15-17 OCTOBER. The annual Doctors for the Environment Australia's conference is taking place Fri 15th Oct 2021, 2:00 pm - Sun 17th Oct 2021, 4:00 pm ACDT. The theme for iDEA21 is "Planet, Health and Hope", an inspiring and important conference on climate and health run by Doctors For The Environment.
REMINDER - AGM to be held this Saturday, 6 NOV - 10am-12:00pm (Melbourne/Canberra/Sydney); 9am-11am (Brisbane): Dear AFMW Members, you are warmly invited to the first AFMW Annual General Meeting for the triennium which will be held via Zoom. The agenda includes Dr Cathy Foley, AO PSM patron’s address; AFMW Awards to Dr Karen Price (President, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners) for excellent contribution to the health of Australia, leadership and advocacy for general practitioners, Dr Kathleen Hayes, AFMW President’s Honour In recognition of excellent contribution to the community and profession, and Dr Marissa Daniels, AFMW President’s Young AFMW Award in recognition of excellent contribution to individual states, AFMW and MWIA; AFMW's Year Recap and submission of the Annual Report. Please RSVP today if you can or cannot attend.
13 NOVEMBER . Magdalena Simonis, President of AFMW is delivering a presentation at Education with Values Summit online event. The summit's theme is "Why Educating with Values is Important and What Should This Look Like in 2021 and Beyond". Register today.
20 NOV. Burnt Out? Pandemic Fatigued? Suffering from Compassion fatigue? Learn how to work with Self-Compassion during and after Covid-19. Please join the QMWS for an online Masterclass event by Self-Compassion expert Dr Marga Gooren, Saturday 20 November 2021. Online bookings for all AFMW members and network are welcome.
23 & 25 NOV: The SPHERE NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health for Women in Primary Care invites you to attend their virtual annual meeting to hear the latest about their research in abortion, contraception, and preconception care. Showcasing the latest research from SPHERE in abortion, contraception and preconception care on 23 and 25 November 2021 (AEDT).
2 DEC: Join Magda and three other presenters at this important National RACGP webinar on vaccine hesitancy and practice efficiencies. Magda will be speaking with a panel of GP experts and her talk will cover issues around addressing CALD communities, as well the the importance of GP self care during COVID which has resulted in increased, constant pressure on GPs. COVID is with us to stay and as our borders open to international travel, GPS and the health sector will be facing new challenges which we will all need to adapt to.
3 FEB: AFMW Open Forum launches on Tuesday February 3rd 8pm-9PM AEDT with GP Leaders Associate Professor Charlotte Hespe RACGP NSW/ ACT Faculty and RACGP Board Director, Associate Professor Margie Danchin Group Leader, Vaccine Uptake, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and Dr Magdalena Simonis, RACGP Expert Committee Quality Care will be discussing COVID in primary care in 2022. This is the first in the COVID Crisis Open Forum Series. Register today.
REMINDER - 7 FEB: The first AFMW Council Meeting for the year is fast approaching, and the Executive Committee are looking forward to seeing you there. Join us Monday 7th February, 8pm (Melbourne/Canberra/Sydney); 7pm(Brisbane).
9 FEB: The next in our AFMW Open Forum series will be hosted by Avant Mutual. Join us 7PM AEDT Wed 9 Feb for a COVID 19 vaccination and emerging issues session with expert panel members including Professor Christopher Blyth, recent co-chair of ATAGI and paediatric infectious diseases physician. Register today.
13 FEB: The next in our AFMW Open Forum series will be this Sunday 5PM AEDT. We have commenced our 2022 Open Forum sessions with a “COVID Crisis” series last week, and this week it seems timely to acknowledge National Apology Day on 13 February, and again express our sorrow for the impact COVID-19 is having on First Nations peoples, in the context of known harm from actions that caused the Stolen Generation.
18 FEB. NGO CSW66 Forum Training. Learn everything you need to know about attending the NGO CSW66 Forum on the Virtual Portal. We'll talk about the different aspects of the Forum, show a walk-through of the Virtual Portal, and take questions from participants!
22 FEB. QMWS warmly invite you to join them for their first dinner event (followed by AGM) for 2022! Due to timing coinciding with the anticipated COVID-19 Omicron peak case numbers in Brisbane, the event will be held online only. Online bookings for all AFMW members and network are welcome.
26 FEB. Join us for "Vietnam's Doctor's Day - Celebrating medical women and leadership". Meet our medical sisters from Vietnam this Saturday. These events provide opportunities to learn from each other and make new friends.
02 MAR. Please join SPHERE for this free online special seminar "Policy advances for women's sexual and reproductive health: Implications for Australia from Canadian approaches" with guest speaker Professor Wendy Norman. Wed, 2 March 2022 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM AEST. Register for this free event.
16 MAR. This session, hosted by AFMW, is live for an AUSTRALIAN LOCAL audience. This full AFMW UN CSW parallel event will be held via Zoom, Wednesday March 16th 8pm-9:30pm AEDT (Melb /Canberra/ Sydney). The session will be recorded. A draft program is now available. Please register to attend.
20 MAR. This session, hosted by the International Health Awareness Network (IHAN), includes a panel of speakers discussing "Climate change and environmental degradation – consequences for women’s health". This is a Parallel Event of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, is Co-Sponsored with National School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame Australia and Fordham Institute for Women and Girls, New York. Please register to attend.
20 MAR. This session, hosted by MWS NSW, is an exploration of the way various medical conditions present differently in women. This is a Parallel Event of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, brought to you by Medical Women's Society of NSW. Please register to attend.
20 MAR. This session, hosted by AFMW, is live for an INTERNATIONAL audience. This full AFMW UN CSW parallel event will be held via Zoom, Sunday 20 March 11pm - Monday 21 March 12.30am AEDT ( Melb /Canberra/ Sydney), 8am EST (USA). A draft program is now available. Please register to attend.
Being held 25 March and 2 April 2022, Monash University is again running an introductory course in Sexual Medicine and Therapy. This 2-day online multidisciplinary course on Sexuality and Sexual Difficulties, is relevant for all health practitioners, trainees and students. It will discuss the need to talk about sex, address the obstacles, and will empower the registrants to raise and discuss topics of sexuality and sexual difficulties with their patients.
APRIL: The Victorian Medical Women's Society (VMWS) is thrilled to launch their ‘Speciality Ask Me Anything Series’. This series will run every Thursday evening in April, featuring trainees from a myriad of specialties, and will allow junior doctors to “ask her anything” regarding the training program. This event is open to all VMWS members, AFMW members and non-members!
9 APR. Meet your colleagues in the Western Pacific Region of the Medical Women’s International Association for an hour prior to the International Congress hosted by Taiwan – have friends before you get there! The topic is "WPR Pre-congress 'Who is Who' in the region and why they do what they do in MWIA". Register for fvree today.
9 APR. Meet your colleagues in the Western Pacific Region of the Medical Women’s International Association for an hour prior to the International Congress hosted by Taiwan – have friends before you get there! The topic is "WPR Pre-congress 'Who is Who' in the region and why they do what they do in MWIA". Register for free today.
14 APRIL: The Victorian Medical Women's Society (VMWS) is thrilled to launch their ‘Speciality Ask Me Anything Series’. This series will run every Thursday evening in April (7, 14, 21, 28), featuring trainees from a myriad of specialties, and will allow junior doctors to “ask her anything” regarding the training program. This event is open to all VMWS members, AFMW members and non-members!
APRIL: The Victorian Medical Women's Society (VMWS) is thrilled to launch their ‘Speciality Ask Me Anything Series’. This series will run every Thursday evening in April, featuring trainees from a myriad of specialties, and will allow junior doctors to “ask her anything” regarding the training program. This event is open to all VMWS members, AFMW members and non-members!
28 APRIL: The Victorian Medical Women's Society (VMWS) is thrilled to launch their ‘Speciality Ask Me Anything Series’. This series will run every Thursday evening in April, featuring trainees from a myriad of specialties, and will allow junior doctors to “ask her anything” regarding the training program. This event is open to all VMWS members, AFMW members and non-members!
28 APR: We are pleased to announce the next in our AFMW Open Forum Crisis Series, will be held at 7pm EDST on Thursday 28 April 2022 (just after the Anzac Day long weekend!). AFMW supporter, friend and colleague, Professor Robert Booy, a founder of the Oxford vaccine group, who was pivotal in establishing routine paediatric Haemophilus vaccination in the 1990s, will discuss the topic: “An Australian reflection of vaccination to control infectious diseases: influenza, polio, TB and COVID-19.” Save the date.
07 MAY. Who’s Holding Your Ladder? seminar is aimed at supporting women in healthcare, research, and leadership. This seminar is a joint venture between Monash Partners, Melbourne Academic Centre for Heath (MACH), Western Alliance, and AHRA Women's Health Research Translation & Impact Network. It will be held 10am-6pm AEST, 7 May 2022 in Melbourne and online.
12 MAY. Get ready for the Talking HealthTech (THT) Autumn Summit on the 12th of May Every quarter in the THT+ Community we connect to learn and collaborate about healthcare innovation for a full day virtual event. The Summits feature over 40 speakers and 12 sessions covering a range of relevant topics shaping our industry.
12 MAY: As President of AFMW it gives me great pleasure to launch our new regular monthly sessions "Circle of Kindness: AFMW Fireside Chats". Our next 'chat, will be held Thursday 12 May, 2022 7-8PM AEST, hosted by Dr Tahnee Bridson. A Fireside Chat is a safe space filled with kindness and trust where you can meet other medical women and talk about the challenges you're facing. Come, bring a friend who is not a member but think will benefit from having access to our Circle of Kindness.
All AFMW members and friends are invited to attend the QMWS May Dinner meeting next Thursday May 19. We are delighted that Dr Kim Hansen will present ‘Leading from the Front' – An emergency physician’s journey through COVID-19. working in the front line and advocating for patients and doctors. Zoom tickets on sale until May 19.
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