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Mar 8, 2022 • 10 tweets • 6 min read
(1/10) ❗️Disclaimer❗️: Not an #intersectionality expert but care about #intersectionality & #healthequity. I want my research to reflect personal values. Below are just some of my musings on this ⬇️
(2/10) In my #epidemiology research, often constrained by what data is available to me...
e.g. forced to conflate #sex & #gender, treat gender as binary construct, collapse #ethnicity into meaningless categories etc. This is not good research! ☠️
Hi everyone! It's @laurahallam29 here, taking over @georgeinstitute after @cheryl_carcel for #IWD22. I'm here to talk about my interests in promoting consideration of sex and gender in health and medical research and addressing unmet needs in women's health!
Medical devices are often not designed for, or adequately tested in women. Impact - women are more likely than men to suffer complications or device failures after common interventions like hip replacements. #AdvanceEquality#IWD22
Mar 7, 2022 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
#twittertakeover on #IWD22 Hi everyone, it’s @cheryl_carcel taking over @georgeinstitute on International Women’s Day! Will be tweeting on things I am passionate about- sex differences in CVD and brain health and representation in clinical trials!
More research is needed to study cardiovascular disease in women. It’s important to recognise the understudied signs and symptoms of heart disease and stroke in women. This can lead to timely diagnosis and early life-saving treatment. #AdvanceEquality#IWD22@heartfoundation