The Gulf Coast Liver Support Group, affiliated with the University of South Alabama’s Digestive Health Center, will hold its next meeting on July 19, 2012, at 6 p.m. at the Infirmary West Hospital Conference Center at 5600 Girby Road in Mobile.
This month's topic, "Learn How to Safely Use Medications," will be presented by Kay Guess of MedFusion Specialty Pharmacy.
Guess will address the group on the kind of information you should obtain from a pharmacist, how to safely take medications, and how a specialty pharmacy can help you during your treatment, particularly when using medications with significant side effects such as those used to treat hepatitis C.
The support group, which meets once every other month, provides a forum for adult patients with liver disease to learn more about their condition. The educational programs cover medical, social and nutritional topics.
Dr. Jorge Herrera, professor of internal medicine at USA, formed the support group in 1998. The Gulf Coast Liver Support Group is the only physician-led liver support group in the region and state.
Participation in the support group is free of charge. For more information, call (251) 660-5555 or click here.
