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Nishadi Withanage

@NishadiWith

PhD candidate @Monash | @SPHERE_CRE| Passionate about improving womens' access to preconception care services

Joined October 2021
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Delighted to share the findings from my PhD publication! Shows how electronic medical records in general practice can help GPs identify patients who'd benefit from preconception care. 📚 #EMR @Danielle_Mazza @jess_botfield @Sharon_MJames @SPHERE_CRE srh.bmj.com/content/early/20…
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SPHERE@SPHERE_CRE24 Mar 2024
A study led by SPHERE CRE PhD candidate, Nishadi Withanage, found that a concerning number of women patients are at risk of pregnancy complications following an audit of electronic medical records in general practices. lens.monash.edu/@medicine-he… #MonashLens
Improving the provision of preconception care through general practices – Monash Lens

Improving the provision of preconception care through general practices – Monash Lens

Efficient recording of risk factors in electronic medical records can help general practitioners identify and provide preconception care to women who may most benefit from it.

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🎉Congrats @NishadiWith &team on your audit study demonstrating the potential for general practice electronic medical records to assist GPs with identifying patients who may benefit (most) from #preconception care. @Danielle_Mazza @jess_botfield @BMJ_SRH srh.bmj.com/content/early/20…
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SPHERE@SPHERE_CRE14 Feb 2024
Fantastic work from SPHERE PhD student @NishadiWith and her team who have published their audit study on preconception health risk factors documented in general practice electronic medical records in the BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Journal. srh.bmj.com/content/early/20…
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Prof @Danielle_Mazza presenting findings on ‘Early medical abortion: a national survey of Australian general practitioner knowledge, attitudes and practice’ at #WONCASydney2023 @SPHERE_CRE @DGPMonash @Monash_SPHPM @Monash_FMNHS
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Glad to have the opportunity to present at #WONCASydney2023
Prof Danielle Mazza (@Danielle_Mazza) profile pictureProf Danielle Mazza@Danielle_Mazza26 Oct 2023
Bravo @NishadiWith presenting her important work on the burden of risk in women attending general practice demonstrating the need for better preconception care at #WONCASydney2023 @SPHERE_CRE @Monash_FMNHS @DGPMonash @Monash_SPHPM
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Join us at our annual meeting to learn more about our research and how it is informing policy and practice @AAHMS_health @RACGPPresident @RACGP @ACRRM @PSA_National @APNAnurses @MSI_Australia @FamPlanningAU @_PHAA_ @ASHMMedia @gedkearney @MaryAnneThomas @Monash_SPHPM @MonashUni – at Melbourne, Victoria
SPHERE (@SPHERE_CRE) profile pictureSPHERE@SPHERE_CRE18 Oct 2023
SPHERE's Annual Meeting will be held in Melbourne on Nov 23 2023 as a hybrid event. Registration is still open until 9am Nov 8 (AEDT). Register for in person tickets: SPHERE_Annual_Meeting_2023_F… Register for virtual tickets: SPHERE_Annual_Meeting_2023_V…
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#HiPPP2023 oral presentation by @NishadiWith @Danielle_Mazza @jess_botfield provide evidence of the considerable need for preconception care amongst reproductive-aged women attending general practice, given the prevalence of both preconception lifestyle risk factors in women
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PhD student @NishadiWith presenting her work 'Assessing the recording of preconception health indicators in Australian general practice electronic medical records' at @AAAPC_ANZ Conference 2023 @DGPMonash @SPHERE_CRE @Monash_SPHPM #AAAPC2023
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AAAPC@AAAPC_ANZ17 Aug 2023
📢Hear from Nishadi @NishadiWith about assessing the recording of preconception health indicators in Australian general practice electronic medical records 📢#preconceptioncare #AAAPC23 #OurPrimaryCare @SPHERE_CRE @DGPMonash
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Hear from a line up of our @Monash_SPHPM staff and students in Forum 2 about sexual and reproductive health @Sharon_MJames @NishadiWith @_jennakristen @anisaassifi #AAAPC23 #OurPrimaryCare @AAAPC_ANZ @SPHERE_CRE
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A'nise@anisaassifi17 Aug 2023
Replying to @SPHERE_CRE
@SPHERE_CRE takeover of paper session 6 at #aaapc23 @AAAPC_ANZ @DGPMonash @Sharon_MJames @NishadiWith @_jennakristen
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Sharon James@Sharon_MJames17 Aug 2023
Assessing the recording of #preconception indicators in general practice medical records @NishadiWithana2 @AAAPC_ANZ #AAAPC23 @DGPMonash @SPHERE_CRE
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A'nise@anisaassifi17 Aug 2023
Replying to @NishadiWith
@NishadiWith , @DGPMonash PhD candidate presenting findings from her audit study in general practice looking at preconception health indicators recorded in patient medical records #aaapc23 @AAAPC_ANZ @SPHERE_CRE @Monash_SPHPM
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Calling for all general practice nurses!!! If you'd like to be interviewed on pre-pregnancy care please contact @NishadiWith via email for further details. @SPHERE_CRE
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SPHERE@SPHERE_CRE6 Jun 2023
#Nurses #interview #women
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Lauren Ball@ProfLaurenBall23 Dec 2022
#Primarycare-based preconception care (including brief & intensive education, supplementary medication, and dietary modification) are effective in improving health knowledge and reducing preconception risk factors! doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.00… 👏 👏 @NishadiWith @Danielle_Mazza
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Brilliant work @NishadiWith! Kicking so many #PhD goals - journal articles, media articles, awards, and now a podcast! 🙌
The British Journal of General Practice (@BJGPjournal) profile pictureThe British Journal of General Practice@BJGPjournal6 Dec 2022
Preconception care delivered in #PrimaryCare is shown to be effective according to this new #SystematicReview doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.00… Watch the 1-min video @NishadiWith @Danielle_Mazza @jess_botfield
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Preconception care delivered in #PrimaryCare is shown to be effective according to this new #SystematicReview doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.00… Watch the 1-min video @NishadiWith @Danielle_Mazza @jess_botfield
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Briony Hill@BrionyHill524 Nov 2022
Family planning: The importance of preconception health lens.monash.edu/@medicine-he… #MonashLens Nice work @NishadiWith @Danielle_Mazza @jess_botfield :)
Family planning: The importance of preconception health – Monash Lens

Family planning: The importance of preconception health – Monash Lens

It’s hoped new research will raise awareness among reproductive-aged women and men of the importance of optimal health during the preconception period.

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