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Disability equality in medicine | BMA
Valuable Disability equality in medicine resources are available on the British Medical Association (BMA) website
June 9, 2024
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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.
November 27, 2023
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Podcast on Doctorama talking all things menopause and with Professor Steve Robson and Kaz Cooke
Assoc/ Prof Magdalena Simonis AM was featured on Doctorama talking all things menopause and with @steverobson and @reallykazcooke (write of the new book “It’s The Menopause”)..
November 17, 2023
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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.
November 1, 2023
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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.
February 6, 2023
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Be informed before having cosmetic surgery | Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
These resources (for consumers, clinicians and health service organisations – transvaginal mesh and sacrocolpopexy) are very useful and I hope you can share them with your patients or friends when considering cosmetic surgery.
January 17, 2023
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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.
April 19, 2022
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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.
April 4, 2022
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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.
February 22, 2022