The Health Festival of Geelong – a Huge Success

2024-07-28T12:26:36+10:00July 27, 2024|Blog, Education, Health Management, Media|

My Health Story (MHS) was thrilled to be invited as 'a fellow dedicated health care provider' to the inaugural Health Festival of Geelong last week. The event was a unique opportunity to focus on Health Promotion and increase health literacy. Organised by a team of clinicians, the Health Festival of Geelong was a chance for all stakeholders (patients, carers, professionals, allied healthcare workers, specialists, Government, and more) to discover resources in the region of Geelong Victoria, all in [...]

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The Health Festival of Geelong

2024-07-13T10:50:03+10:00June 15, 2024|Blog, Education|

A team of clinicians is organising The Health Festival of Geelong, and My Health Story (MHS) is thrilled to be invited as ‘a fellow dedicated health care provider’ to this inaugural event. MHS look forward to sharing this exciting experience with you. The event is a unique opportunity to focus on Health Promotion and increase your health literacy. It’s a chance to discover resources and knowledge that you may not be aware of in the region, all in [...]

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Soula Presents at the RACGP Chronic Disease Workshop

2023-11-18T11:09:02+11:00November 18, 2023|Advocacy, Blog, Education, Health Management|

My Health Story founder, Soula Mantalvanos, was recently invited to share her valuable expertise for GP training, once again highlighting the significance of lived experience for chronic pain management education. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) GP training session, ‘An approach to non-cancer pain,’ was hosted by Dr Paul Grinzi on Wednesday, 15 November 2023, in Melbourne. Soula’s 20-minute presentation included details of her 4.5-year medical odyssey that led to her chronic illness – one she believes could have been completely avoided with educational training sessions such as the one she was presenting at. Soula began her presentation by stating the vision and mission that have driven her advocacy and to becoming the founder of pudendalnerve.com.au and My Health Story: Understanding the unique lived experience is critical to tailored care and relieving the global burden of disease.

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A Beginners Guide to Chronic Pain: Causes, Types, Diagnosis and Treatments

2023-03-30T14:40:59+11:00March 30, 2023|Blog, Education|

A Beginners Guide to Chronic Pain: Causes, Types, Diagnosis and Treatments. Original blog posted on More GoodDays and written by Mandy Mercuri, PhD Science, Lived Experience Pain Advocate and My Health Story Advisory Member. What is pain? It’s that unpleasant sense that you feel somewhere (and sometimes everywhere) in your body that you probably know TOO well. So we will look at the purpose of pain to answer this question.

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Visualising Health with My Health Story Founder, Soula Mantalvanos

2022-10-09T12:54:01+11:00October 9, 2022|Blog, Education, Health Management, Using My Health Story|

In this 15-minute Vimeo, founder of My Health Story, Soula Mantalvanos, discusses how she believes visualising the personal health experience can lead to better care and understanding. Soula combines her years of living with chronic pain and her professional creative communication experience to advocate for a better quality of care. […]

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Soula Presents her Lived Experience at the CODA Conference 2022

2022-09-24T12:08:46+10:00September 24, 2022|Advocacy, Blog, Education|

(Vimeo: Soula's lived experience forms part of Dr Paul Grinzi's Management of Persistent Pain in Primary Care workshop at the Australian CODA Conference 2022).  My Health Story (MHS) founder Soula Mantalvanos was invited to contribute her lived experience to the Management of Persistent Pain in Primary Care workshop created by General Practitioner & Medical Educator Dr Paul Grinzi. The four-day (IRL) CODA conference was held at the Melbourne Convention Centre, and healthcare practitioners and clinicians working in various health sectors attended from the US, NZ and Australia. Participants worked together as Dr Grinzi presented educational resources such as science-based evidence, videos, and examples to clarify the understanding of chronic pain through the four-hour workshop. Everyone shared their experiences, knowledge and ideas.

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