Women’s Health Lunch 2019Thursday 3 OctoberGrand Ballroom,Sofitel Melbourne on Collins

S P O N S O R S H I P P R O P O S A L

Introduction

Epworth Medical Foundation is pleased to invite you to become a sponsor of the twelfth annual Epworth Women’s Health Lunch on Thursday 3 October 2019 at the Grand Ballroom, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins.

This event is an important education and awareness-building event. It also helps to raise funds for new medical equipment, cutting-edge education and ground breaking research at Epworth HealthCare with funds from this year’s event being directed to supporting the Epworth Women’s Leadership Network.

The topic for the 2019 event is:

‘Medical Milestones for Women’Through different stages of life, women experience such varied physical and mental health needs. There is no one standard solution, with diet,

hormonal balance and exercise playing a crucial role in ensuring women can live their best possible life, no matter what age.

We are delighted to extend this invitation to sponsor the 2019 Women’s Health Lunch event, and outline in this proposal the opportunities and recognition we can extend in return for your generosity.

A range of sponsorship options are available to best suit your needs.

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Event Overview

HostMs Maryjane Crabtree President Epworth HealthCare Board of Management

Master of CeremoniesDr Chantel Thornton Epworth Specialist Breast Cancer Surgeon

Panel DiscussionMs Amy Kaplan, Dietician Dr Roisin Worsley, EndocrinologistMrs Natasha Machado, Exercise Physiologist

Date12.00noon-3.00pm — Thursday 3 October 2019 

VenueGrand Ballroom, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins

Audience550 guests including business and community leaders, senior Epworth clinicians, Epworth Executive and Board Members.

ProceedsAll funds raised will support the Epworth Women’s Leadership Network

BackgroundThis is the twelfth Women’s Health Lunch raising awareness of health issues affecting women today and a celebration of the contribution women have made to healthcare and medicine throughout the ages.

Aim

To create awareness about women’s health needs at different stages of life and how they change over time.

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Background

About Epworth HealthCare

Epworth HealthCare is the largest not-for-profit health care group in Victoria, delivering excellence in world class healthcare across eight hospital campuses and several specialist medical centres around Melbourne and Geelong.

Epworth provides acute medical and surgical services, sub-acute care, diagnostics and rehabilitation to more than 133,000 inpatients and 156,000 outpatients each year. Epworth is a leader in cardiology, oncology, maternity, urology, gastroenterology, orthopaedics and rehabilitation.

The organisation has five divisions employing over 6,500 staff with 3,000 accredited medical specialists and 1,000 affiliated general practitioners across Victoria.

About Epworth Medical Foundation Epworth Medical Foundation was established in 1982 to generate much-needed philanthropic support for the activities and equipment needs of Epworth HealthCare.

Our goal is and always has been to ensure patients at Epworth receive the best possible care and outcomes. Therefore, funds we raise are used to contribute to and improve the excellence in medical care provided by Epworth HealthCare.

Epworth is an outstanding healthcare organisation but, if we are to achieve our mission of becoming one of the world’s truly great academic and teaching hospitals, we rely on philanthropic support.

Donations made to the Epworth Medical Foundation make a real and positive difference to the health and wellbeing of patients and their families.

The Foundation is registered as a Deductible Gift Recipient with the Australian Tax Office.

About Epworth Women’s Leadership NetworkFunding from this lunch will be used to support the Epworth Women’s Leadership Network which aims to empower Epworth women through a range of planned and targeted activities. With over 80% of the Epworth workforce being women this offers a great opportunity to inspire our female leaders and to support them in their professional development.

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About the Presenters

Master of Ceremonies

Dr Chantel Thornton (MC) BMSc(Hons) MBBS(Hons) FRACS

Dr Chantel Thornton is a specialist breast cancer surgeon, consulting at Epworth Hospital, Richmond and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

Chantel is passionate about delivering the highest standard of breast cancer surgery and treatment, including oncoplastic breast cancer surgery and immediate breast reconstruction.

She is involved in several philanthropic organisations and has Board positions on The Foundation for Surgery, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Foundation for Breast Cancer Care.

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Panel Discussion

Ms Amy Kaplan BNutrDiet, APD

Amy Kaplan is a specialised mental health dietitian at Epworth Clinic. She graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor in Nutrition and Dietetics. Amy has worked in a number of clinical settings, and has been working with clients in the mental health setting for the past decade.

Amy has a particular interest in Eating Disorders, driving change in the acute management of eating disorders in the public health system, and continuing this work in private practice. Her experience extends to the development and facilitation of group education programs in the mental health environment, with a focus on advocating for the link between nutrition and optimising mental health.

Amy joined the Epworth Clinic team in early 2017 as the founding dietitian on the inpatient ward. She piloted the roll out of patient nutrition screening, conducted staff training, and continues to act as an advocate for nutrition amongst the clinical teams. Additionally she has been a key contributor to increasing awareness and improving clinical care for those living with an eating disorder.

About the Presenters

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Dr Roisin (Rosie) Worsley MBBS (Hons), FRACP, PhD

Dr Roisin Worsley is an endocrinologist (hormone specialist) with a PhD in women’s health. Her primary interest is the effects of women’s hormones on their physical and psychological health. She consults at the Jean Hailes Centre at Epworth East Melbourne.

Dr Worsley completed medical school at Monash University. She spent several years working at The Alfred and then completed her specialist training through the Geelong and Alfred Hospitals. Her clinical experience includes the care of women with complex physical conditions such as cardiovascular disease and heart/lung transplants. Her research has focused on the health of women at midlife for which she has received young investigator prizes from the Australian, European and International Menopause Societies.

Dr Worsley delivers several talks per year, speaking to community groups and medical audiences, where she enjoys increasing awareness and answering questions at Q&A time.

Key topics:

> Menopause

> PCOS

> PMS

> Osteoporosis

> Thyroid and other hormone conditions

Mrs Natasha Machado M.App ExSc (Ex.Presc), B.ExSc, ESSAM

Natasha Machado has been working full time as a clinical Exercise Physiologist for the past 8 years at Epworth HealthCare and is currently employed as a Grade 2 Exercise Physiologist. Since 2013, Natasha has also been a sessional lecturer at Australian Catholic University and Deakin University, for the Masters of Exercise Science/Exercise Physiology students presenting topics on rehabilitation post neurological injury, gait and running re-training, hydrotherapy and mental health and weight management.

Natasha has 2 peer-reviewed journal publications, has presented at the 2012 Exercise and Sports Science Australia conference and completed 1 poster presentation at Epworth Research Institute in 2013. As part of her clinical role, for the past 4 years Natasha supervises and coordinates all student clinical placements at Epworth Camberwell, but has been involved in student supervision and mentoring for the past 7 years.

Natasha is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne with the project titled “Cardiac Rehabilitation in Stroke Survivors to Improve Survivorship – CRiSSIS”. She is the recipient of two Epworth Research institute scholarships for her research with Stroke survivors.

Corporate Sponsor Opportunities

We proudly acknowledge our 2019 Major Sponsor ZELLA

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About Zella Zella is a multi-faceted firm whose approach is to focus on long term client partnerships. Zella provides high quality and market leading private wealth and accounting strategies for individuals, families, institutional clients and corporates. The Zella management team and board have extensive experience across financial markets and advice in Australia and internationally.

www.zella.com.au

Major Sponsor$26,250 – SOLD Benefits:

> Corporate display at the venue > Thirty guest tickets seated in prominent location > Brand signage on three tables > Key Epworth HealthCare staff seated at your table (optional) > Brand acknowledgement in the event program > Full page advertisement in the event program > Audiovisual brand acknowledgement at the function > Acknowledgement by the host during the function > Acknowledgement in the Epworth staff newsletter > Acknowledgement on the EMF website

Corporate Sponsor Opportunities

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Associate Sponsor$12,500 (2 available) – 1 SOLD Benefits:

> Twenty guest tickets seated in prominent location > Brand signage on two tables > Four guest tickets to the event after party, sponsored by Zella > Key Epworth HealthCare staff seated at your table (optional) > Brand acknowledgement in the event program > Half page advertisement in the program > Audiovisual brand acknowledgement at the event > Acknowledgement by the host during the function

Corporate Sponsor$5,250Benefits:

> Ten guest tickets seated in a prominent location > Brand signage on table > Two guest tickets to the event after party, sponsored by Zella > Brand acknowledgement in the event program > Audiovisual brand acknowledgement at the function > Acknowledgement in EMF newsletter > Acknowledgement on website

To discuss these sponsorship opportunities or for more information about the event please contact:

Georgia Innes-IronsEpworth Medical FoundationPhone: (03) 9426 6132 | Mobile: 0437 898 401 georgia.innes-irons@epworth.org.au