Dr Bong Ok Kim, VP of WPR of MWIA, recently posted about her invitation to Chinese Medical Women’s Conference in Beijing and noted the launch of the BMJ ‘s Collection on Women’s Health in China. At the AsiaPacific Region meeting of World Organisation of Family Doctors, some of us were fortunate to get a preview of some of the articles presented.
As we start September, let’s reflect on what Women’s Health Week (2-6 Sept) means and aims to achieve: it serves as a crucial reminder of the ongoing health challenges faced by women in Australia.
Associate Prof Magdalena Simonis AM joined Philip Clark on ABC’s Nightlife to discuss reforms needed when it comes to Australian Medical Practice. Listen to the interview.
This InSight+ article authored by Helen E O’Connell AO, Aniruddh Deshpande, Natasha Robinson, Magdalena Simonis and Steve Robson, discusses how any clinicians remain unfamiliar with the diagnosis of chronic urinary tract infection, leaving many women and girls to suffer without the right support.
Associate Professor Liz Marles, General Practitioner and Clinical Director, introduces the Commission’s new women’s health resources: the Women’s Health Focus Report examining trends in hysterectomy and endometrial ablation hospitalisations, and the revised Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard. Watch video.
This Inquiry seeks submissions from anyone with information or interest in the Inquiry into Women’s Pain. The Victoria-wide consultation is led by Safer Care Victoria, the Victorian Women’s Health Advisory Council and the Inquiry into Women’s Pain sub-committee. It begins on the 30 January 2024.
This is a notification share from our colleagues at Australian Women’s Health Alliance. The AWHA’s Women’s health Hub is a national resource hub to access key evidence and policy in practice for women’s health.
Once again, the Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, olive oil, and fish, got the top spot, as best diet overall. It’s the sixth consecutive year for that win. But many other diets got top marks as well.
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.
Breast cancer is often believed to be the number one cause of death and disability in women, however it is cardiovascular disease. Here’s what every woman needs to know…
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