Unmasking epilepsy stigma – a patient and carer perspective

This Epilepsy Awareness Month (March), Team VIVA! has been busy working with patient support associations nation-wide to help unmask the stigma and discrimination associated with the country’s most common, chronic brain disorder, affecting more than 220,000 Aussies.   Earlier today,  we released new research revealing almost 1-in-2 Aussies living with the condition experience some form of unfair…

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Does your brand have an online reputation?

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? The philosophical question will lead you to consider aspects of observation and reality. Is reality only what you observe, or does a separate reality exist beyond your cognition? The point is, does it matter to you…

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VIVA! appoints director of healthcare

Award winning specialist health + wellness PR agency, VIVA! Communications, is pleased to announce the appointment of a highly experienced health PR practitioner, Melissa Chlad, to the position of Director, commencing February 11, 2012. Melissa has held senior roles in global public relations agencies in London and Sydney. Most recently, she was practice director, health…

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6 tips to celebrate Australia Day, the healthy way

Every year, on January 26, we’re encouraged to celebrate what’s great about Australia. This year is no different, except that we get an additional day off and therefore a long weekend. All the more reason to celebrate! When we think about what’s great about Australia, food is often the first thing that comes to mind.…

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Happy New Year from team VIVA!

Here at VIVA! Communications we’ve just retuned from holidays and are now getting into the swing of things. We feel certain that this will be a year of growth on both personal and professional levels. Many people welcome the new year as an opportunity to start fresh or to try out new things. Some quit…

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