The Prism Series takes a topic and looks at it from different perspectives in order to develop a better understanding of the issues involved. The first in the series is on The Health of Women Globally.
It has been made possible through a collaboration between Network, Universities in Wessex and other individuals. It is mainly made up of online interview-style recorded events over 2023/24 that will explore the many and varied factors affecting women’s health across the globe. They will include research being carried out and examples of good practice carried out by people in Wessex. Release dates will be advertised through the Network's Newsletter. You can sign up to receive the newsletter through this website, where you can also access the recordings direct.
The working group developing the programme is comprised of
- Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen (Bournemouth University)
- Prof. Tamsin Bradley (University of Portsmouth)
- Prof. Nuala McGrath (University of Southampton)
- Dr Gaya Abeywickrama (Lecturer, University of Winchester)
- Prof. Shanaya Rathod (Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust)
- Dr Maddy Taylor (Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust)
- Dr John Acres (Wessex Global Health Network)
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DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR THE
PRISM SERIES ON THE HEALTH OF WOMEN GLOBALLY
Introduction : Dr John Acres (Wessex Global Health Network)
Demographic transition
The effect of demographic transition on women’s health
Dr Rachel Locke
Maternal Health
Maternal Mortality : Causes and evidence
Dr Sarah Neal, University of Southampton
Pregnancy and early adolescence - South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa
Dr Sarah Neal, University of Southampton
Experience of a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology working in a low resource country - Tanzania.
Dr Jonny Rust
A day in the life of a doctor in a small hospital in Zimbabwe
Dr Blessing Zamba
Access : Reducing delays in receiving care in rural areas – Maternity Waiting Room Uganda
Lorraine Major and Laura Aspinall, Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust)
Access and Staff Attitudes : Experiences from Afghanistan
Dr Rachel Arnold, Bournemouth University
Inequalities and low birth weight, Sri Lanka
Dr Gaya Abeywickrama
Anaesthetics Training in Nepal
Dr Ollie Ross, University Hospital Southampton
Conditions
HIV/AIDS : Patterns in sub-Saharan Africa and how to reduce the burden of disease
Prof. Nuala McGrath, University of Southampton
Breast Cancer Providing a service in a low/middle income country, Zimbabwe (and a comparison with Cervical Cancer)
Dr Dick Rainsbury, Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust
Mental Health
Prof. Shanaya Rathod, Southern Health
Belief systems, cultures and their effects on women
Prof Tamsin Bradley, University of Portsmouth
Migration and asylum seekers
Speakers to be confirmed
Synthesis - In-person event to bring it all together
For more information and enquiries, please e-mail John Acres on wessexghnetwork@winchester.ac.uk
