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World AIDS Day

Did you know? Globally, women account for about half of all people living with HIV/AIDS. On World AIDS Day, it is vital to recognize the gender-specific aspects of HIV/AIDS and work towards comprehensive strategies that address the intersecting factors of gender inequality, stigma, discrimination, and access to healthcare.

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 Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM, AFMW Immediate Past President

The 2023 Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause

The resource “Practitioner’s Toolkit for Managing Menopause” published online by Taylor & Francis Group 31 October 2023, was developed to provide health-care providers with a simple assessment and decision-making tool for use during a clinical consultation. The resource is now available. 

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 Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM, AFMW Immediate Past President

7 key questions to assess depression risk in the clinic | Healthed

In this Healthed article, psychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne David Horgan reveals questions he asks to assess vulnerability to stress and depression. Stress and depression are strongly linked—so by understanding who is more susceptible to stress, GPs can gauge who might be more vulnerable to depression. Read the seven factors here.

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EWG’s Healthy Living: Home Guide
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 Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM, AFMW Immediate Past President

EWG’s Healthy Living: Home Guide & Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database

This is a useful guide including a cosmetics database to help us and our patients make choices around common toxins and our risk of exposure. Advice we give prenatally and in the antenatal period, includes ‘avoid household toxins’. This statement, without a guide often creates concerns for pregnant women which their doctors might not be prepared to respond to.

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 Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM, AFMW Immediate Past President

COVID-19 Resources List [UPDATED 04 APRIL 2022]

[UPDATED 4 APRIL 2022 – Decision chart for use of Adult with symptomatic COVID-19 who does not require oxygen and has one or more risk factors for disease progression added] View the updated list of the latest COVID-19 resources. Please share with your colleagues.

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RACGP Women’s Health resources available online for doctors
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 Associate Professor Magdalena Simonis AM, AFMW Immediate Past President

New RACGP-endorsed resources

A new Women’s Health site at RACGP has been released. I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to see this! Please share with colleagues and refer them to RACGP Women’s Health resources for guidance.

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