EVENT RECAP: RANZCOG is piloting a mentoring program (webinar held 31 October 2022) for a small cohort of advanced trainees and new Fellows as the first step towards establishing a full-fledged program. Watch the recording of RANZCOG recent mentoring webinar, where a panel of experienced Fellows and external speakers presented valuable mentoring content.
Q&A RECAP: A/Prof Magdalena Simonis was invited to speak to an open forum for University of Melbourne students. The forum was recorded and a video recap is available to all via the Melbourne University mediaspace. Here’s the link to the the forum recording.
WEBINAR RECAP: This video is Webinar 1 of 5 presented by the RACGP recorded 11 Aug 2022. Now more than ever, general practice plays a vital role in caring for people experiencing family and domestic abuse. Join General Practitioners, Dr Magdalena Simonis and Dr Marina Malcolm in this webinar series about identifying and responding to Family and Domestic abuse. Watch the webinar recording.
In this RACGP Women In General Practice Conference 2015 webinar (still very relevant), Australia of the Year Rosie Batty, Barrister-at-law Carolyn Burnside, Former Victorian Attorney-General Rob Hulls and I discuss the role of the GP in addressing family violence.
Watch a summary of a special Q&A event, held Dec 2020, where expert panelists (including the AFMW President), discussed the challenges ahead to vaccinate Australia against COVID-19.
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