AFMW Weekly News
Feb 12, 2021

Welcome to the first Friday morning AFMW weekly newsletter. We draw your attention to the new timing of the newsletter, and hope you enjoy catching up on AFMW activities as the week draws to a close. In particular, please check the new Calendar of events including AFMW Open Forum Seminars.

Please remember to fill in our Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) member survey of COVID-19 experiences as healthcare providers - survey link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MWIAcovid19.

Kindest regards,
From the AFMW IT & Comms team

This week at a glance

CALENDAR

FEB 13
Open Forum: Introduction to 2021, Anniversary of National Apology Day

FEB 18

Open Forum: QMWS Dinner Meeting 'Post Traumatic Growth'

FEB 27
Work Life Balance Webinar - with the MWIA Work Life Balance Special Interest Group

MARCH 20
AFMW Parallel Event at CSW65 (2021)
Australian Women Doctors as Gender Equity Advocates

AUGUST 20-21
Western Pacific Regional Conference of MWIA
'The Role of Medical Women in the Future'

New AFMW Event Calendar

Congratulations Prof Jane Gunn - the first female Dean of The University of Melbourne's School of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences

Don't miss out on the
Member Survey of COVID-19 Experiences as Healthcare Professionals

AFMW at the United Nations
Weekly update for Civil Society

NGO CSW/NY Forum
Monthly newsletter

Invitation to participate in MWIA survey on COVID-19 experiences of healthcare providers

The MWIA Scientific and Research Subcommittee wants to hear about your COVID-19 experiences.

MWIA is undertaking a survey to learn about global experiences of female physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic and we are inviting you to share your experinces with us by participating in this survey. This survey will be open until 30^th April 2021.

The link to the survey can be found here:

Members' survey

More information can be found on our MWIA webpage:

Thank you for supporting us in this project!

Drs. Magda Simonis and Antonella Vezzani
Chairs of the the MWIA Scientific and Research Committee

Professor Jane Gunn

AFMW congratulates Professor Gunn on her appointment as the first female Dean of the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne.

Open Forum Series

AFMW Open Forums are are weekly Zoom meetings hosted by AFMW to provide a platform for members and Council to come together.

Time: Variable, including alternate Saturdays 3 – 4.15pm AEST, 4 – 5.15pm AEDT
Who: All members are welcome to attend.

Upcoming Events:

Saturday Feb 13:
Introduction to 2021, and Anniversary of National Apology Day 13th February 2008

Resources: https://calendar.humanrights.gov.au/national-apology
Register below:

Thursday Feb 18:
The Power of Suffering - QMWS Dinner Meeting and AGM
The first QMWS Dinner Event for 2021 will be on "Post Traumatic Growth". Guest speaker David Roland has a PhD in clinical psychology is author of "The Power of Suffering".

Saturday Feb 27:
COVID-19 Vaccination session with Dr Kristine Macartney will include Q and A session with guest panel.

Time and registration to follow.

Saturday March 6:
International Women's Day and Planning for AFMW Parallel Event to be held in conjunction with 65th UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Time and registration to follow.

AFMW to host Parallel Event at
65th UN Commission on the Status of Women

The 65th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW65) is to be held as a virtual event from March 15-26, 2021. AFMW has been awarded the opportunity to host a virtual Parallel event. Details as follows:

Topic: COVID-19 Changed Everything - Australian Women Doctors as Gender Equity Advocates
Date: Saturday, March 20
Time: 3-5.30pm AEDT

Keen to know more about CSW65 and the NGO CSW Forum?

Register to access the NGO CSW 65 Forum virtual platform for FREE

Work Life Balance Webinar - with the MWIA Work Life Balance Special Interest Group

The Medical Women's International Association (MWIA) Work life balance special interest group invites you to a webinar on work life balance hosted by the Medical Women's Association of Nigeria (MWAN).

When: Feb 27, 2021, 11:00am Greenwich Mean Time

Register in advance for this meeting:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Western Pacific Regional Conference 2021
August 20-21

The Western Pacific Regional MWIA Conference will be held in Seoul, Korea, on August 20-21.

More detail available below.

AFMW and the United Nations

Current UN Civil Society Unit Opportunities

Highlights this week:

UN Women: Cartoon and Comic Competition - Deadline March 14
Black History Virtual Tour of the UN
Youth for Climate Conference Sept 2021 - Applications open until Feb 28
What digital technologies can do for social development and wellbeing'
Virtual exhibit 'Voices of Resilience' - ending female genital mutilation

Weekly Update for Civil Society Representatives

NGO CSW/NY Forum

NGO CSW/NY exists to facilitate a voice for non-governmental organisations like AFMW to advocate for gender equity, especially at the time of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women held at the UN New York Headquarters.

Want to know more about NGO CSW Forum and the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW):

Monthly Newsletter - February

We look forward to seeing you soon

AFMW Weekly News Feb 12, 2021