VHBA Spotlight 16 – Hepatitis Care for Everyone

The Victorian Hepatitis B Alliance held the 16th annual Spotlight event on August 23 in Carlton. It brought together a diverse group of community members, health professionals, and experts under the theme of “Hepatitis Care for Everyone.”

With 17 sessions and a panel discussion, the event explored a range of important topics, including community experiences, stigma, migration law, and exemplary projects in Aboriginal communities.

Feedback on the event has been very positive, and we are excited to share some of the comments we have received in the evaluations.

• “Covering all aspect of hepatitis B, [Spotlight] is really helpful to give full picture of all going on with the disease and how it affects the life of involved people.”
• “I will be more careful and considerate with the language I use in my work and life to try and avoid causing discrimination or discomfort.”
• “All of it was wonderful and relevant. The presenters were experts.”
• “All of it was useful, lived experience really made the impact of migration legal implications so impactful.”