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Women's Health Victoria is a statewide, feminist, non-profit organisation working with government, the health sector, and the community to improve health outcomes for women.

Media alert: Don't miss a beat for women's heart health

on behalf of Women's Health Victoria, Ambulance Victoria, St John Ambulance Victoria, Monash

Key Facts:
  • Media stand-up, 9.30am on Tuesday 21 April.
  • New 'Don't Miss A Beat' initiative to improve women's survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests
  • First-ever sex-disaggregated data on Victorian out-of-hospital cardiac arrests to be released
  • First sex-specific cardiovascular risk professional development course for clinicians
  • Event to feature CPR and defibrillation demonstration using female mannikin at St John Ambulance Victoria, Notting Hill

Victoria’s cardiac arrest survival rate is the best in Australia, and among the best in the world.

Yet for women, there are significant sex and gender based differences when it comes to prevalence and community response, which impact the chance of survival.

Date and Time

Tuesday 21 April

9.30am to 10.50am

 

Location

St John Ambulance Victoria

601 Blackburn Road

Notting Hill

 

What

Launch of ‘Don’t Miss A Beat’ initiative to improve the survival of women who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

 

Including first ever release of sex-disaggregated data relating to
out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Victoria, and the first ever sex-specific cardiovascular risk professional development course for clinicians.

 

Available for interview

Ms Sally Hasler

Chief Executive Officer

 

Women’s Health Victoria

A/Professor Ziad Nehme

Director of the Centre for Research and Evaluation at Ambulance Victoria and Associate Professor at Monash University

 

Ambulance Victoria

Mr Gordon Botwright

Chief Executive Officer

 

CPR trainer

 

St John Ambulance Victoria

Professor Cassandra Szoeke

Director, Women’s Healthy Ageing Program, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University 

 

Monash University

Dr Shona Sundaraj

Group Medical Director

 

Medibank

Visuals

Stand-up indoor media conference.

CPR and defibrillation demonstration by St John Ambulance Victoria, using female mannikin.

 

On-site media contact Carol Nichols, Women’s Health Victoria - Ph: 0460 787 326

 


About us:

Women’s Health Victoria is a statewide, feminist, non-profit organisation working with government, the health sector, and the community to improve health outcomes for women (cis and trans inclusive) and gender diverse people. We advocate for healthcare rights and access, deliver health promotion resources, and operate vital information and support services, so that all Victorians have the opportunity to access optimal health and wellbeing, free from bias and discrimination.


Contact details:

Carol Nichols

Women's Health Victoria

Ph: 0460 787 326

E: [email protected]

Women's Health Victoria is a statewide, feminist, non-profit organisation working with government, the health sector, and the community to improve health outcomes for women (cis and trans inclusive) and gender diverse people.