This webinar will outline what we need to know to address the disparities in the care of people with endometriosis in NZ. We will talk about the latest evidence and updates in the management of endometriosis and how this impacts general practice.
The equity lens will be brought into this conversation as the voice of Māori and Pacific women suffering from endometriosis is not often acknowledged. It will explore the diagnostic dilemmas the GP faces with undifferentiated pelvic pain and the multi-disciplinary management approach required for many of these women.
This follows on from the Ministry of Health publication of Diagnosis and Management of Endometriosis in New Zealand in March 2020, which provides a consensus view of best-practice principles, which include:
- early recognition of symptoms suspicious of endometriosis
- empowering primary health care practitioners to make a suspected diagnosis and commence management
- an appropriately trained, multidisciplinary workforce in secondary and tertiary care
- improved equity of access and health outcomes for patients.
Resources
- Endometriosis New Zealand
- Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia
- Endometriosis eLearning module - The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Endometriosis: whats new & important - Goodfellow Unit podcast
Presenters
- Orna McGinn - GP with a special interest in women’s health, and since 2019 has been Clinical Director of Primary Care Women’s Health at Auckland DHB.
- Hannah Orr - Pelvic Health Physiotherapist working in both public and private health care.
- Sarah Corbett - Gynaecologist who specialises in complex laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis.
- Deborah Bush - Director EPP Coaching and Consulting (Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain).
- Michael East - Director and consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Oxford Women's Health.
