Hope Alexander MPH

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Hope will be participating in a poster presentation for the Public Health Association of Australia (WA Branch) at the 2010 State Conference: Global Issues, Local Solutions – Thinking outside the box, at the Tradewinds Hotel, East Fremantle, 18-19 November 2010.

PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA (WA BRANCH)

State Conference 18 – 19 Nov 2010

Global Issues, Local Solutions: Thinking outside the box

Tradewinds Hotel Fremantle WA

Hope’s abstract has been accepted for a poster presentation at the above conference.

The title of her presentation is “Customised exercise enhances quality of life in chronic conditions”.

Summary of paper: This paper offers reflective comment on a practical and holistic approach to enhancing the life of a person with a chronic condition. It demonstrates how a customised exercise program can not only rehabilitate the physical body, but can also invigorate and stimulate the intellectual and psycho-emotional aspects. An enhanced quality of life can be achieved, so that the person can live as well as possible, for as long as possible, in the community.

Cancer in the News

Tobacco: Flouters of smoke ban ‘will be pursued’

The Health Department says people who ignore WA’s new smoking bans on patrolled beaches and in cars with children will be pursued, despite previous claims the laws could be hard to enforce.

Director-general of Health, Kim Snowball, said while some people might initially be given warnings rather than $1000 fines, there would be no period of grace for the laws, which start on September 22.

The department will launch an advertising campaign today to warn people they risk prosecution if the smoke in banned areas. These include between flags at beaches, in cars carrying children under the age of 17, within 10 metres of playground equipment and in some outdoor eating areas. The display of tobacco products in shops will also be banned.

West Australian 8/9/2010 p.10.

Sophie West | Website and Publications Coordinator

Cancer Council Australia

2009 Joanna Briggs Institute International Convention
“Ripples to Revolution: from bench to bedside!”
Adelaide, South Australia, November 18-20 2009.

Hope Alexander MPH – Community Consultant and Health Educator presented the following PowerPoint Presentation:

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International Women’s Day Event – A Celebration – Free Workshop – All Welcome

“How to manage weight gain/body fat gain and/or sexuality difficulties after cancer treatment”

This interactive workshop session includes information and evidence on:

Weight gain and body fat gain after cancer treatment and sexuality difficulties after a cancer diagnosis.

Participating in this workshop will give hope and encouragement to women who experience these difficulties.

Women will be better able to manage and overcome some of the side effects associated with cancer treatments.

The workshop will be an information and awareness-raising event. Handouts will be available.

Date: Sunday 8 March 2009

Time: 12.30 – 1.30 pm

Place: Room A231, E Central TAFE, Royal Street, East Perth, Western Australia.

Facilitator: Hope Alexander (Masters Public Health),
Consultant & Health Educator, Former lecturer in New Opportunities for Women, TAFE.

This is an International Women’s Day event supported by the WA Office for Women’s Policy

Hope has expressed an interest in participating on the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing – International Dental Graduates Assessment Process Review Committee.

“This committee will act as a national expert reference group on assessment processes for International Dental Graduates.  It will provide expert advice to the Health Workforce Principal Committee on the issues and barriers associated with International Dental Graduates achieving full registration in Australia; the effectiveness and efficiency of current assessment processes, including implementation of the Public Sector Dental Workforce Scheme; and requirements for establishing a competent authority model for mutual recognition of dental qualifications gained overseas.

This work relates to the Consumers’ Health Forum of Australia interest in the health workforce.

The consumer representative may like to consider the following objectives:

• Provide a consumer perspective on issues relating to the assessment of International Dental Graduates.

• Advocate for consumer input and participation in the implementation of any model for recognition of dental qualifications gained overseas.

• Consult with, and keep CHF members informed of this work and the consumer issues.”

I have been the consumer representative on the Oral Health Centre WA (University of Western Australia School of Medicine and Dentistry) where dentistry students and oral hygienists are trained, for some years now.

I initiated the process of getting a mouth care information sheet for patients undergoing cancer treatment in WA and with the two Oral Medicine specialists who worked on it with me, was granted the Health Consumers’ Council WA Award of Excellence in 2006.

I regularly act as a patient for the Oral Medicine students in the examinations.

I have been a user of dental services from the age of 4 years (in New Zealand, where all children received free dental care until the age of 16), both as a public, then private, and now again, public patient.

I have been lobbying for reform in the oral health field for some years now.