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Ines Rio

@InesRio1

GP, Mother, Wife, Daughter, Sister, Friend. My tweets are my own and retweets are not endorsements.

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Joined July 2012
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This is why we need the 4th estate. Thank you brave @Ageinvestigates - I am deeply grateful. Why we cop threats in the search for information you deserve to know theage.com.au/politics/victo…
Why we cop threats in the search for information you deserve to know

Why we cop threats in the search for information you deserve to know

The Age backs tough, difficult journalism. I feel intensely privileged to be a journalist working for you – our readers.

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Thank you so much - I'm honoured and humbled
NW Melbourne PHN (@NWMelbPHN) profile pictureNW Melbourne PHN@NWMelbPHN13 Aug 2024
A huge congratulations to our Board Chair Associate Professor @InesRio1 👏👏👏
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Honoured & humbled to receive this award from my peers. It's been an absolute privilege to be a Dr - provided me with a fascinating & rewarding career where I feel I've been able to make a difference 🙏 @ama_media @NWMelbPHN @MonashUni @NRCHaus ama.com.au/ama-rounds/9-augu… via @AMA
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Thanks for interviewing me for this article @aishamae theage.com.au/national/this-…
This syndrome is shockingly misdiagnosed. Little wonder Bethany felt ‘medically gaslit’

This syndrome is shockingly misdiagnosed. Little wonder Bethany felt ‘medically gaslit’

Health experts want greater education about a debilitating syndrome which leaves patients, particularly women, facing a fight getting recognition and diagnosis.

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Thanks @starweeklynews for running a series on #WomensHealth
NW Melbourne PHN (@NWMelbPHN) profile pictureNW Melbourne PHN@NWMelbPHN27 Jun 2024
For the next 12 months, @starweeklynews will be shining a light on the health challenges faced by women living in Melbourne's northern and western suburbs. @NWMelbPHN chair @InesRio1 kicked off the Women's Health Matters campaign in this week's editions nwmphn.org.au/news/getting-h…
Getting health right for women

Getting health right for women

By Associate Professor Ines Rio, NWMPHN Chair. This article originally appeared in Star Weekly newspapers on 25 June 2024. Being a woman often feels really tough. It can be hard on your body:...

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Thanks @amavictoria for interviewing me on my thoughts about what is needed to improve our health care system, better support #generalpractice & improve #healthoutcomes & #equity @NWMelbPHN @vtphna @ama_vice @MaryAnneThomas @gedkearney @euan_wallace paperturn-view.com/ama-victo…
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My recent article on vaping harms and support for recent reforms to decrease uptake and increase quitting lens.monash.edu/@politics-so… #MonashLens @MonashUni @NWMelbPHN @vtphna @ama_media @RACGPPresident @ama_vice @TGAgovau @PKelly_CBR @Mark_Butler_MP @gedkearney @jilltomlinson
E-cigarettes and vaping: The reforms we need are happening – Monash Lens

E-cigarettes and vaping: The reforms we need are happening – Monash Lens

Government reforms are fighting the tactics that have fed a cultural acceptability of vaping, and a mistaken belief it has insignificant health risks.

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Important info from the @VictorianCHO
Chief Health Officer, Victoria (@VictorianCHO) profile pictureChief Health Officer, Victoria@VictorianCHO8 Jan 2024
In recent weeks there has been a rapid increase in people with COVID in hospital. Learn how to protect those most at risk of severe disease. go.vic.gov.au/49aqs1x
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Children in Gaza are caught in a nightmare that worsens with every passing day. The world cannot stand by and watch. The violence and the suffering of children must stop. More here: unicef.org/press-releases/in…
Intensifying conflict, malnutrition and disease in the Gaza Strip creates a deadly cycle that...

Intensifying conflict, malnutrition and disease in the Gaza Strip creates a deadly cycle that...

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Take a look @NWMelbPHN Annual Report, provides an overview of our extensive activities to support & build a primary health system guided by equity/respect/collaboration/innovation #health #communityhealth #generalpractice #prevention annualreport2023.nwmphn.org.…
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So proud of team @NWMelbPHN who partnered with @RCHMelbourne & won Vic Public Health Award ‘celebrating a strong and sustainable workforce’ for amazing work connecting GP/hospitals to provide community #mentalhealth Congrats! @vtphna @vichealthassoc health.vic.gov.au/recognitio…
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There isn't sufficient evidence in favour of legalising reactional cannabis use in Australia, but the AMA believes it should be treated first and foremost as a health issue instead of a criminal issue. Read our submission: ama.com.au/articles/ama-subm…
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The Voice will have a positive impact on health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Please, vote Yes.
MJA Editor in Chief (@MJA_Editor) profile pictureMJA Editor in Chief@MJA_Editor8 Oct 2023
A round up of all the coverage on the #VoiceToParliament in @themja Insight+ and specifically the important role a Voice would have in improving health outcomes. We're very pleased to have highlighted so many views at this really pivotal time. insightplus.mja.com.au/2023/…
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Delighted to be appointed as a Director @sexualhealthvic - look forward to working with such an impressive group of people and organisation dedicated to #reproductive #sexual #health #education #advocacy
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Every little talk you have shapes them.

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New directory by @NWMelbPHN & @EasternMelbPHN of dementia services to make life easier for people living with #dementia their families, friends & carers healthservicesdaily.com.au/w… @vtphna @RACGP @DementiaAus
What’s happening in Australia’s Primary Health Networks? | Health Services Daily

What’s happening in Australia’s Primary Health Networks? | Health Services Daily

Two PHNs team up to help make life easier for people living with dementia and their families, friends and carers.

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As a #GP I see the harmful effects of #gambling every week on people, their partners & children. Let your local MP know we want all 31 recommendations from House of Reps report supported - please consider sign/share Campaign www-agr-org-au.filesusr.com/ @ReformGambling
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Co-author Dr Simon Holliday, a GP with a special interest in pain management, said the guidelines aimed to “rethink the paradigm” of opioid prescribing. ausdoc.com.au/news/first-opi…

Priority patients for opioid deprescribing identified in first guidelines for GPs

'Just because every other doctor in your practice has prescribed someone opiates for many years doesn’t mean that you should continue liberal provision of that medication,' said guideline co-author...

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The Alliance’s @TimCostello advocates for banning all gambling advertising, treating gambling as a public health issue, and developing a comprehensive strategy for prevention, awareness, education, and treatment. 👉 johnmenadue.com/gambling-tob…
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Sign our petition to #EndGamblingAds here: agr.org.au/endgamblingads #HealthyMediaHealthyMinds #AFL #NRL #HighAndHarmful #TimeForChange
End Gambling Ads | ALLIANCE FOR GAMBLING REFORM

End Gambling Ads | ALLIANCE FOR GAMBLING REFORM

The End Gambling Ads campaign is an initiative of the Alliance for Gambling Reform supported by councils, community, health and faith organisations across Australia.

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