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Welcome to the second weekly AFMW bulletin. This week we acknowledge colleagues who received Australia Day honours. For those who missed the Western Pacific Region MWIA Seminar on Feb 6, at which Dr Simonis presented 'An Introduction to AFMW', attached is a copy of the recording. Enjoy!
Kindest regards,
From the IT team at AFMW
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CALENDAR
FEB 8
AFMW Council Meeting 8-9pm AEDT
FEB 13
Open Forum: 2021 Introduction to AFMW
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'
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AFMW in the Media
Australian Medical women recognised with Australia Day honours
Participate in the
Member Survey of COVID-19 Experiences as Healthcare Professionals
WPR MWIA - Meet the AFMW event recording now available
AFMW at the United Nations
Weekly update for Civil Society
NGO CSW/NY Forum
Monthly newsletter
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Australian Medical Women recognised in Australia Day honours
AFMW would like to recognise the contributions of medical women recognised by 2021 Australia Day Honours, and congratulate them on these achievements:
- Professor Susan Ruth Davis AO - for distinguished service to medicine, to women's health as a clinical endocrinologist and researcher, and to medical education.
- Professor Emily Banks AM - for significant service to medical research and education.
- Associate Professor Anne Marie Brooks AM - for significant service to ophthalmology, and to eye health organisations.
- Professor Helen O'Connell AO - for distinguished service to medical education, and to medicine, in the field of urology, as an academic and clinician, and to professional groups.
- Professor Jan Elizabeth Dickinson AO - for significant service to medical education, and to maternal foetal medicine.
- Professor Amanda Jane Leach AO - for significant service to ear disease and research, and to Indigenous child health.
- Dr Susan English - Donkers OAM - for service to the youth of Timor-Leste, to women, and to medicine.
- Dr Carmel Crock OAM - for service to emergency medicine, and to medical education.
Please let us know of amazing medical women and their achievements so we can include these in future editions!
Email us using the link below:
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Open Forum Feb 13 - 'Introduction to AFMW'
AFMW Open Forums are are weekly Zoom meetings hosted by AFMW to provide a platform for members and Council to come together. This week the topic will be '2021 Introduction to AFMW'.
Time: Saturday Feb 13, 4 – 5.15pm AEST, 5 – 6.15pm AEDT
Who: All members are welcome to attend.
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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 30th April 2021.
The link to the survey can be found here:
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More information can be found on our MWIA webpage:
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Thank you for supporting us in this project!
Drs. Magda Simonis and Antonella Vezzani
Chairs of the the MWIA Scientific and Research Committee
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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
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MWIA Western Pacific Region Meetings
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In 2021, the MWIA Western Pacific Region, lead by Dr Desiree Yap (AFMW), is hosting a series of one hour 'get to know our colleagues in the region' Saturday afternoon interactive webinars. On Feb 6, the second seminar in the series was presented by AFMW President, Dr Magdalena Simonis, on behalf of AFMW.
Recordings of these meetings will be made available to members unable to attend in person.
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DATE/TIME: Saturday afternoon, starting at 3pm AEST / 4pm AEDT.
Save the date for upcoming seminars:
- April 10: Japan and Taiwan
- June 5: Hong Kong and China.
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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.
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AFMW and the United Nations
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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
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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):
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We look forward to seeing you soon
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