Such a pleasure to meet the Hon. @MaryAnneThomas this morning and have the opportunity to discuss our co-designing abortion care research project. #IWD2023 #AbortionIsHealthcare @northernhealth_ @LisaHui4 @cmvaug @BodilRasmussen4 DrJeanieHenderson @MACHAustralia

First up, new research from @MelvinMarzan @LisaHui4 & co shows the use of outpatient early #medicalabortion steadily increased in VIC since the PBS listing of mifepristone–misoprostol, which helped ensure access to abortion during the #COVID19 pandemic https://t.co/E1ttgXUun4 2/

Changes in the numbers of hospital‐based abortions and outpatient early medical abortions in Victoria, 2012–22: a retrospective cohort study in @theMJA https://t.co/HAhZ3LBs9u @teegstar @RadioNational @normanswan

I highly recommend the MacHSR program for clinicians with an interest in health service research. I received great support throughout the fellowship and got to connect with and learn from inspiring clinician researchers.

Meet @ellierjohnson: Research Midwife @northernhealth_, Lactation Consultant @western_health & 2024 MACH-Track Fellow! Eleanor has worked in hospitals in the UK & Melbourne, & is interested in women’s health, sexual health & #HealthServicesResearch https://t.co/P4XORzaNmS

What a pleasure to join @sexualhealthvic this morning to talk all things sexual health including the new state-wide telehealth medical termination service. Starting in Jan,this service will improve access for women across the state, especially those in regional and rural areas.

Are you a registered midwife working in Australia? We want to hear from you. The Midwifery Futures project aims to understand the challenges for Australian midwives. Your responses help us build recommendations for the future. Access the survey here - https://t.co/FnJZs6A744

We are delighted to announce that Eleanor Johnson, Research Midwife at Northern Health, has won the prestigious MACH Track fellowship 2024! Congratulations from all of us here at Northern Health! 👏 #wearenorthern #safekindtogether #yearoftogether

We're proud to introduce the 2024 MACH-Track cohort of 8 exceptional, research-minded clinical health professionals from across the healthcare spectrum, embedded at @MercyHealthAus @northernhealth_ @PeterMacCC @western_health @RACGP @TheRMH & @RCHMelbourne https://t.co/XnZXaCYYm8

Because abortion care should be more accessible.

Had a great day at @northernhealth_ research week representing the team @LisaHui4 @DrNatHannan @ellierjohnson @AlwisNatasha, getting inspired & bagging a couple of awards for the team 😀 Thanks to the organisers for putting a fantastic program together! #wearenorthern

Women often deprioritise their own health. They can also wait longer for diagnosis & treatment for many conditions. This week is #WomensHealthWeek. Check out fantastic resources to support women in prioritising our own health & wellbeing.

Northern Health partners with Royal Women's to offer comprehensive fertility services in Melbourne's north. On 12 July, Minister for Health, Hon. Mary-Anne Thomas MP, visited the future fertility clinic site in Epping to discuss investment in fertility care closer to home.

Wonderful news this morning that the @TGAgovau is deregulating medical abortion prescribing and dispensing in Australia, cutting red tape for GPs and improving access for Australian women...a 🧵 1/7

After celebrating Int’l Days of Midwives & Nurses, we caught up with MACH-Track & MacHSR Fellows @IngridSuther1 @JakeMcMahon1993 & @ellierjohnson to find out how they're learning the skills to help drive research translation & improve patient outcomes: https://t.co/cCcSWLttcq

📢Very excited to share my 2nd PhD paper! We explored the roles of community-based #doulas in providing culturally-responsive care to migrant women from #qualitative🎙️interviews with #BirthforHumankind #doulas & 🇦🇺maternity care providers https://t.co/YZ7RqzGMvU @womenandbirth

To support your research, we’ve developed the Biobank Registry. Search for biobanking facilities across MACH-affiliated research organisations, with information on collection types, materials stored & contact details. Explore the registry:

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