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NCAS is the world’s longest-running population-level survey of community attitudes towards violence against women
domestic violence
 Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM, AFMW President

National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey

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.

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Dr Anna Seth
#climatehealth
 Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM, AFMW President

Uplifting video, jobs, volunteering and more | CAHA

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.

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2023 - 2023 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary Recipient: Dr Alicia Veasey
Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Purple Bush Medicine Leaves
 Dr Lydia Pitcher

Introducing Dr Alicia Veasey, 2023 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary Recipient

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).

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Australia's first people holding signs asking us to vote Yes to the Voice referendum
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
 AFMW

AFMW Supports The Voice To Parliament

AFMW supports formal recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution and the establishment of the Voice to Parliament.

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Women in Digital Health program, A/Prof Magda Simonis mentor
digital health
 AFMW

Women in Digital Health Leadership Program – Recap

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.

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Sophie Van Reijswoud is 15 years old and has been diagnosed with long Covid.
covid
 Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM, AFMW President

Children and Long COVID

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.

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2023 - 2023 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary Recipient: Dr Julia-Rose Satre
Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Purple Bush Medicine Leaves
 Dr Lydia Pitcher

Introducing Dr Julia-Rose Satre, 2023 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursary Recipient

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.

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2023 Bursaries now awarded plus resources for Voice to parliament referendum
Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Purple Bush Medicine Leaves
 Dr Lydia Pitcher

2023 Purple Bush Medicine Leaves Bursaries Awarded plus Resources for the Voice to Parliament Referendum [UPDATED]

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.

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RUOK day plus doctor specific support available
 Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM, AFMW President

RUOK day

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

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19th IUAES-WAU World Anthropology Congress
IUAES
 AFMW

A/Prof M Simonis speaker in New Delhi | IUAES Congress

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.

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PMWA 2023 Convention
PMWA
 AFMW

Philippine Medical Women’s Association Presentation

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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