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Dear SEEN members,

Excited to bring to your attention to some upcoming conference and special journal issue opportunities, publication highlights, an announcement of the new WES Social ScienceEarly Career Ambassador, the next SEEN Postgraduate/doc virtual meet-up date, and more…

Opportunities

Latest Research/News 

  • Publication Highlights
  • World Endometriosis Society’s first Social Science Early Career Ambassador
  • Congratulations to Endometriosis (R)evolution conference organisers

Get Involved

  • SEEN Postgrad/Doc Whatsapp group launched; Online Meet Up– Sept 5th 4pm BST
  • Learn about World Endometriosis Organisations – latest newsletter focused on menstrual health/endo education, with a tribute to Mary Njambi Koikai

 

Opportunities

Building bridges: understanding barriers in endometriosis and pelvic pain management

Special Issue Editor(s)

Mike ArmourWestern Sydney University, Australia
m.armour@westernsydney.edu.au

Alex HawkeyWestern Sydney U, Australia

Millie MardonWestern Sydney U, Australia

Hannah AdlerGriffith U, Australia

Abstracts due: 30 Sept 2024

Manuscripts due: 30 April 2025

Registration is now open for the 16th World Congress on Endometriosis,

Call for abstracts will open this month and SEEN is organising a special meeting at the Congress. See you in Syndey!

 

 

Save the date: Society for Menstrual Cycle Research ConferenceWashington DC, 17-20 July 2025

 

Last year’s conference had a good representation of endometriosis researchers and hope the next will as well!

 

Publication Highlights 

Highlights include qualitative work based in Kenya and Tanzania, articles from a range of disciplines (health psychology, medical anthropology, and communications), and a book,report, and article with critical reflections and findings on clinical practice.

Did we miss any?  Send publications to highlight to: annalise.weckesser@bcu.ac.uk

WES Social Sciences Early Career Ambassador

Thrilled to announce that the World Endometriosis Society has selected Dr Andrea Ford as the Society’s first Social Scientist Early Career Ambassador.

 

Dr Ford, a cultural and medical anthropologist, is a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow in Social Sciences and Humanities at U of Edinburgh’s Medical School. Her research has examined the perception of environmental factors in endometriosis amongst clinicians and patients.  With a Wellcome Trust Early Career Award, she will now be undertaking an in-depth ethnography of ‘FemTech’ to critically explore promised technological ‘solutions’ to women’s health issues, including endometriosis.

 

Endometriosis (R)evolution Conference

Congratulations to Alekszandra Rokvityand the team at Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Aging and Care (CIRAC) for  an amazing and engaging two-days of showcasing and sharing endometriosis social, arts and humanities research.

 

The conference was in May, but you can learn more about keynote speaker  Rachel Jablo’s Hysteria Project, the programme and more here: Endorevolution.uni-graz.at

 

SEEN Postgrad/doc Meet Up Relaunched (with a Whatsapp Group)        

The SEEN Postgrad/doc meet up group provides a supportive community to endometriosis postgraduates and recent postdocs. Members share works in progress for feedback, resources and more.

 

We now have a Whatsapp group chat to stay in touch between online meet ups.

 

Our next virtual meet up will be Sept 5th at 4pm BST.  To join, email: annalise.weckesser@bcu.ac.uk with ‘Postgrad/doc’ in the subject heading.

 

Learn about WEO’s regular newsletters

The World Endometriosis Organisations (WEO) publish regular newsletters to keep everyone abreast of the progress that is being made in the field of endometriosis. It’s latest focuses on menstrual health and endometriosis education and has tribute to Mary Njambi KoikaiLearn more and sign up for regular newsletters here: WEO Newsletters – Endometriosis.org

 

Miss anything?  Email annalise.weckesser@bcu.ac.uk with items to include in the next newsletter.

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