SH cross track Symposium: Innovation, Resilience and Sustainability: Changing Times for Reproductive Health and Rights. Includes Closing Remarks by Alexis Apostolellis, CEO, ASHM.
| Friday, November 20, 2020 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:40 PM |
Overview
The world is in uncertain times. The climate change emergency is profoundly affecting reproductive health and rights by reducing access
to services in natural and human-made disasters and increasing vulnerability to chronic and infectious diseases through pollution and
environmental degradation. Innovative approaches to the delivery of reproductive health care, services and information are needed. This session will cover responses to natural and human-made disasters and provide insights for policy and practice that harness novel approaches, build resilient health systems and enable future generations to meet their reproductive health needs.
While this session acknowledges the importance of linking sexual and reproductive health, we will focus on areas of reproductive health (contraception, abortion and reproductive coercion) that have not featured elsewhere in this conference.
Speaker
Professor Angela Dawson
Professor Public Health
University of Technology Sydney
Reproductive Health in Times of Crisis
Biography
Professor Angela Dawson is a public health social scientist with expertise in maternal and reproductive health service delivery to priority populations. She is the ASHA co-chair, convenes the PHAA Women’s Health SIG and is a recipient of the Sax prize for research impact.
Professor Deborah Bateson
Professor Of Practice
University of Sydney
Reproductive Health Policy and Practice in Changing Times
Biography
Deborah is the Medical Director of Family Planning NSW and Clinical Associate Professor, Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology at The University of Sydney, and she has worked as a clinician, researcher, educator and advocate in sexual and reproductive health for over 20 years.
Mrs Megan Christofield
Technical Advisor
Jhpiego
Reproductive Self-Care: Fostering Resilience in a Changing World
Biography
BIO: Megan Christofield, MPH is a technical advisor for family planning, and the global technical lead for self-care at Jhpiego. She’s published in the journal of Global Health Science & Practice, AIDS and Behavior, STAT, and interviewed in WIRED. Megan is also on the Self Care Trailblazer Group's steering committee.
Mr Osman Faruqi
Editor, 7am
Schwartz Media
Activism for Reproductive Rights and Climate Justice
Biography
Osman Faruqi is a writer, broadcaster and commentator. He was born in Pakistan and came to Australia at the age of 2. Osman is the editor of 7am, Schwartz Media’s daily news podcast. He was previously the deputy editor of ABC Life and an award-winning reporter with the ABC’s flagship audio documentary program, Background Briefing. He presents on The Mix, the ABC’s arts and culture TV program, and was formerly Junkee Media’s news and politics editor. He has judged the Walkley Awards and the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards and sat on the Board of FBi Radio. He is currently writing a book about race relations in Australia, due out in 2021. Osman is a former political candidate for The Greens party.
Co-chair
Tanmay Bagade
Lecturer, Global Health, Medical Education
University Of Newcastle
Jacqueline Coombe
Research Fellow
The University Of Melbourne
Speaker
Alexis Apostolellis
CEO
ASHM
Deborah Bateson
Professor Of Practice
University of Sydney
Megan Christofield
Technical Advisor
Jhpiego
Angela Dawson
Professor Public Health
University of Technology Sydney
Osman Faruqi
Editor, 7am
Schwartz Media
Support Staff
Brooke McClune
Touchpoint
Linda Starke
Event Coordinator
ASHM
