Soapbox We must better recognise the long road to becoming a specialist doctor Doctors in training face long hours, rising costs and delayed life milestones while spending years working towards specialist qualification.
News & Views ‘We have a totally skewed idea of what’s normal’: What Dr Ashna Basu wants women to know about their health Psychiatry registrar and President of the Women’s Medical Society of NSW, Dr Ashna Basu will speak at the 2024 Women’s Health Summit.
Soapbox Dr Sarah Arachchi on the additional barriers faced by women of colour in medicine and the power of role models Dr Sarah Arachchi recently co-hosted the AMA Victoria Women in Medicine dinner to enhance the visibility of women in all aspects of medicine.
News & Views The Gender Medicare Gap is seeing women pay more for ultrasounds and other health services Women are often charged more for products and services than men — including health services, as the Gender Medicare Gap shows.
Health What do doctors & nurses look like? Challenging gender stereotypes in health has never been more important Children who are exposed to gender stereotyping are likely to limit their career choices and their self perception
Health As a surgical trainee, I’m concerned elective surgery restrictions are compromising our training Surgical trainees have had significant shortage in accessing training, due to the government’s restriction on elective surgery.
News & Views The practice of ‘untitling’ stops women being seen & recognised for the work they do “as a medical woman I see and experience untitling every day – in hospital or academic meetings, at conferences, in the media.”
Health Female healthcare workers are exhausted. On the frontlines of work and home, we need a circuit breaker We need to support women in healthcare so they can continue without risking their personal wellbeing or that of their families.
Climate ‘We need the political will for a liveable world’: The urgent plea from doctors to Scott Morrison on health impacts of climate change Climate change has already presented health threats to Australia with such threats expected to grow in the future according to a massive group of medical doctors pleading with Prime Minister Scott Morrison to urgently address the country’s climate commitments and take a leading role on emissions reductions.
News & Views Meet the woman leading Australia’s medicinal cannabis research Dr Meghan Thomas is one of a few women in the medicinal cannabis industry. What’s her new role going to look like?
News & Views The Adopt a Healthcare Worker initiative is creating incredible acts of kindness There’s not shortage of kindness in these Facebook pages, where people are quickly coming to the aid and support of healthcare workers.
News & Views Why are some childcare services asking for money from parents? There are a bunch of reasons, including that the package was poorly explained, writes early childhood education activist and consultant, Lisa Bryant.
