Dr Louise Reynolds PhD’s Post

📢 The Victorian Department of Health wants to hear about women's experience with pain. They want to hear about: 💬 The experiences of Victorian girls and women with pain. This includes all pain and is not limited to pelvic pain. 💬The experiences Victorian girls and women have in accessing Victorian health services to manage their pain, including strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improvement. 💬 The experience of healthcare workers who work with women and girls with pain. 🖱️ Complete the survey now: 🔗https://ow.ly/vfAM50Rz4f9 📅Submissions close 31 July 2024 #GenderEquality #EquitableHealthcare #Healthcare

My main takeaway from this study: convenience drives compliance. Scheduling a mammogram along with an annual exam is easier for busy women. This is why we do what we do at Onsite Women's Health.

The Victorian Government Inquiry into Women's Pain Survey is now open, we encourage you to have your voice included. In particular, the Government is looking for; -the experiences of Victorian girls and women with pain. This includes all pain and is not limited to pelvic pain. -the experiences Victorian girls and women have in accessing Victorian health services to manage their pain, including strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improvement. -the experience of healthcare workers who work with women and girls with pain. https://lnkd.in/g8wSZXN5

Endometriosis Awareness Month 2024 Endometriosis impacts 1 in 10 women, yet so many are still unaware of the condition and its impact.⁠ ⁠ In 2024, the focus is on raising vital awareness of the common symptoms of endometriosis. Improving general public awareness and understanding of the condition ensures that those experiencing symptoms, their friends and family and their healthcare team know to ask ‘could it be endometriosis?’, leading to more prompt diagnosis and access to care.⁠ Join us and help us demand change for the 1 in 10 women with endometriosis in the UK💪 Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eutshu3V #endometriosisawarenessmonth #endometriosis #mkupdate

Things we're celebrating today: Luminis Health, a nonprofit regional health system that's truly comitted to women's health. Not only do they offer Leva to women seeking first-line, effective treatment for urinary incontinence, they've also added it to their Epic system, making it easy for clinicians to get this treatment to women. On behalf of all of us at Axena Health, we celebrate your commitment to women's health. September is #urologyawarenessmonth, #perimenopauseawarenessmonth and #healthyagingmonth. Luminis Health is making all of them priorities. #womenshealthhero #nomoreleaks #urinaryincontinence #home #treatment #innovation

Stigmatizing language can harm trust, health outcomes, and patient-provider relationships. This new blog from guest author Rose L. Horton, MSM, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, explores how healthcare teams can commit to using respectful, inclusive language while fostering dignity and equity in care for women, birthing people, and infants. Read the full blog from our Industry Partner Mead Johnson Nutrition: https://lnkd.in/g5eBBVeP #HealthcareEquity #PatientAdvocacy #NurseLeadership #RespectInCare #RMJN

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, shining a light on a condition impacting millions of women worldwide. Originating in the 1980s, this initiative educates and supports those affected by endometriosis. This condition, characterized by tissue similar to uterine lining growing outside the womb, can cause debilitating pain, infertility, and other complications. Despite its prevalence, endometriosis often goes undiagnosed, leading to prolonged suffering. By raising awareness and advocating for better healthcare practices, we empower individuals to seek diagnosis, access treatment, and build supportive communities. Join us this month as we share facts and support the empowerment of women. #EndometriosisMonth #WomensHealth #Endometriosis #ReproductiveHealth #shechoosestoliveinitiative

Pelvic Organ Prolapse Awareness Month is just around the bend. Patients, practitioners, industry, please BANG the DRUM long and loud next month! APOPS established #POPAwarenessMonth in 2014 via Joint Resolution 71 with introductory efforts of Senators Lazich and Taylor, and cosponsored by Representatives Endsley, Skowronski, and Johnson. I remain so thankful for their engagement. If 1 in 2 women prevalence isn't enough to lift the veil on this common, cryptic women's health issue, I don't know what is. Here's a link to some tools to aid process. Keep it simple, every event matters! https://lnkd.in/eTAJvEpN Here's some suggestions to event types. https://lnkd.in/gTWppBAg #APOPS #womenshealthempowerment #TheBiggestSecretinWomensHealth

How do we change the narrative around stigmatizing language and mistreatment in the healthcare system and as it relates to the care of the birthing community? I am loving this new blog out by #notmywatch founder Rose L. Horton, MSM, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN. Read below to see what the 5 commitments the clinical team can adopt to change the narrative.

It's time to change how we approach women's healthcare. Women are a majority of healthcare consumers, yet their health needs are often neglected because of prevailing misconceptions that drive and compound health disparities. Join expert partner, Kara Marlatt, PhD, MPH, in Phoenix to discuss the business case to better support women’s health in both maternity care and beyond➡️http://spr.ly/6041lx0m3