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The data from ANROWS have just been released, showing 41 per cent of respondents mistakenly believe domestic violence is equally committed by men and women, an increase from 23 per cent in 2009. There are several reasons for this mistaken belief, the key one being that the data is victim focused.
Feeling weary regarding the ever present threats of climate change? Here is an excellent post created by a DEA member a couple of years ago which still resonates with me. And if you are interested in taking a course or being involved in some form of research or volunteering, our friends at Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) have shared a great link.
This inSight+ article, is the second opinion piece in a three-part series that calls for further action by a united medical profession to address the enormous scale of work-related burnout and mental injury in doctors who work in psychologically unsafe health care workplaces. There are solutions.
This week we complete the series where we have profiled the achievements and aspirations of the 2023 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves recipients in the lead up to the 2023 Referendum on the Voice to Parliament. We introduce you to Dr Alicia Veasey, a proud Torres Strait Islander woman, an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist with a subspeciality fellowship in Paediatric & Adolescent Gynaecology (IFEPAG).
AFMW supports formal recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution and the establishment of the Voice to Parliament.
The 2023 Australasian Institute of Digital Health’s Women in Digital Health (WiDH) Leadership program wrapped at the end of August. A/Prof Magdalena Simonis AM, is one of the program’s six mentors and was interviewed by Vanessa Murray for AMA Vicdoc about digital health and why it’s important to nurture women’s involvement in the field.
A/Prof Magdalena Simonis was asked to comment recently on long COVID in adolescents for SBS News. Listed below are some key points regarding long COVID and children; adolescents. For further reading, please see the full SBS News article “Most young people bounced back after COVID-19. Sophie’s case remains ‘catastrophic'”, published 18 September 2023 5:38am, by Jessica Bahr.
We continue to profile the achievements and aspirations of the 2023 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves recipients in the lead up to the 2023 Referendum on the Voice to Parliament. In our earlier posts, we shared the stories of Ms Megan Shuttleworth and Ms Natalie Gordon, and this week we would like to introduce you to another of this year’s bursary recipients, Dr Julia-Rose Satre.
UPDATED – NEW RESOURCES AVAILABLE We are very pleased that the 2023 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursaries, announced during NAIDOC Week have been awarded to the recipients. This coincided with the announcement of the date of the Referendum on the Voice to Parliament. We encourage our members to continue to review additional resources with regard to this Referendum.
Hope you are taking care of yourselves and reaching out to others with this question too. Doctors are great at concealing their hardship from others. If you need support, reach out to www.handnhand.org.au
AFMW President, A/Prof Magdalena Simonis AM will be presenting at the upcoming 19th IUAES-WAU World Anthropology Congress 2023 on Marginalities, Uncertainties, and World Anthropologies: Enlivening Past and Envisioning Future to be held at University of Delhi, Delhi, India from 14th to 20th October 2023.
The Philippine Medical Women’s Association will hold its 72nd Annual Convention on November 18 -19, 2023 at the Marco Polo Hotel with the theme: “Women in Medicine: Moving Forward After the Pandemic”. AFMW President, A/Prof Magdalena Simonis AM has been invited to present at this year’s convention. The title of the presentation is Mentoring, Strengthening and Leading.
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