Endometriosis UWA lecture: Endometriosis Perth Sisterhood of Support
Recently, board member @Kiera Collier delivered a lecture at the University of Western Australia on Endometriosis. You may have noticed we’ve been sharing snippets from her lecture with you. Kiera completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Science, majoring in Medical Science at UWA last year, and will soon be studying a Master of Public Health and Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion. Kiera also suffers from endometriosis, as well as multiple other chronic conditions. These factors enabled Kiera to give a well-rounded lecture encompassing the biomedical, public health and factual information surrounding endometriosis, as well as an insight into the patient experience. Kiera volunteers with EPSS in her spare time, on our board, as part of the events team and Facebook moderation team. She was recently awarded the City of Canning Youth Citizen of the Year for her voluntary efforts. Kiera has a strong passion for endometriosis awareness and advocacy, public health and health care. Aside from that, Kiera loves to travel, paint and dance!
In this snippet, Kiera explains how important support groups are in the management of chronic conditions and endometriosis. She discusses how EPSS has provided her with a sense of validation and connection, enabled her to make friendships with those in similar situations, helped her to stay motivated and shown her some tips and tricks for managing endo! Most importantly, Kiera says, “the acquisition of knowledge equals power, the power to make a change. If I hadn’t learned some of the things that I did from the group, I wouldn’t have had the power to stand up and make a change”.