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Friday, 13 May 2022

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THIS WEEK'S SNAPSHOT

Talking HealthTech Summit held 12 May 2022 [Recap]
Revealed: the ‘carbon bombs’ set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown- The Guardian
SPHERE Women’s SRH Coalition: Position statement on Roe v Wade
Important changes to family violence information sharing- RACGP
Saying ‘no’: Why it’s an important leadership skill and how to do it – AMA Victoria
QMWS May Dinner Meeting “Leading from the Front with Dr Kim Hansen” – 19 May
RACGP Women in General Practice Conference – Brainy Women: A Healthy Mind And Body – 28-29 May 2022

Talking HealthTech Summit held 12 May 2022 [Recap]

Talking HealthTech Summit: May 12th event recap

EVENT RECAP: The Talking HealthTech (THT) Autumn Summit was held on the 12th of May. It was a great pleasure moderating the session today on Gender Equity in Digital Health. It was a fabulous opportunity for women in medicine to learn the ‘how to's’ on driving change, increasing participation and representation of women doctors in Digital Health, from this session. Continue Reading »

Revealed: the ‘carbon bombs’ set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown- The Guardian

In this article, published in The Guardian, the authors discuss how oil and gas majors are planning scores of vast projects that threaten to shatter the 1.5C climate goal. If governments do not act, these firms will continue to cash in as the world burns. Continue Reading »

SPHERE Women’s SRH Coalition: Position statement on Roe v Wade

With a federal election nearing, the SPHERE Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Coalition has released its position statement on Roe v Wade. AFMW is a SPHERE Coalition partner and supports this statement. Continue Reading »

Important changes to family violence information sharing- RACGP

The new chapter was developed to provide Victorian GPs with practical ‘when, how, and why’ advice.

In this article, originally published in the RACGP's newsGP, the RACGP announces an update to its White Book in response to new requirements regarding the way information is shared across services and organisations. As RACGP White Book reviewer, member of Safer Families GP facilitator and family violence expert, I was invited to outline how Victorian GPs can access information around the information sharing schemes that were introduced April 19, 2021. Continue Reading »

Saying ‘no’: Why it’s an important leadership skill and how to do it – AMA Victoria

Leadership insight #7 – 2022: Saying ‘no’: Why it’s an important leadership skill and how to do it

These days it seems like there are more and more demands on our time and energy, with ‘work’ being one of the biggest culprits. Often these work demands are important and time-sensitive and do need to get done. However, saying ‘yes’ to everything is not the answer: Sometimes you need to say ‘no.’ Continue Reading »

QMWS May Dinner Meeting “Leading from the Front with Dr Kim Hansen” – 19 May

Leading from the Front with Dr Kim Hansen QMWS event details

[QMWS EVENT] All AFMW members and friends are invited to attend the QMWS May Dinner meeting next Thursday May 19. We are delighted that Dr Kim Hansen will present ‘Leading from the Front' – An emergency physician’s journey through COVID-19. working in the front line and advocating for patients and doctors. Zoom tickets on sale until May 19. Continue Reading »

RACGP Women in General Practice Conference – Brainy Women: A Healthy Mind And Body – 28-29 May 2022

Women In General Practice Committee Is Proud To Present Brainy Women: A Healthy Mind And Body - Event May 2022

[EVENT - REMINDER] 28-29 MAY: RACGP Victoria’s Women In General Practice Committee is proud to present Brainy Women: A Healthy Mind and Body being held at the RACV City Club Melbourne 28–29 May 2022. Registrations now open. Continue Reading »

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