| Title of presentation | Presenter(s) | Organisation |
| Midwives & Women’s Interaction STUDY (MAWI): Exploring their interactions during antenatal consultations using a gendered approach | Ali Teate | University of Western Sydney |
| Cervical Screening Promotion: Harnessing the Power of Social Media | Amy Collie | PapScreen Victoria
Cancer Council Victoria |
Hearty Health for Rural Women: An examination of issues identified by women with heart disease living in Greater Southern Area Health
Service NSW | Annie Flint | Greater Southern Area Health Service NSW |
| Why disability is an important women’s health issue? | Anne Kavanagh | The University of Melbourne |
| Rethinking Healthy Living for Women in Canada: Reflections on the Discourse, Evidence and Practice | Ann Pederson, Barbara Clow, Margaret Haworth-Brockman,
Harpa Isfeld, Anna Liwander | Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence |
Updating conversations:
re-defining gender | Annelise Roberts
Angela Carnovale | Women’s Centre for Health Matters |
| Local Government: Gender, health promotion, preventing violence, inclusion and integrated planning | Maryanne Clarke | Yarra City Council |
The MOVE study of Maternal and
Child Health nurse screening for
women experiencing family violence. | Angela Taft, Rhonda Small, Cathy Humphreys, Kelsey Hegarty | Mother & Child Research, La Trobe University |
| Emancipation Through Education | Amrit Versha
Philomena Carneiro | TAFE South Western Sydney Institute |
| For better or for worse: How are refugee women and girls faring in NSW? | B Ann
S Echevarria | NSW Refugee Health Service |
| The Personal Is Political!- Gender, Violence, Activism & Politics: Necessities for Change | Betty Green | NA |
Developing Partnerships and
Alliances to Enhance Women’s Health Services | Bev Jowle | South Coastal Women’s Health Service |
Australian Longitudinal Study on
Women’s Health: Insights from
research higher degree students | Catherine Chojenta, Amy Anderson, Ellie Gresham, Melissa Harris & Jane Rich | Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health |
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
(CALD) Sex Workers: Hands-On Safe Sex Health Promotion Experts | Caroline de Castro
Na Mon Cheung | ACON, Sex Workers Outreach Project |
The Sterilisation of Women and
Girls with Disabilities in Australia:
Violating the Human Right to Health | Written by Carolyn Frohmader and presented by Karin Swift | Women with Disabilities Australia |
| Online sexual health consultations: Examining young people’s privacy and security concerns | Cameryn Garrett | University of Melbourne |
| Facilitators and Barriers to Young Mothers’ Uptake of Paid Parental Leave | Cameryn Garrett, Louise Keogh, Maura Bevilacqua, Belinda Hewitt, Anne Kavanagh | University of Melbourne |
Improving outcomes for women
impacted by childhood trauma | Cathy Kezelman | Adults Surviving Child
Abuse (ASCA) |
| Addressing Gender as a Social Determinant of Women’s Health & Wellbeing | Dale Fisher, Fiona Judd, Martha Hickey | The Royal Women’s Hospital Victoria |
Overcoming fear to say the words
‘Partner Rape’ | Debra Parkinson
Claire Zara | Women’s Health Goulburn North East |
Australian research on domestic
violence after natural disaster:
Influencing emergency management policy & practice- Theme 4: Informing government policy to improve the health of Australian women | Debra Parkinson
Claire Zara | Women’s Health Goulburn North East, Women’s Health in the North |
Women, Lawyers, Workers- Piloting a legal advice system that responds
holistically to prevent family violence | Debra Parkinson
Elisa Whittaker | Women’s Health Goulburn North East, Women’s Health in the North, Women’s Legal Service Victoria, Berry Street |
Register4 – an online community to
fast track breast cancer research | Devon Indig | National Breast Cancer Foundation |
Same Dame but Different
Lesbian friendly service provision | Edda Lampis | ACON |
| Obstacles, Complexities and Barriers When Working with Child and Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse | Edwina Scerri
Debbie Seldon | Bankstown Women Health Centre |
The social determinants of women’s
sexual and reproductive health and
wellbeing | Elly Taylor | Women’s Health West |
| Implications of Climate Change for Women’s Health | Fiona Armstrong | Climate and Health Alliance |
| Rural in Reach Program | Fiona Reid | Women Health and Family Services |
| Innovative group project supports women in transition from pregnancy to motherhood | Frances Doran
Julie Hornibrook | Southern Cross University, Bullinah Aboriginal Health Service, Lismore & District Women’s Health Centre Inc. |
How far have we come ? A qualitative study finds layers of barriers to access terminations in
rural NSW | Frances Doran
Julie Hornibrook | Southern Cross University, Lismore & District Women’s Health Centre Inc. |
“You don’t know half the story”:
Deepening the dialogue with young
mothers… | Gabrielle Brand | Murdoch University |
| Population Health and the Financing and Structure of Health Systems: The Australian Case | Gwendolyn Gray | NA |
| Mothers at large: gendering the ‘obesity epidemic’ in Aotearoa NZ | George Parker | University of Auckland
Women’s Health Action Trust |
| Engendering Universal Health Care: Experiences and Challenges | Gita Sen | Centre for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore |
Using social media and electronic communication to enhance the lives of refugee and migrant women
| Helen Bishop | Women’s Health in the South East |
| Gender sensitive indicators and government policy | Helen L’Orange, Su Gruszin, Caroline Alcorso | The University of Adelaide, PHIDU, Women’s Electoral Lobby, NSW Government |
| Improved Service Delivery Model for Women in Western NSW | Jane Beach | Western NSW Local Health District |
| What Were We Thinking a gender-informed program to prevent postnatal mental health problems in women: A comprehensive approach to knowledge creation and translation | Jane Fisher | Monash Unversity, Jean Hailes for Women’s Health |
| A Facebook app to assist post-partum women to increase their physical activity levels – usability testing and randomised controlled trial protocol | Jocelyn Kernot, Carol Maher, Tim Olds, Lucy Lewis | University of South Australia |
| Breast cancer screening patterns: Rural and urban differences | Janni Leung | Women’s Health Australia, The University of Queensland, The University of Newcastle |
| A cut below: research and advocacy on female genital cosmetic surgery | Jessica Malone | Women’s Health Victoria |
| Stopping Violence Against Women Before it Happens: A Practical Toolkit for Communities | Julie Oberin | AWAVA |
| Cervical screening: does it really matter? Building on Feminist Best Practice | Jo Perks | Liverpool Women’s Health Centre |
| Three generations of Australian women ageing in drought- a textual analysis | Jane Rich | University of Newcastle |
| Evidence from Australian population studies of health and relationships- Do women really like sex? | Juliet Richters | The University of New South Wales |
The Impact of Human Trafficking and
Exploitation on the Health and Well-Being of Women | Jenny Stanger | The Salvation Army |
| The ALICE project – alcohol, mental health and health service usage | John Tenniel | The University of Melbourne, Turning Point, Beyond Blue |
| Destroy the Joint: A positive social media movement | Jill Tomlinson | Destroy The Joint |
| Health Care Social Media: Governance, Risk Management and Ethics | Jill Tomlinson | Australian Federation of Medical Women |
| Effective Social Media Communication in Australian Women’s Health Network | Jill Tomlinson | Australian Federation of Medical Women |
| Women’s sexual wellbeing in the context of cancer | Jane Ussher
Janette Perz | University of Western Sydney |
| The Little Black Dress | J Wicks | Family Planning NSW |
| Respect, Responsibility and Equality- Preventing Violence Against Women | Kiri Bear | Vic Health |
| A Masquerade of Love- Young Women in Domestic Violence | K Dow | Domestic and Family Violence Action Group |
But there’s no Facebook on
the fax! New ways of engaging with women in Queensland to facilitate healthy decision making | Kathy Faulkner | Women’s Health Queensland Wide Inc |
Women’s Evaluation of Abuse &
Violence Care in General Practice:
6 and 12 month outcomes | Kelsey Hegarty, Lorna O’Doherty, Angela Taft, Patty Chondros, Stephanie Brown, Jodie Valpied, Jill Astbury, Ann Taket, Lisa Gold, Gene Feder, Jane Gunn | The University of Melbourne |
| The impact of juggling competing life priorities on aspirations and health for young women: ‘Happiness not at any cost’ | Katherine Patel
Katy Osborne | Flinders University |
| Gender Equity: Tools for conversation and change | L Beilharz | Women’s Health Loddon Mallee |
| Young women’s stories of having sexually transmitted infection | Leah East | Southern Cross University |
| Men Taking a STand againST FgM | Linda V. N. George | NSW Education Program on FGM, Western Sydney Local Health District |
Envisioning Gender Transformative
Health Promotion for Women | Lorraine Greaves, Ann Pederson, Nancy Poole,
Rose Durey | PHIWomen |
| Gender equity, tobacco use and change Responding to women’s tobacco use and exposure | Lorraine Greaves
Nancy Poole | British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s
Health |
| A Framework for Cultural Change- Preventing Violence Against Women | Liz Murphy | Vic Health |
| Innovative approach to encourage women with an intellectual disability to present for cancer screening | Lea Rawlings | Cancer Council Victoria, Breast Screen Victoria, Pap Screen Victoria |
| A ‘WHOLE STORY’ approach to understanding and investigating sexual assault and child sexual abuse. | Mark Barnett | Victoria Police |
LGBTI Domestic & Family Violence
policy & practice | Moo Baulch | ACON |
Cultural Security – Gender Security?- Exploring cultural security as a model for promoting gender as a determinant of health in
a health policy setting. | Megan Howitt | Northern Territory Government Department of Health |
| Everybody’s Business Sub Committee A model for the provision of gender and culturally sensitive sexual and reproductive health services to migrant and refugee communities in Darwin | Megan Howitt | Northern Territory Government Department of Health |
| Psychosocial aspects of fertility and motherhood in women diagnosed with breast cancer during their reproductive years | M Kirkman, C Apicella, J Graham, M Hickey, J Hopper, L Keogh, I Winship, JRW Fisher | Monash University, Jean Hailes for Women’s Health |
YouTube: Broadcast Your Health!
Lessons learnt using social media to
promote women’s health…. | M van Zanten | South Australia Health |
Women of Courage: Hearing the Voices of Survivors of Sexual
Assault | Martina Zangger | University of Newcastle |
| The digital world: a new space for old injustice | Michelle Hunt | Women’s Health Grampians |
Becoming ‘Trauma-Informed’
Creating safety, choice, and control
in our health care systems | Nancy Poole
Lorraine Greaves | British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s
Health |
Nurse Insertion of Implanon NXT.
Sub dermal contraceptive Implant. | Nola Savage
Kristin Cheesman | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital,
South Australia |
Bringing a gender focus to national
policy | National Women’s Alliances | National Women’s Alliances |
| Northern Beaches Chorus | Northern Beaches Chorus | Northern Beaches Chorus |
A South Australian Aboriginal Women’s Community Engagement
Health Model | P Bridge | Government of South Australia |
| The invisible end: women and suicide Implications for policy and practice | Pam Rugkhla | Women’s Health Victoria |
| Learning from the experts: How tobacco companies used gender transformative strategies to get women hooked | Pam Rugkhla | Women’s Health Victoria |
Cancer Prevalence And Cancer Risk
Factors Among Australian Sexual
Minority Women | Rhonda Brown | Deakin University |
| Conscientious objection in Victorian abortion law | Rita Buera | Women’s Health Victoria |
Gender, food and physical activity:
risks in health promotion messages | Rita Buera | Women’s Health Victoria |
| We object: changing structures and institutions to challenge the objectification of women | Rose Durey | Women’s Health Victoria |
| Happy Healthy Women Not Just Survivors- Responding Well to the Longterm Challenges of Sexual Violence | Raie Goodwach | Malvern Psychotherapy Centre |
| Women’s Health West Working in a feminist organisation: an audit | Robyn Gregory
Elly Taylor | Women’s Health West |
Women, Interpersonal Violence &
Mental Illness. Everybody’s or Nobody’s Business? | Robyn Humphries
Sabin Fernbacher | Northern Area Mental Health Service, Melbourne |
| Doing the R.A.P: Improving immigrant and refugee women’s health through research, advocacy and policy | Regina Quiazon
Jasmin Chen | Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health |
| Shifting Boundaries of Self, Religion and Ethnicity: A study of Bangladeshi Migrant Women in Victoria | Sufia Begum | RMIT University, Melbourne |
| ‘Our Community, Our Rights’: empowering refugee women through human rights education | S Blustein | Women’s Health West |
The health and wellbeing of
Australia’s female veterans | Samantha Crompvoets | Australian National University |
| “As many options as there are, there are just not enough for me” A qualitative analysis of contraceptive use and barriers to access among Australian women | Suzanne Dixon, Danielle Herbert, Deborah Loxton & Jayne Lucke | Women’s Health Australia, The University of Queensland, The University of Newcastle |
| Show & Tell African women’s stories…from anger to action and the policy response | Shairon Fray
Linda George | NSW Education Program on FGM |
Striving for optimal sexual and
reproductive wellbeing for
rural women | Shannon Hill | Women’s Health Grampians |
| economic Security4Women | Sally Jope | economic S4W, National Women’s Alliances |
Living Longer, Living Better?’ –
Queering the Heteronormative and Cisnormative Space of Aged Care in Australia | Sujay Kentlyn | Outrageous Ageing LGBTI Elders’ Wellbeing Project, Evergreen Life Care |
| Advancing the gender agenda in mainstream services | Simone Meade | Women’s Health Grampians |
| Violence against Women From Response to Prevention A Northern Metropolitan Region Approach | Sandra Morris | Women’s Health In The North |
Supporting women’s civic participation- Developing a meaningful client and
community participation strategy at
Women’s Health West | Stephanie Rich | Women’s Health West |
| Love Control | Toni Bentley
Ada Conroy | Women’s Health In the North, Northern Integrated Family Violence Services |
Managing Money: Every Woman’s
Business Working with newly arrived, refugee and migrant women to increase their financial capability | Toni Bentley | Women’s Health In The North |
| ReCLAIM Research Project: An innovative organisational approach to the prevention of violence against women | Tracy Castelino
Carolyn Poljski | Monash Link |
| Gender as a social determinant of health: Implications for Australian women’s health policy | Toni Schofield | The University of Sydney |
| Research and innovative strategies for promoting fertility awareness | Wendy Abigail | Flinders University |
| Women’s Health and Local Government Health Plans | Women’s Health Loddon Mallee | Women’s Health Loddon Mallee |
At the intersections of sexuality and
gender: Exploring increased risk of
depression and anxiety among women in Australia | William Leonard | Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria |
