Endometriosis: Why It Takes So Long to Diagnose and How That's Changing
About this Event
Talks on Tuesdays is a live event series bringing big ideas, real experts, and curious minds together - at your favourite local venues. Think thought-provoking lectures, audience questions, and post-talk mingling over drinks and dinner.
This isn’t a uni lecture. It’s a social, intelligent night out.Come alone or with friends, leave with something to talk about.
Event Schedule:
6.30pm Arrival & Doors Open
7pm Lecuture Starts
7.45pm Q&A
8pm Talk Concludes
8.30pm Event Closes.
*Please arrive close to 6.30pm
A La Carte menu and full bar available throughout the night - pay as you go.
Your Topic:
Endometriosis: Why It Takes So Long to Diagnose and How That's Changing
For most women with endometriosis, getting a diagnosis means years of being told it's "just bad periods" — an average wait of 6.4 years, followed by invasive surgery just to confirm what they already knew was wrong.
A/Prof Jodie Avery has spent her career trying to close that gap. As an epidemiologist with a background in medical radiations and public health, she's worked across Adelaide University, SA Health and SAHMRI, and helped shape policy as Vice President of the SA Branch of the Public Health Association of Australia — all with an eye on getting people answers faster.
Her current work is on a shift that could change diagnosis altogether: using detailed ultrasound and MRI imaging — paired with AI trained on thousands of scans — to spot the disease without surgery at all. It's diagnostic work that's starting to match what only a surgeon's eyes could once confirm.
Join us for 45 minutes to discuss what this means for the 190 million women and girls living with endometriosis, why the wait has been so long, and what it looks like when imaging finally catches up to the pain — followed by Q&A.
Your Speaker: Associate Professor Jodie Avery
A/Prof Jodie Avery is an epidemiologist and public health researcher with a background in medical radiations, psychology, and social sciences. Her extensive experience in developing research policy partnerships and conducting evaluations is evidenced by over 100 publications and more than 25 commissioned government reports across diverse areas. Her work has influenced policy changes through Adelaide University, SA Health, SAHMRI, and in her role as Vice President of the SA Branch of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA). An expert in systematic review methodology, she teaches this alongside public health, medical, and psychological subjects at the tertiary level.
Agenda
🕑: 06:30 PM
Doors open and arrival
🕑: 07:00 PM
Speaker starts
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
AUD 27.78
