AFMW President’s Report June 2021
Key National events:
- COVID-19 vaccine roll-out
Announcements:
- Dr Cathy Foley Australia Chief Scientist accepts offer to be Patron of AFMW
- Magdalena Simonis appointment as Associate Professor Department of General Practice University of
Melbourne
Advocacy and submissions
- Endometriosis National Framework submission 24th December 2020
- RAP submission 14/12/2020
- National Preventive Health Strategy 18th April 2021
- Better Futures Australia submission re AFMW activities and commitment to Climate Change 7/4/2021
- 19th April 2021 National Preventative Health Strategy for Prevention of Chronic Disease
Articles:
- RACGP – Achieving equality in a COVID-19 world: https://www.racgp.org.au/newsgp/gp-opinion/achieving-equality-in-a-covid-19-world
- RACGP – Abortion has now been decriminalised nationwide – what next?
- 3/3/2021 NewsGP: https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/abortion-has-now-been-decriminalised-nationwide-wh
- RACGP – Fears AstraZeneca pause in Europe could give rise to vaccine hesitancy in Australia: https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/fears-astrazeneca-pause-in-europe-could-give-rise
- International Women’s Day
- RACGP – Achieving equality in a COVID-19 world: https://www.racgp.org.au/newsgp/gp-opinion/achieving-equality-in-a-covid-19-world
- AMA: IWD: https://www.amavic.com.au/news—resources/stethoscope/-273-iwd-member-profile-dr-magdalena-simonis
- The Age: Wendy Tuohey 3rd April 2021. Pge 13.
- Women say ‘I have to have sex to keep us safe’: Call for Medicare-funded family violence plans: https://www.theage.com.au/national/women-say-i-have-to-have-sex-to-keep-us-safe-call-for-medicare-funded-family-violence-plans-20210401-p57g0r.html