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THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION
OF MEDICAL WOMEN (AFMW)
Congratulations Jillian
Tomlinson! New President
of Australian Medical
Association Victoria –
former webmaster and
Treasurer of Victorian
Medical Women's Society
(VMWS) and valued member
of The Australian Federation
of Medical Women (AFMW).
PROF MARIE BISMARK
[On Jill Tomlinson’s
appointment as AMA
Victoria President]: Fabulous
news @jilltomlinson!
The medical profession
and the communities we
serve are so lucky to
have you in this role as
President of @amavictoria.
DR ALAM YOOSUFF
[On Jill Tomlinson’s
appointment as AMA
Victoria President]:
Congratulations on
your new role as
AMA vic president!
AMA VICTORIA
“Healthcare is responsible
for 7% of Australia's
total carbon emissions;
the majority arising from
hospitals. Yet we are only at
the beginning of the journey
away from high carbon,
high cost healthcare.
There is an innovative
road ahead to ameliorate
this by: measuring and
reducing our environmental
footprints, reducing low
value care, and supporting
primary care/preventive
health, including
eneral practice.
At UniMelb we are
engaging across the
medicine, dentistry, and
health sciences faculty to
lead the way towards more
sustainable healthcare.
Our work reaches also
into our myriad affiliated
UniMelb GP practices,
hospitals, and other
health sciences facilities.
Further, it's exciting to
be collaborating with
other faculties including
Engineering, Science, and
Architecture to transition
towards a more sustainable,
low carbon healthcare
future,” says A/Prof
Forbes McGain, recently
appointed Associate Dean
of Healthcare Sustainability
at The University
of Melbourne.
Forbes joins a strong
medical team in this role
at the UniMelb faculty. His
colleagues include Professor
Eugenie Kayak, A/Prof. Ken
Winkel, Dr Laura Beaton,
A/Prof Grant Blashki, and
Dr Hayden Burch.
Eugenie is a leader and
champion for sustainable
healthcare, who has worked
with the AMA, Doctors for
the Environment Australia,
her own specialty and the
wider medical profession
to raise awareness of,
and address, healthcare’s
carbon footprint and
environmental impact. Ken
Winkel (DEA member) is
deeply involved in teaching
medical and other health
sciences students about the
links between healthcare,
biodiversity, and climate
change.
Congratulations Forbes
on your new role as
first Associate Dean of
Healthcare Sustainability!
AMA VI C TO RIA