is World Hepatitis Day, when we remind ourselves that this preventable disease kills more than a million people globally every year, yet it can be managed and cured with more awareness, support and funding. Even in Victoria over 70,000 people are unaware they are living...
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Helen Tran on working with the Vietnamese community in Victoria
Helen Tran is a Hepatitis Victoria Project Officer working to raise awareness about hepatitis B in Victoria's Vietnamese community and encourage people to get blood tests, vaccinations and timely treatment. "Liver cancer is very prevalent among Australian-Vietnamese and hepatitis is one of the…
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Progress and roadblocks: What the National Mapping Report 2017 reveals
The Doherty Institute’s viral hepatitis National Mapping Report 2017 was published in April, providing an Australia-wide snapshot of prevalence, treatment and progress for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and for liver cancer. We talk to the author, Jennifer MacLachlan, Epidemiologist at the Doherty...
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Melanie Eagle interviewed 6PR Perth Radio World Liver Day
Melanie Eagle was interviewed on World Liver Day on the launch of Eating Well: A LiverWELL™ Lifestyle Guide by Chris Isley on Perth radio station 6PR. Melanie explains what's in the Guide and why it is an urgently needed resource.
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Melanie Eagle interviewed on Radio 2GB about the launch of the Eating Well Guide
On 19 April, World Liver Day, Melanie Eagle was interviewed by presenter Chris Smith from radio 2GB in Sydney about the launch of Eating Well: A LiverWELL™ Guide. Melanie explains the kind of recipes are in the book, as well as the hints and tips for good liver health. She talks about why it is…
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Will Scott on his five years as a HepVic volunteer and employee
Will Scott has worked as both a volunteer and staff member at Hepatitis Victoria. In this short interview he reflects on what he has learnt and gained from working for a dynamic and fast-paced non-for-profit. He also talks about his own personal experience of overcoming viral hepatitis, and gives...
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Eating Well for better liver health with Priscilla Correa and Kessavee Lutchmanen
Priscilla is a nutritionist and Kessavee head chef at the Merri Cafe, an organic restaurant using fresh, local ingredients. Priscilla and Kessavee have collaborated creating simple and delicious recipes for Eating Well: A Guide for Better Liver Health. This short podcast interview was made during...
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Overcoming 'self-stigma' with HEP Hero Ross Williams
Ross Williams is a Hepatitis Victoria Board member, HEP Hero and a HEPSpeaker. On 7 March, he spoke passionately about his lived experience of hepatitis C during the Brimbank HEPReady forum. In a short interview, Ross talks about what lived experience speakers can add to an event and why...
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Brimbank Mayor Cr Lucinda Congreve talks community health
Cr Lucinda Congreve is the Mayor of Brimbank, one of the most culturally diverse areas of Victoria. She opened the HEPReady Forum in Brimbank on Thursday 7 March. In this short podcast, Cr Congreve talks about the multiple health challenges in Brimbank and what her Council is doing in response.…
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Andree's story
Andree tells us, when her doctor had written ‘HEP C POSITIVE’ on a pathology slip, which she unknowingly carried in her bag for some time. Upon realising, Andre stated she was shocked and explains about the negative repercussions this unwanted disclosure could’ve had on her, or anyone else in a...
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Julie's stigma story
Jules Cassidy has been an advocate for viral hepatitis, harm reduction, and mental health for decades. She lived with hepatitis C from as early as the 1980’s, and was cured just a few years ago. Jules reflects on how hepatitis C and the stigma that sometimes came with it added to the many...
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Steven Taylor: AOD outreach, presenting, engaging and smashing stigma
"You could stand in a bucket of infected blood and still not catch the infection...as long as you don't have any cuts on your feet." That's one of the little anecdotes Steven Taylor uses to illustrate how viral hepatitis can only be passed from one person to another through infected blood. Steven...
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Working in custodial settings: myth and revelation
Neylan Aykut is a health promotion officer at Hepatitis Victoria whose job mainly involves working in Victoria's prisons combatting viral hepatitis. Neylan talks about the challenges of working in custodial settings, and some of the surprising -and inspiring- things she has learnt. "I really…
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Stigma & healthcare: Should you disclose your hepatitis status?
Judith Gorst works at the Prahran Market Clinic as a Practice Nurse and Counsellor. She is in daily contact with people who have been affected by HIV and hepatitis C. In her Stigma Story, Judith unpacks the difficulties that stigma adds to an already complex situation for many of her patients who...
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