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International Gynaecological Awareness Day celebration – progress

Well what a lead up to the Gynaecological Awareness Day with momentum forging ahead.  What’s most exciting was the collaboration with Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology acknowledging and sharing links of women’s issues.

“Today is International Gynaecological Awareness Day, and we’d like to highlight the emotional, social and psychological impacts of living with a gynaecological condition. Persistent pelvic pain, for instance, can have a profound impact on many aspects of life and functioning, affecting a woman’s identity, ability to be intimate and the capacity to have and care for children. Learn more with this O&G Mag article: https://www.ogmagazine.org.au/21/2-21/the-stigma-of-pain/ #IGAD

 #IGAD While pain is part of our working lives, coping with distressed patients may seem overwhelming. This article provides suggestions to enhance and support your management of patients with chronic pain, anxiety and depression: https://www.ogmagazine.org.au/20/3-20/mental-health-and-pelvic-pain/

 #IGAD Perinatal mental health difficulties related to depression, anxiety and trauma are more common than often thought. Such difficulties are likely to recur in other pregnancies, can become chronic and have long-term consequences for the mother, her infant and relationships with others: “https://www.ogmagazine.org.au/20/3-20/birth-trauma-and-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/

 People from around the world have also joined in the IGAD campaign. Please share this link to encourage others to celebrate #IGAD2020.

CWA Donnybrook Gynaecological Health Celebration

Its great to see CWA Donnybrook with forward thinking to open community conversations to help break down Barriers Stigma’s and Taboo’s

https://youtu.be/cwxBxN749mI CWA Donnybrook Gynaecological Awareness  presentation 2020

Why not organize an event in your community

WA Minister for Health and MLA GYN Health discussion

To celebrate the International Gynaecological Awareness Day 2020 I was more than elated to witness the Morley MLA Amber-Jade Sanderson raised a grievance on Gynaecological Health in Parliament House  with a response from the WA Minister for Health Roger Cook.

 

To read transcript from Hansard see link below: https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Hansard/hansard.nsf/0/5babb6128cabcec2482585e30022a792/$FILE/A40+S1+20200910+p5703b-5705a.pdf

Gynaecological Awareness Day 2020

Yet another successful International Gynaecological Awareness Day.  Further updates and photos from others overseas will be posted next week.


 


 

 

                           

 

 

GYN awareness 2020 promotion

It is great to see communities sharing the knowledge and creating a voice for women

GYN Super woman book

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Health, Your Superpower

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Soroptimist International Convention 2019 Gynaecological awareness

What an opportunity to share my 25 years of lobbying for community Gynaecological health awareness. Cant say I wasn’t nervous to present to 1,000 women at this Soroptimist International convention however I cannot thank Robyn Cain and the President of Soroptimist International Anusha Santhirasthipam for believing in my work. This then led to an Undies for Better Understanding cardboard cut out undies workshop Dare to be Gynae Aware to South West Pacific Soroptimist Clubs to encourage them to start the conversations.