Public health researcher in cancer, screening & vaccination; focus on policy evaluation. Street art fan. Mother of 1. All views my own, not employer's. She/her.
Sydney, Australia
Joined October 2009
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Excited that our article about Australia's national experience with #HPV screening has been published. We found managing HPV16/18 differently to other (non-16/18) HPV types to be very important and useful - and even more so in a partially vaccinated population (1/6)
Primary HPV screening with partial genotyping for HPV16/18 from age 25 years is viable in a vaccinated population, but attention should be paid to how HPV types not 16/18 are managed, concludes this study based on Australia's experience @ms_miff
bmj.com/content/376/bmj-2021…
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🗺️The Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets, our all-new @wellcometrust-funded research platform designed to increase the discoverability of longitudinal data across the world, is almost ready to launch! Sign up to be invited to our exclusive launch webinar -> landscaping-longitudinal-res…
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If you think it can only happen "over there" it is already happening here.
Orange Hospital directs staff to no longer provide abortions to patients without 'early pregnancy complications' abc.net.au/news/2024-11-08/o… via @ABCaustralia
What a privilege to be with and celebrate @Karen_Canfell when she was awarded her AC last Friday! 🥳 As well as being an outstanding leader and researcher, she is a generous mentor and collaborator. Congratulations Karen on this wonderful and well deserved recognition 👏
🎉CONGRATULATIONS to #DaffodilCentre Director Prof @Karen_Canfell on receiving her AC award at the Investiture Ceremony hosted in Yarralumla last Friday!
This award is a testament of Karen's commitment to her research in #cancer control, policy, and practice👏
@syd_health | @Sydney_Uni | @CCNewSouthWales | @SavilleMarion
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Marvellous day for @Karen_Canfell and friends, at Yarralumla to receive the AC from @gg_sammostyn for her considerable achievements in cancer control @SavilleMarion @Sydney_Uni @DaffodilCentre
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♀️Cervical screening in Australia has changed over the past seven years. The test has changed, and women (and people with a cervix) now have much more choice and control.
Here’s why – and what you can expect if you’re aged 25 to 74 and are due for a test. theconversation.com/im-due-f…
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🧵 1/2 CONGRATULATIONS to @DrDebBateson who is a recipient of the prestigious 2024 @CancerAustralia #JeannieFerrisAward recognising her exceptional contributions to #cancer prevention, education, and improving #equity in cancer outcomes.
@syd_health @CCNewSouthWales
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🔥 🖨️ First publication from the Compass-PLUS questionnaire doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2024… showing reduced priority of screening and heightened recent anxiety may explain indications of lower-than-expected #cervicalscreening rates during the pandemic.
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NEW PODCAST🎙| #DaffodilCentre's Dr @QingweiL shares her fascinating statistical modelling of large scale health data, projecting cancer rates in Australia over the next 2 decades
🔗Listen via open.spotify.com/episode/41u…
@Sydney_Uni | @syd_health | @CCNewSouthWales
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Thread of photographers who patiently waited to capture the shot of a lifetime 🧵
1. Leonardo Sens (3 years)
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Join us in congratulating @KateSimms_ on her academic promotion to Associate Professor!🥳
Learn more about A/Prof Kate Simms' role at the #DaffodilCentre here - daffodilcentre.org/people/ka…
@CCNewSouthWales @syd_health
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Great to speak with #9News yesterday along with @ocrfaustralia CEO Robin Penty on raising #ovariancancer awareness and much needed funds for research.
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Very honoured to have been awarded Accredited Exercise Physiologist of the year by @ESSA_NEWS !!
Thank you for the recognition of the work i do in the Exercise-Oncology space, and for the night out!
Proud of these two stars @ExerciseImmune and @davemiz_EP, winners of the ESSA Medal and AEP of the year, celebrated by @ESSA_NEWS #rtp2024
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Our meta-analysis published in the @BJSM_BMJ last year showed that exercise performed during cancer treatment can reduce the number of days spent in hospital.
Read an abridged version in the BJSM Blog below
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@DaffodilCentre @syd_health @CCNewSouthWales
🚨 NEW BJSM Blog:
Exercise During Cancer Treatment - A Key Factor in Reducing Hospitalisation 🏃♀️🏥
➡️ Bitesize digest of a recent systematic review
➡️ What effect does exercise have on clinical outcomes?
➡️ Is it safe?
READ HERE 👉 bit.ly/3PumOaX
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1/It is an absolute privilege to have our work led by @kristy_225 included in the first issue of this amazing new Indigenous led health and wellbeing journal. Thanks for Victorian Cancer Agency for their supoort @Lisa_J_Whop
@unimelbMSPGH
@VicGovDH
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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📢 Have your say on preventing cervical cancer in your community 🌈 Click here: sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe…
@ANUmedia @ANUPopHealth
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🚨New paper🚨with accompanying @smh article below
Our meta-anlysis, published in @BJSM_BMJ found people who exercised🚶♂️🚴during cancer treatment:
▶️had nearly🔟% lower risk of being admitted to hospital
▶️spent 1⃣.4⃣ less days in hospital
📒link👇👇👇
bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2…
‘It kept me sane’: How exercise helps people through ill health @davemiz_EP @ProfRobNewton smh.com.au/lifestyle/health-…
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One week left to register for this exciting symposium - so much to learn from our panelists about how to design, implement and scale HPV testing to prevent cervical cancer for EVERYONE. @ACPCC_ @PC4TG @unimelbMSPGH @ms_miff @c4_cre @DaffodilCentre
acpcc.org.au/c4/ecc2023-home…
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Let's remember that when #LilieJame's killer, Paul Thijssen started at #StAndrews school:
-the headmaster had recently downplayed a male teacher being caught upskirting 3 female students
-that teacher (who was a son of a judge) was convicted but allowed to serve his sentence (1/3
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A Sunday well spent on the 7 Bridges walk with >11,000 participants all raising funds for a cancer free future. One of my favourite things about working for @DaffodilCentre @CCNewSouthWales is the opportunity to support our community events 💛. – at Lane Cove, Sydney
