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Chief Executive Officer: Jenny Jackson RN, CCRN, BEdSt, GradDipBus

Registered Nurse (Division 1)
Coronary Care Certificate
Bachelor of Educational Studies - Monash Uni (Clayton Campus)
Graduate Diploma of Business (Health Services Management) – RMIT
Operational and Director of Nursing Management;
Hospital / Healthcare Risk Management; and Health Education.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Jenny held senior private hospital management positions including Director of Nursing and Chief Executive Officer. Through leading and managing multidisciplinary teams, Jenny has developed broad management skills. Identifying and managing risk within a large organisation and across a broad portfolio are skills which are particularly useful at the Foundation. Along with these skills, Jenny possesses sound business development abilities and management experience that are pivitol to the success of the Foundation.

Research Director: Professor Helena Teede, MBBS, FRACP, PhD

Professor Helena Teede

FRACP - Specialty clinical training in Endocrinology in Australia and Canada
PhD in Women’s Health
Training in Leadership and Management

Currently:
Director of Research, The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women' Health Monash Institute of Health Services Research, School of Public Health, Monash University
Director Diabetes, Southern Health
Undergraduate lecturer in Medicine at Monash University
Accredited Supervisor and Examiner in advanced training for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Member of Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Acting Senior Medical Officer: Dr Elizabeth Farrell MBBS, FRANZCOG, FRCOG

Dr Elizabeth Farrell

Founding Board Member, The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health;
Chairman of MAHAC, The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health;
Head, Menopause Unit, Monash Medical Centre;
Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University;
Past Chairman, Health Promotion and Illness Prevention Committee; Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists;
President of the Asia Pacific Menopause Federation for the triennium 2007-2010 and currently President Elect of the Australasian Menopause Society.

Content updated May 13, 2008

Last Updated ( Thursday, 15 May 2008 )

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Media Releases

2008 Dec 11 - Jean Hailes Chair for Women’s Health wins NHMRC achievement award
Women’s health received a major boost at last night’s NHMRC Awards for Excellence in Health and Medical Research in Canberra, with Professor Helena Teede who holds the Jean Hailes Chair for Women’s Health at Monash University, honoured with an NHMRC achievement award. Director of...Read more

2008 Nov 19 - Australian women’s health – from the inside out
The latest Jean Hailes national magazine summer 2008/09 edition is out, featuring important health issues relevant to the health and wellbeing of Australian women. With a range of health practitioners, medical researchers and health educators, the Foundation is leading the way in improving women&rs...Read more

2008 Nov 10 - Diabetes in pregnancy – a major wake up call for women
With an estimated 275 Australians developing diabetes every day, health experts are offering new insight for women into what is becoming Australia’s fastest growing, and often symptomless, chronic disease. Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health consultant endocrinologist Dr Carolyn A...Read more

2008 Nov 5 - National health experts speak on midlife
Women in Devonport and surrounding areas have the opportunity to hear leading experts speak on midlife women’s health on the evening of Friday November 21 at the Devonport Convention Centre. National organisation the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health has joined with Women’...Read more

Hot Topics

2008 - Hormone replacement therapy and risk of myocardial infarction: a national register study
Study summary This observational study, published online in the European Heart Journal on 1 October 2008, looks at the effects of HRT post the Women's Health Initiative trial. The research followed 698,098 healthy Danish women, aged 51-69, between 1995-2001. The study found that overal...Read more

2008 - Tibolone and breast cancer risk
Is tibolone (Livial) associated with an increased risk of breast cancer? Comments from: Professor Henry Burger AO, MD, FRACP, FCP, FRCP (London), FRCOG, FRANZCOG, FAA Director and Consultant Endocrinologist, The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health, and Emeritus Director, Prince Henry's Ins...Read more

2008 - Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and breast cancer study – recent Australian research
Comments from researchers at the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health Introduction The Foundation strongly advocates that women and health professionals take a balanced, evidence-based and informed approach to health. All risks and benefits should be taken into perspective when considering th...Read more

2008 - ‘Bio-identical’ Hormones: recent developments
January 9, 2008 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has begun enforcement action against compounding pharmacies making false and misleading claims about the safety and efficacy of 'bioidentical hormones'. Read more