Legal and Regulatory Issues for the Health Sector: The Gender Pain Gap: Implications of Disparities in Experience and Treatment
The findings of the Victorian Governments’ Listening to Women’s Voices report include 30 percent of more than the 1700 participants said conditions such endometriosis, menopause and chronic pain led to poor mental health, four in 10 Victorian women live with chronic pain, one in three have health conditions that affect their ability to work and keep a job. WEB248N08A
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
1.00pm to 2.00pm Reflections on the Changing Perspective Towards Women’s Pain
- Assessment of pain and pain management
- Trends in AUS and other jurisdictions
- Legal implications
- Discussion about gender bias in women’s health
Presented by Justine Anderson, Senior Associate, Carroll & O’Dea; President, Women Lawyers Association NSW and Marie-Clare Elder, Partner, Sparke Helmore Lawyers