In this newsGP article, Associate Prof Magdalena Simonis AM was interviewed to comment on some new research, findings of which could unnecessarily scare a lot of women with endometriosis into believing that they have an increased ovarian cancer risk.
[EVENT] Am pleased to be a panel speaker at the Pelvic Pain Symposium on June 13, sharing GP clinical perspectives. Come join us. It’s free too! – Magdalena Simonis, Women’s health specialist, Endometriosis Action Plan Expert Advisory Group. Register today for 13 June 2024 Symposium.
RACGP Expert Committee Quality Care member and Endometriosis Expert Advisory Group member A/Prof Magdalena Simonis was interviewed regarding the recent government announcement to fund longer non-GP specialist consultations for endometriosis and other complex women’s health issues.
In this Neos Kosmos “Endometriosis – what it is and how to get treatment ” article, Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM discusses Endometriosis awareness and suggested action, and not letting let pain be normal.
Endometriosis awareness week is up on us! This petition is being launched by news.com. Assoc/Prof Magdalena Simonis AM was invited to an interview on Sunrise as a women’ s health expert to speak about this.
This inSight+ article, authored by Dr Jacqueline Frayne, A/Prof Magdalena Simonis AM and A/Prof Alan Lam detail how a new tool, called the Raising Awareness Tool for Endometriosis (RATE), has been developed to help prompt early conversations between health providers and women about endometriosis-related symptoms, in efforts to improve early detection.
As a member of the Endometriosis Online Learning Research Steering Committee ( EOLRSC 2018) which was funded by RANZCOG and Jean Hailes Foundation, we developed an online learning module for health professionals aimed mainly at the primary care level which is available free of charge.
It’s notoriously difficult to diagnose endometriosis without conducting invasive surgery or using expensive specialist imaging services. A tool to diagnose this in primary care has been developed by Jacquie, Alan, myself and the Endometriosis Steering Team funded jointly by Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists RANZCOG and Jean Hailes for Women’s Health team. Here is what GPs say about it.
In this AusDoc article Dr Magdelena Simonis discusses the delays in reaching an Endometriosis diagnosis including the dismissal of women’s symptoms by health professionals, poor public awareness of the disease, misinformation regarding menstruation, alongside stigma and cultural attitudes towards menstruation. However, GPs are well placed to manage endometriosis, as this is where symptomatic people will present.
In this inSight+ article Dr Magdelena Simonis states how as health professionals, endometriosis represents more than just a women’s health issue, but a need to reconsider a lot of what has been handed down to us. Read this InSight+ article.
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