Guest Speaker – Dr Magdalena Simonis

Dr Magdalena Simonis MBBS FRACGP DRANZCOG MHHS is an experienced and respected GP, an Honorary Senior Research Fellow with the University of Melbourne Department of General Practice, a GP educator, and a longstanding member of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Expert Committee for Quality Care which develops primary care guidelines. She was appointed to the National COVID-19 Taskforce expert committee and is passionate about increasing health literacy in the community. Dr Simonis has been active in providing COVID-19 updates throughout the pandemic, has addressed issues around conspiracy theories and vaccine hesitancy especially in the CALD communities and has been a frequent contributor to mainstream media and GP publications throughout the pandemic. Topics Dr Simonis will talk about include:
• Vaccination – why it’s important – understanding the risks and benefits
• Teachers – their role and their health
• How to manage COVID -19 at home: what to expect and how to protect family members
• Masks – their benefits
• Resources – for further information
• Creating a COVID-19 story for your school and adopting the ‘big picture’ perspective of one of the world’s most trying and interesting events.

We thank Dr Simonis for so generously donating her time to support our community.

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