Members have access to a library of Videos, DVDs, CDs of information seminars, a register of relevant Web sites and a list of other endocrine patient support groups in Australia and overseas.
Please note: Selected Video, DVD & CD loan items are subject to a refundable deposit and postage charges; Other DVDs are available to own.
They receive a quarterly newsletter – including commentaries by health professionals, APF news and current information about pituitary awareness and management, mail outs about patient meetings, seminars and other up-to-date news. Members also can order back copies of newsletters.
The APF operates a Contact Register of patients and their families who can be reached by phone or email, giving members access to other people with a similar condition.
All new members are mailed a copy of the book Understanding Your Pituitary Problems by Lyn Taylor, a former Senior Nurse Manager of Diabetes and Endocrine Service at Westmead Hospital in Sydney.
This 64 page paperback addresses the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of each major pituitary condition and helps patients and their families understand and manage their illness.
As well as these benefits, becoming a member of the APF gives a louder voice to the needs of pituitary and growth-hormone-deficient patients.
APF membership is $30.00 and runs from the start of July to the end of June each year.
People applying for membership after 31 March are eligible for membership until June the following year.
To become a member, simply send a completed Membership Form and cheque/ money order made out to Australian Pituitary Foundation Ltd, and send it to the Treasurer at PO Box 570, Mt. Ommaney. Qld 4074. Please do not send cash in the mail. Alternatively you may fill out your credit card details and fax the membrship form to 07 3376 2896, or you can now send your application form electronically and pay fees online through our secure Paypal payment facility. More...
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Updated: November 2008