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Stephenie Cook
Team Leader, Education Unit

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Certificate IV Workplace Training and Assessment
Accredited Education Activity Representative for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
Member, Australasian Society for Behavioural Health & Medicine (ASBHM)

Stephenie joined the Foundation in February 2006 after several years in the welfare sector and more recently in project/program development. She has experience in both the government and non-government sectors and brings with her extensive knowledge related to the development and facilitation of adult education programs and project management.

In addition to her Team Leader responsibilities Stephenie manages the education sessions for the Victorian Community Education Program and supports health professionals to deliver community education sessions using the Women's health Education Resource Kit (the Kit).

Stephenie also manages the International Medical Graduates (IMG) Program and requests for health professionals (HPs) to speak at conferences and other HP education sessions.

Aleeza Zohar
Communications Manager, Editor Jean Hailes National Magazine

Bachelor of Arts (Media Studies)
Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing

Aleeza joined the the Foundation in 2001 bringing with her over 20 years experience in the not-for-profit sector.  

Aleeza manages Foundation media and communication activities including online and hard copy information such as the Jean Hailes National Magazine (with a current circulation of 120,000) and the Foundation's suite of websites (with a current daily visitor rate of approx 7,000 per day).  

Louise Browne
Project Manager

Bachelor Applied Science (Podiatry)
Graduate Certificate Diabetes Education and Health Care

Louise's health professional background has given her extensive experience in a variety of health settings. After developing her clinical skills she moved into health-related project work within allied health professional associations and the not-for-profit sector. Most recently she worked as a coordinator of the Type 1 Diabetes Program at Diabetes Australia-Vic.

Louise is passionate about health education and much of her work experience has involved the provision of health information to consumers and the development of educational material and resources for the broader community.

Louise manages the Foundation's national community and health professional seminar program ; the Medical Observer Talking Women column; health professional videoconferences and is currently planning the 2010 community webcast.

Carolyn Wall
Program Coordinator, Professional Development

Carolyn joined the Foundation in May 2007, bringing with her a diverse range of skills developed through a number of years spent working in the field of medical administration.

Carolyn works on an extensive range of education projects for health professionals, including Videoconferences, Webcasts, Supervised Clinical Attachments, Active Learning Modules and the International Medical Graduate Program.

Emily Reardon 
Communications Officer

Bachelor of Biomedical Science
Master of Arts (Professional Communication)

Emily joined the Foundation in December 2008 after several years working in laboratory-based healthcare, both in Australia and the UK.

Her role includes supporting the Communications Manager with media and communication activities, developing and implementing our social media strategy and helping to produce the Jean Hailes National Magazine.

Karin Moning
Website Administration Officer

Public Relations Specialist (overseas accreditation)
Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management

Karin joined the Foundation in November 2009, bringing with her broad experience in communications, marketing and website management after working several years in the not-for-profit and health sector in Switzerland.

Karin maintains the Foundation's suite of websites, coordinates the content review process and works on the continuous improvement of the Foundation's online presence.

Meggan Jenkins
Project Officer

Bachelor of Health Sciences/Bachelor of Development Studies
Graduate Diploma of Human Nutrition

Meggan joined the Foundation in May 2010 after working in community pharmacy for numerous years whilst completing her studies.

Her role includes supporting the National Seminar Program and the community webcast event, coordinating the Community Education Program, preparing the Women’s Health Education Resource Kits for health groups and working on updating our suite of factsheets.

Content updated June 17, 2010

 
Media Releases
Shaken not Stirred – Recipe for a Fabulous 40s Event for Women

Thursday 12 August 2010: Take a night about libido and hormones; present it over the internet using the latest technology to reach out to women right across the country, mix in a healthy dose of ‘expert advice' and what do you get?...Read more...
A little ray of sunshine for healthy bones

3 August 2010: Most people know that calcium is essential for healthy bones but what about vitamin D? Jean Hailes Foundation Research Director Prof Helena Teede says vitamin D is an essential nutrient for the development of healthy bones. W...Read more...
Urinary tract infections affect women of all ages

19 July 2010: Burning, stinging, running to the loo every five minutes or busting to go but only a trickle comes out? These are just some of the tell-tale signs of a urinary tract infection (UTI). Usually caused by bacteria (or germs), UTIs...Read more...
International research
Gestational diabetes guidelines changed, diagnosis doubles

A study from Chicago’s Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has redefined the guidelines for diagnosing gestational diabetes. The researchers found that blood sugar levels which were previously considered in the normal ra...Read more
New position statement on hormone therapy

One of the world's leading menopause and midlife health organisations, the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) has recently unveiled its latest position statement on the use of hormone therapy (also known as hormone replacement therapy), en...Read more
Oestrogen-only HRT linked to increase risk of asthma in postmenopausal...

A French study of 57,664 women has found that 1.64 per 1000 women per year who used oestrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) developed new onset asthma, compared to 1.05 per 1000 women per year in those who had never used any form of HRT. T...Read more
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