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R O T A R Y C L U B O F B E A U M A R I S W E E K L Y B U L L E T I N

Number 11 9 September

2013

Next Meeting

THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER

SPEAKER: MURRAY THOMPSON MLA

TOPIC: ON POLITICS

CHAIR: DAVID GREENALL

CASH DESK: ROY SEAGER &

DAVID LANGWORTHYHOST: TONY PHILLIPS

AV: GREG EVERY


CLUSTER CLUBS FOUNDATION NIGHTAT VGC

CHAIR: FROM CLUSTER

AV: DAVID LEA

CASH DESK: KENMIRAMS

HOST: KEN MIRAMS


SPEAKER: MICHAEL HEFFERNAN

TOPIC: POLITICS & THE FINANCIAL MARKET

CHAIR: RICHARD JONES

AV: ROY SEAGER

CASH DESK:

RICHARD JONES & DAVID LANGWORTHY

HOST: TONY MCKENNA

Presidents Report

It was apparent from comments after the meeting onThursday night that Janet Hailes Michelmore was verywell received as our guest speaker. Comments includ-ed best speaker we have had for a long time and bestpresentation by a health group.

The Jean Hailes Foundation is now considered a lead-ing women's health organisation and has been recog-nised for the second year running, with the induction oftheir Director and daughter of Jean Hailes, JanetMichelmore AO to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.Janet was recognised for her role as a passionate edu-cator and advocate for improving women's health, steer-ing a dedicated team of researchers, clinicians and edu-cators at Jean Hailes over 21 years.

During this time, Janet has been instrumental in leadingan initially fledgling women's clinic into what has today

become a leading, multi-faceted national women'shealth organisation, providing best practice clinical care,practical education for women and health professionalsas well as leading research and research collaborations.Her presentation was interesting and thought provokingand delivered with both humour and professionalismand the questions asked (all by partners) was indicativeof the need for such an organisation as Jean Hailes withtheir holistic approach to womens health. There ismore on the Jean Hailes Foundation and Janetspresentation later in this newsletter.

It was good to see so many partners attend especiallywith so many of our members and their partners current-ly scattered all around the globe. Greg & Kathys friendMargaret Eves, was a guest who has also spoken at theclub in the past on Literacy.

Special mention also to Heather DArcy whose kind do-nation of her special hand made necklace as a raffleprize helped boost the takings to $145.

There was certainly plenty of available manpower to as-

sist Trevor Allwright run the Classic Car event at theConcourse on Saturday morning. Richard Sherman,Trish, Martin, Tony, David Lea and David Rushworth ranthe early shift which involved logging in the cars and col-

Contents

1 Presidents Report2 Notices3 Photos of the Last Weeks Activities4/5 This Weeks Speaker6 Heart Attacks in Women7 Community Lottery Results8 Club Structure / Picture of Week

SERGEANT'S TOPIC; THEFAMOUS SCOTTISH

PHILOSOPHER DAVID HUME


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lecting the $5 entry fee as they arrived and assist-ing in finding parking spots. The next shift consist-ing of Roy, Ken, Susan, Mary and yours truly man-aged the Harley rides and generally assisted whererequired. It turned out to be a magnificent morningwith around 100 cars and 30 bikes arriving from

early in the day.

The Harley rides started out slowly but picked upduring the morning with a total of 42 people taking aride at $5.00 per head. Bendigo Bank sponsorshipcovered the cost of the Harley with the proceedsfrom the rides and the entry fees coming back tothe club. The total income for the morning was$962.50. Following the event Ken raised a numberof observations and recommendations which will betaken up if we can secure this event in the future,particularly thanking Trevor for allocating the money

raised to the club. Well done Chris DArcy and Mar-tin on organising this event; lets hope it becomesan annual activity for the club.

This year saw the introduction of Future Vision, thenew grant model that enhances the scope, impact,and sustainability of humanitarian and educationalprojects funded by The Rotary Foundation andproviding Districts with designated funding for localgrants. Ken Mirams submitted an application for$2,000 to assist with the building of the Gazebo atSandringham hospital in the new Reflections Gar-den area. The new system works very well and isobviously very efficient as we were advised thisweek that our application has been approved.

Kerrie and her team are sorting through the manyissues involved in the running of the ConcourseFestival in November, grant applications, insurancerequirements, bank accounts et al. From all re-ports, things are on track and progressing smoothly(?).

Murray Thompson is our guest speaker this weekand he should provide an interesting view of theother event that happened on Saturday. DavidGreenall is in the Chair.

See you there,

Robert

Once in a Rotary lifetimeopportunity! Visit an RIconvention just down theroad.

For more details visit;

http://rotary2014.com.au/

The 2013 Peoples Choice Community Lottery hasbeen drawn and the results are shown on page 7ofthis In Gear. While none of our tickets won a prize

at least one Rotary Club ticket did (prize number86)! The wide range and number (996) of commu-nity organisations which benefit from this lotteryshows its great value as a fundraiser.

Hocking Stuart Sandringham62-64 Station Street

Note; As part of our arrangement with Hocking

Stuart discounts on agents fees are available to

Vale Glenda Laughton

It is with great sadness that wehave to report that Club MemberGlenda passed away suddenlylast Thursday night. She

joined RCOB in 2011.

A Memorial Service will be held at the BoydChapel, Springvale Botanical Cemetery, PrincesHwy, Springvale on Friday, September 13 at 2.30pm.

Our thoughts are with Robert, her family andfriends on this sad occasion.


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Some Photos from the LastWeeks Activities


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This Weeks Speaker; Janet Michel-moreTopic; Jean Hailes Foundation

Janet Hailes Michel-

more AO, BA, Dip Ed isthe daughter of the lateJean Hailes and a pas-sionate advocate of wom-ens health, Janet hasheld a number of positions within Jean Hailes forWomens Health and on committees and workingparties such as the Victorian Government MinisterialAdvisory Committee on Women's Health (1997 to2003).

Janets Mother, Dr Jean Hailes, was a pioneer of

womens health who went back to work in her 40sfollowing her husbands ill health. She believed thatkeeping the mother in the family well was essentialto keeping the family functioning. After she died atthe age of 61 her colleagues founded the JeanHailes Foundation.

Founded in 1992, the Jean Hailes Foundation (nowknown simply as Jean Hailes) reflects the enduringlegacy that Dr Jean Hailes made to womens health.Jean had a far-sighted vision to improve the qualityof womens lives and give them practical information

based on the best available evidence. She is credit-ed with being the pioneer of menopause manage-ment in Australia.

In 1971, Jean established the first womens healthclinic dedicated to midlife and menopause. She hadan absolute passion for improving the health andwellbeing of all women. Her expertise and determi-nation to make a difference not only shaped hugelypositive outcomes during her lifetime, they also in-spired the creation of the Jean Hailes Foundationfollowing her passing in 1988.In 1980 Dr Jean Hailes published a book called TheMiddle Years as part of the Amcal Health Infor-mation Series. While the subject of her book wasabout midlife and menopause, and her words werewritten more than 30 years ago, they are still as rele-vant today as when she wrote them.

They are a lovely life mantra and a reflection of theno nonsense attitude and sensibility that Jean prac-tised herself, both in medicine and in her own per-sonal life.

Know the facts how it affects your body and emo-tions and what can be doneKeep yourself fit in order to have a happy and pro-ductive life

Find a good doctor to talk to if his or her attitudedoesnt suit you, find one who doesAsk for a second opinion - it's your body and yourlifeThe professionals at Jean Hailes believe that keep-ing women well means keeping everybody well.

The following is a selection of messages from Ja-nets fabulous talk.

The GapsA gap in knowledge!46% of women think they will die of breast cancer 4% do4% think they will die of heart disease, - 50% do

The business of health

Jean Hailes consists of GPs and specialists up-skilled in womens health

There is no health without mental health aunique approachA true focus on prevention across the lifespanPeak periods of vulnerability

Adolescence Fertility

Post-partum Mid lifeChronic illnessOlder


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More detail is available at www.managingpcos.org.au

Other methods of getting the messages out include;Free national webcastsCommunity Seminars around AustraliaSupervised clinical attachments

Since 2009, Jean Hailes has attracted GPs from Jordan,Malaysia, Oman, India and four states of Australia forsupervised clinical attachments with our specialists

Email newslettersNational magazine

For the last three years Professor Jane Fisher has beenleading the Mental Health team at Jean Hailes. She canbe heard with Raff Epstein on ABC 774 at 3.30 on Mon-days.


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Heart Attacks in Women

The talk concluded with a discussion of why women often arereluctant to take prompt action when confronted with what turnout to be the symptoms of a heart attack. As there has been somuch focus on the symptoms of heart attacks in men the follow-ing article on heart attack symptoms in women is included for

ever ones information.

IntroductionWhen people think of a heart attack, they often picture the"Hollywood Heart Attack": someone grips their chest in pain andcollapses to the floor. While chest pain is the most commonsymptom of a heart attack, not everyone experiences chest painduring a heart attack.

In fact, women are less likely than men to feel chest pain duringa heart attack. Studies suggest that more women than menexperience so-called "atypical" symptoms, such as back pain,nausea, or fatigue. And for many people, a heart attack won'tstrike without warning. A study of 515 women who had a heartattack found that 95% experienced symptoms before the attack.For this reason, it is important for women to recognize the vari-ous signs and symptoms of a heart attack so that they can takeimmediate action if the need arises. Even if you have alreadysuffered a heart attack, the symptoms of a second attack maynot be the same as your first.

What are the common symptoms of a heart attack?Chest pain is the most common symptom of a heart attack inboth men and women. Women often describe their chest painas pressure, tightness, or an ache. But often women do notexperience severe pain during a heart attack; for this reason,women should also take milder chest pain seriously. Whenchest pain occurs, it usually feels like discomfort in the centre ofthe chest that lasts for more than a few minutes; this pain may

come and go.

Many heart attack patients do not feel any chest pain. This isespecially true for women. In the study of 515 women who suf-fered heart attacks, 43% did not experience any type of chestpain or pressure during their heart attack. About one third ofthe women in the study did feel chest pain, but most did not de-scribe the sensation as pain instead describing various typesof discomfort. Although you may not consider what you are feel-ing to be pain, chest sensations may indicate heart disease or aheart attack.

Other common heart attack symptoms include shortness ofbreath, sweating, and pain in one or both arms. Shortness of

breath may occur at the same time as the chest pain or it mayoccur before it. Shortness of breath has been found to be morecommon in women, whereas sweating is more common in men.

What are some "atypical" symptoms?

"Atypical" symptoms are symptoms other than the ones men-tioned above; however, the term "atypical" is misleading be-cause these symptoms are actually relatively common.Atypical symptoms include (but are not limited to):

Back, neck, or jaw painNauseaVomitingIndigestionWeaknessFatigue

DizzinessLight-headedness

Women experience more "atypical" symptoms at the time of aheart attack than men. In one study, women were more than

twice as likely as men to experience nausea, vomiting, or indi-gestion as heart attack symptoms.

What are pre-heart attack symptoms?Pre-heart attack or prodromal symptoms are symptoms thatoccur before a heart attack, generally from about 4 to 6 monthsto 1 week before (though some people report these symptomsup to 2 years before their heart attack).Common pre-heart attack symptoms include;

Unusual fatigueSleep disturbanceShortness of breathChest painIndigestion

AnxietyPain in shoulder blade or upper back

Shortness of breath seems to be a particularly important symp-tom for men and women, though it is often not thought of as aserious medical concern. In a study of nearly 18,000 men andwomen (40% were women), those who experienced shortnessof breath were 3 to 5 times more likely to die from heart dis-ease than those who did not have this symptom. This symp-tom seemed to be a particularly good indicator of heart troubles

for people who were not previously aware that they had heartdisease.

It is important to be aware of pre-heart attack symptoms be-cause if you recognize them, you can seek medical help imme-diately and potentially avoid a heart attack. Another reasonto be aware of these prodromal symptoms is that often thesesame symptoms will be felt just before and during your heartattack. In the study mentioned earlier of 515 women who hadheart attacks, 78% experienced at least 1 pre-heart attacksymptom for more than 1 month, either daily or several times aweek, before their heart attack. About 71% of these womenexperienced unusual fatigue and about 50% experienced sleepdisturbance; many women (about 40%) rated both of these

symptoms as severe.

Do women and men experience pain differently?Some studies have shown that men and women perceive paindifferently and this may help explain why men and women re-port different heart attack symptoms. Women have a lowerthreshold for pain, including pressure-type pain, than men.Several studies have found that when women experience chestpain, they rate it as more severe than men. Women may ap-pear more likely to experience so-called atypical symptomsbecause they report a wider variety of symptoms and becausethey experience these symptoms more intensely than men.

Why is recognizing symptoms important?Many lifesaving heart attack treatments, such as clot busting

drugs and balloon angioplasty, work best if given within the firsthour after a heart attack begins. Many heart attack patients,

especially women, wait 2 hours or more after their symp-toms begin before they seek medical help. This delay can re-

sult in death or long-lasting heart damage, and it is one of thereasons why women tend to experience worse outcomes

after a heart attack than men. Learning to recognize thewide variety of symptoms that may be experienced before and

during a heart attack will help you get the treatment you needfast - and may even save your life.


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Balloon Ride, My-

anmar

Photograph by DimaChatrov,

Seeing Bagan, Myanmar,from a hot air balloon is amust for any traveler tothe ancient city. "The lo-cation is ideal for shoot-ing: the bend of the river,flat valley and moun-tains on the horizon,"Chatrov says. "But themain thing [is] there arethousands and thousands

of temples, pagodas, andstupas."

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