2024 program

    • First 2000 days

    • Preconception, pregnancy, postpartum and intrapartum health of women and babies

    • Mental Health

    • Reproductive Health

    • Chronic disease and preventative health including cancer and heart disease

    • Healthy lifestyle, nutrition, physical activity and the prevention of obesity

    • Violence and abuse

    • Indigenous health

    • Healthy aging

    • Sexual health

    • Research Impacting Policy Change

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  • Welcome
    Prof Gita Mishra and Prof Vicki Clifton

    Acknowledgement of Country
    Ms Davina Smith

  • Speaker: Belinda Lewis
    Chair: Prof Vicki Clifton

    This session is proudly supported by the Women’s Health and Equality Queensland Ltd

  • Speaker: Prof Gita Mishra
    Chair: Prof Vicki Clifton

  • Speaker: Prof Sailesh Kumar
    Chair: Prof Leonie Callaway

  • Panel Members: Prof Sailesh Kumar, Liz Wilkes
    Chair: Prof Leonie Callaway

  • Refreshments in the Sky Room Foyer

  • Chair: Prof Gita Mishra

    Woman’s mental health across the lifespan – a concise update
    Speaker: Prof John McGrath

    Gender Bias in Disease Definitions
    Speaker: Prof Jenny Doust

  • Refreshments in the Sky Room Foyer

  • Chairs: Sreeparna Bhaumik and Danielle Borg

    Gaps in Health Care for Women and Girls – Making Midwifery Visible
    Speaker: Liz Wilkes

    Development and implementation of a multi pronged strategy designed to increase access to water immersion during labour
    Speaker:     Dr Valerie Slavin

    The role of cotside cameras in a regional tertiary neonatal unit; maternal feedback and experiences
    Speaker:     Simone Scully

    Preconception health interventions to prevent adverse maternal, perinatal, and child health outcomes
    Speaker:     Dr Zohra Lassi

  • Chairs: Hsin-Fang Chung and Kassia Beetham

    Making Healthy Happen for Qld Women & Girls
    Speaker: Dr Robin Littlewood

    Improving engagement in antenatal health behaviour programs - experiences of women who did not engage in a healthy lifestyle telephone coaching program
    Speaker:     Susan de Jersey

    Dietary intake and supplement use in pregnancy: Findings from the Queensland Family Cohort pilot study
    Speaker:     Lida A Gallo

    Can a digital intervention using ‘Personal Activity Intelligence’ help to improve pre-conception physical activity levels in women?
    Speaker:     Gabriela P Mena

  • Refreshments in the Sky Room Foyer

  • Chair: Tracey Di Sipio and Lexie Prokopuk

    Results from the Queensland Women and Girls’ Health Strategy 2032 consultation survey
    Speaker: Lisa M Daly

    Girl and Adolescent Health - The MadeHer Project 
    Speaker:     Lexie Prokopuk

    The Periods, Pain and Endometriosis Program (PPEP Talk®) in Australia: Data and Impact  
    Speaker:     Kate Tomsett

    The association between menstrual disorders in young adulthood and early menopause: A 20-year prospective cohort study
    Speaker:     Hsin-Fang Chung

    The complex interplay between epilepsy and menopause
    Speaker:     Lata Vadlamudi

  • All delegates are invited to attend the Poster Drinks and Nibbles Social however pre-registration is required. Please see the ASN staff at the registration desk about availability.

Friday 12th july 2024

  • Chairs: Vicki Clifton and Gita Mishra

    Acknowledgement of Country
    Speaker: Davina Smith

  • WHEQ Gaps in Care
    Speaker:     Emma Iwinska

  • Health Needs of Women Facing Homelessness and Domestic Violence: Key Insights
    Speaker: Ms Karyn Walsh


    Health Response to Domestic and family violence
    Speaker: Prof Jane Currie

  • Refreshments in the Sky Room Foyer

  • Chairs: Sally Mortlock and Sophie Leech

    Tackling obstetric violence: Advocacy to prevent sex and gender-based discrimination against women during facility-based childbirth
    Speaker:     Belinda Barnett

    Endometriosis: A burden beyond a single disease
    Speaker:     Sally Mortlock

    Use of family planning, empowerment and strengthening of agency among adolescents and young women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Speaker:     Zohra Lassi

    Promoting Inclusivity in Reproductive Health: Co-Designing Accessible Resources for Marginalised Communities
    Speaker:     Christy Fischer

  • Panellists: Emma Iwinska, Christy Fischer, Maria Oliveri

    Chair: Jill McKay

  • Refreshments in the Sky Room Foyer

  • Chair: Emma Iwinska

    Health priorities of First Nation women in FNQ
    Speaker: A/Prof Kym Rae

    “Some things are still raw for us to discuss, but it’s important that we are heard” – Identifying health research priorities with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: a qualitative study
    Speaker:     Luciana F Massi

    Ensuring Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voices in Perinatal Health Research: Strong Families Study
    Speaker:     Davina Smith

    Exploring the health status of Indigenous women living remotely, and what opportunities are available to maximise their wellbeing: A case study from Western Cape York
    Speaker:     Minnie King

    Sunflower's Sorrow: Health Struggles of South Asian Women in Australia
    Speaker:     Dr Mehwish Nisar

    Exploring the variation in clinical and menstrual characteristics associated with endometriosis between different ethnic populations
    Speaker:     Li Ying Thong

  • Speaker: Juliette Wright OAM, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of GIVIT