Women's Health Staff Profiles

Balwinder Sidhu	Dianne Lane	Fatima Hartley-Shaik
Gladys Pineda	Helen Tourtouras	Margo Moore
Robyn Field	Ann McCutcheon	Veronica Kroon
Wendy Thomson	Maigon Aistrope.

 

Name	Balwinder Sidhu
Position	Women’s Health Promotion Officer
Based at	Cabramatta Community Health Centre
Phone	(02) 9728   7233
Fax	(02) 9724   6270
Current Projects	Smoking in young women Building social capital among women living in Fairfield. Capacity Building – FHS (Team Project)
Past Projects	To raise awareness and increase participation rates of cervical screening among women in SWSAHS.
Areas of Expertise	Public Health. Women's Health
Areas of Interest	Health Promotion.

Name	Dianne Lane
Position	Women’s Health Promotion Worker
Based at	Bankstown Community Health Centre Level 4 The Compass Centre Fetherstone St. BANKSTOWN NSW 2200 E-mail: Dianne.Lane@swsahs.nsw.gov.au
Phone	(02) 9205 4212
Fax	(02) 9780 2888
Current Projects	The “Strengthening Attitudes Opposing Domestic Violence in Culturally Diverse Communities” project: consultation/presentation/publications. Media component on the Vietnamese Cervical Screening lead project. “Biyani” Aboriginal Community Educators project. BCE program: older women’s program development & delivery . Gentle Exercise program for clients of Bankstown Mental Health Team .
Past Projects	Co-ordination of Older Women’s Wellness Centre, Bankstown . Aboriginal adult education : Institute for Aboriginal Development, Alice Springs . Sexuality education in schools . Project management of “Strengthening Attitudes Opposing Domestic Violence in Culturally Diverse Communities” Campaign .
Areas of Expertise	Project management Workshop facilitation Delivering training Designing training programs
Areas of Interest	Equity & access issues. Gender based analysis of health. Working across sectors/working in partnership. Sexual health issues. Women with most need. Training.

Name	Fatima Hartley-Shaik
Position	Women’s Health Nurse Consultant
Based at	Ingleburn Community Health Centre 59a Cumberland St. INGLEBURN NSW 2565 E-mail: Fatima.Hartley-Shaik@swsahs.nsw.gov.au
Phone	(02) 9605 8900
Fax	(02) 9618 2219
Current Projects	Women's Health Forum Macquarie fields project BCE recruitment for Macarthur South African community.
Past Projects	Casa Paloma Caravan park. Muslim women's volunteer support group.
Areas of Expertise	Relate well to all people, staff and community members
Areas of Interest	Working with refugee women Cross cultural training with staff Establishing the Women's health Forum for Macarthur

Name	Gladys Pineda
Position	Bilingual Community Education Training & Development Officer
Based at	Bankstown Central Community Health Centre Level 4 The Compass Centre Fetherstone St. BANKSTOWN NSW 2200
Phone	(02) 9205 4218
Fax	(02) 9780 2888
Current Projects	Researching, planing and coordinating the development of Bilingual Community Education programs in women’s health in SWSAHS. Maintaining and developing appropriate women’s health educational resources for the use of Bilingual Community Educators. Coordinating the Women’s Health Bilingual Community Education Training Program in SWSAHS. Consulting with consumers and others services in the area on NESB women’s health needs and the most appropriate means to address these. Maintaining close liaison with the Women’s Health Coordinator, the Women’s Health Nurse and the Women’s Health Teams in other sectors. Liasing with other health services, community organizations and government and non-government agencies to address NESB women’s health issues. Providing advice and liason to other AHSs and services within SWSAHS about bilingual training and program development. Participate in generalist and Women’s Health Professional Education and Training programs.
Past Projects	Coordination and publicity in diverse ethnic communities around the mammography-screening program. Planning, implementing and evaluating health promotion programs. Research assistance conducting focus groups and interviewing women as part of an evaluation research project. Supervisor and support person for other educators. Bilingual Community Educator for the following programs: Healthy Women, Living with choices, Changing lives keep your balance, Women and children growing together in a new country, Selfesteem family affair, relaxation, Personal growth and Protective behavior.
Areas of Expertise	Training, implementing evaluating and running Bilingual Community Education Programs.
Areas of Interest	Researching and looking for ways on how to contribute to improve the health and social issues for women from different NESB.

Name	Helen Tourtouras
Position	Bilingual Community Education Coordinator
Based at	Bankstown Community Health Centre, Level 4, Compass Centre Fetherstone St., BANKSTOWN NSW 2200 E-mail: Helen.Tourtouras@swsahs.nsw.gov.au
Phone	(02) 9205 4215
Fax	(02) 9780 2888
Current Projects	Coordinate the BCE program in SWSAHS. Coordinate and organise ongoing inservice education, supervision, training and resources for the BCE program. Liaise with existing women’s health and ethnic health services and other government and NGO organisations.
Past Projects	I worked as a community educator on a variety of Health Promotion programs such as: Healthy Woman and Living with Choices programs, Arthritis and HIV/AIDS education, Gentle Exercise classes and Nutrition Education with Healthy Hearts West.
Areas of Expertise	Community Education and administration of the BCE program.
Areas of Interest	Health Promotion, working with women from NESB

Name	Margo Moore
Position	Area Women's Health Coordinator
Based at	Bankstown Community Health Centre Level 4 The Compass Centre Fetherstone St. BANKSTOWN NSW 2200 E-mail: Margo.Moore@swsahs.nsw.gov.au
Phone	(02) 9205 4222
Fax	(02) 9780 2888
Current Projects	Biyani Aboriginal Women's Residential Camps Strengthening attitudes opposing domestic violence in culturally diverse communities project Improving women's participation in breast and cervical screening Raising awareness about female genital mutilation and improving service response Developing new Strategic Plan for Women's Health Developing an epidemiological profile on NESB and women's health in partnership with Ethnic Health, Health Promotion and Public Health
Past Projects	Development and evaluation of Strategic Plans for Women's Health Development of multilingual resources for breast screening Development of the Bilingual Community Education program in women's health Organisation of the Many voices, different stories conference on the experience of women from non-English speaking background in relation to sexual assault
Areas of Expertise	Women's health Policy development Planning and evaluation Research Working with culturally diverse communities Program development and training
Areas of Interest	Inequalities and health Aboriginal health Cultural studies Working against racism Access and equity issues

Name	Robyn Field
Position	Women’s Health Promotion Aboriginal Focus
Based at	Bankstown Community Health Centre Level 4 The Compass Centre Fetherstone St. BANKSTOWN NSW 2200 E-mail: Robyn.Field@swsahs.nsw.gov.au
Phone	(02) 9205 4217
Fax	(02) 9780 2888
Current Projects	Recently employed with SWSAHS as a Women’s Health Promotion Worker. Focus on Aboriginal communities Coordination of the Biyani Aboriginal women's project. Coordinating and organising new projects including: workshops for Aboriginal women focussing on the importance of self awareness, physically, mentally and emotionally with a healthy lifestyle in mind. Providing community awareness relating to women’s health and the importance of focussinmg on this from an Aboriginal perspective. Liaising with and participating in Aboriginal and Women’s Health professional education and training programs
Past Projects	Social educator for people with disabilities in group homes. Teaching people social skills, personal interaction, hygiene, Cooking, budget management, communication skills, safe sex, safe relationships, appropriate behaviour, and teaching relatives about the importance of these skills. Organising community networks, activities and transport. Community development Working with Youth worker to develop and implement programs for Aboriginal youth. Making contact with the local community, establishing community networks, integrating Aboriginal culture, promoting cultural activities within the Aboriginal community.
Areas of Expertise	Aboriginal awareness Planning and evaluation Research and development with Aboriginal communities Working with culturally diverse communities Health and education for people with physical and mental disablities. Education and development of Aboriginal youth and their culture.
Areas of Interest	Teaching Aboriginal culture and awareness Contributing to the education of non-Indigenous people about the importance of understanding Aboriginal history Working against racism and inequalities Educating communities about the importance of understanding multi-culturalism. Living as one group of many different individuals.

Name	Ann McCutcheon
Position	Area Cervical Screening Coordinator
Based at	Bankstown Community Health Centre Level 4, Compass Centre Fetherstone St. BANKSTOWN NSW 2200 E-mail: Ruth.Ferrington@swsahs.nsw.gov.au
Phone	(02) 9205 4216
Fax	(02) 9780 2888
Current Projects	Implementing a range of activities to increase cervical screening among unscreened and underscreened women in South Western Sydney including: Community Focussed Activities: Promotion and provision of education programs with particular emphasis on NESB women, indigenous women and older women and linking of women to clinical services. Vietnamese Cervical Screening Project: Targeting Vietnamese women because of their higher incidence rates for cervical cancer. Involves education programs, media campaign, referral to clinical services and provision of education program to Vietnamese GPs GP Quality Assurance Project: Education program run in conjunction with Divisions of General Practice and opportunity for GPs to undertake a Practice Assessment Activity in Cervical Screening
Past Projects	Provision of workshops on Health Promotion principles and practice for Community and Allied Health staff Falls Prevention Project Safe Schools Project - injury prevention in primary schools Development of Health Promoting Hospitals Project
Areas of Expertise	Planning and management of health services. Project development and management. Staff training and development.
Areas of Interest	Issues relating to equity and access to services. Women's health issues including domestic violence, issues for working women, etc.

Name	Veronica Kroon
Position	Clinical Nurse Consultant- Women’s Health for Liverpool and Bankstown Health Sectors
Based at	Bankstown Community Health Centre Level 4 The Compass Centre Fetherstone St. BANKSTOWN NSW 2200 E-mail: Veronica.Kroon@swsahs.nsw.gov.au
Phone	(02) 9780 2798
Fax	(02) 9780 2888
Current Projects	Establishing Miller Aboriginal Women’s and Children’s Health Clinic. Establishing outreach ante natal clinics at Miller CHC. Establishing outreach ante natal clinics at Miller CHC. Sexual Assault and it’s impact on pregnancy, labour and the post partum period. Launch of the pamphlet and provision of inservice for nursing staff . Developing and running menopause programs in conjunction with the Liverpool Hospital Menopause clinic . Establishing Miller Aboriginal Women’s and Children’s Health Clinic. Establishing outreach ante natal clinics at Miller CHC. Establishing outreach ante natal clinics at Miller CHC. Sexual Assault and it’s impact on pregnancy, labour and the post partum period. Launch of the pamphlet and provision of inservice for nursing staff . Developing and running menopause programs in conjunction with the Liverpool Hospital Menopause clinic . Developing and piloting the Menopause module for Bilingual Community Educators . Fortnightly Well Women’s Clinics clinic at Bankstown CHC (pap tests, breast checks, post natal checks, pregnancy tests. Advice on bladder control, menopause, contraception, sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases. Information about domestic violence, sexual assault or other women’s health issues). . Staff Well Women’s Clinics provided at Bankstown and Liverpool Hospitals in July and August . Establish routine peer clinical supervision for Metropolitan Women’s Health Nurses . Attempting to get Clinical Supervision for nurses established within Bankstown Health Service . Run the Women’s Cancer Support Group every third Monday of the month at Bankstown CHC - women also meet socially at other times. . Talks on Women’s health issues for the women in the community. Inservice for staff and health workers on women’s health issues . Involvement in International Nurses Day and International Women’s Day .
Past Projects	Similar to above.
Areas of Expertise	Running Women’s Health Clinics (Well Women’s Clinics). Women’s health promotion
Areas of Interest	Predominately the clinical/medical/alternative health issues relating to women’s health . Nursing and women’s health. Research in women’s health.

Name	Wendy Thomson
Position	Women's Health Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Based at	Wollondilly Health Centre, 5-9 Harper Close, TAHMOOR NSW. 2573 PO Box 266, TAHMOOR E-mail: Wendy.Thomson2@swsahs.nsw.gov.au
Phone	02 46 836000
Fax	02 46 836032
Current Projects	Establish a profile for the Women’s Health Service in Camden and Wollondilly Shires Casa Paloma Caravan Park, transient populations of women Macarthur Women's Health Forum
Past Projects
Areas of Expertise
Areas of Interest	Domestic Violence, Sexuality, Menopause

 

Name	Mignon Aistrope
Position	Women's Health Nurse
Based at	Bowral Community Health Centre,
Phone	02 4861 8000
Fax	02 4861 4965
Current Projects	"Triple Care Farm" Women’s Reproductive Health and Sexuality Education Project. Triple Care Farm provides a residential treatment program for young people between 15 and 25 with substance use and mental health problems.
Past Projects	Women’s Health Reference Manuals Koori Women’s Group "Healthy Women’s Group" for women rehabilitating from a mental illness "Healthy Bones" – Education on osteoporosis for older adults attending day care centres
Areas of Expertise	Sexual health Youth at risk Issues surrounding substance use
Areas of Interest	Sexual health Youth Aboriginal health Older isolated women