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Ophthalmologist wins inaugural Women in Industry health and medicine award

A dispatch from Hearing Practitioner Australia — filed

Two smiling women in formal black attire pose together at a Women in Industry awards event; the woman on the left holds a glass trophy engraved with Dr Sarah Crowe's name.
✦ PlateTwo smiling women in formal black attire pose together at a Women in Industry awards event; the woman on the left holds a glass trophy engraved with Dr Sarah Crowe's name.

The inaugural Women in Industry Excellence in Health and Medicine category winner ophthalmologist Dr Sarah Crowe, left, celebrates with finalist audiologist Dr Signe Steers. Image: Prime Creative Media. Sydney ophthalmologist and global health innovator Dr Sarah Crowe is the inaugural winner of the Women in Industry Awards Excellence in Health and Medicine Award....

✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦

No actionable change — this is an industry recognition story with no clinical or practice implications.

✦ Why It Matters ✦

The recognition of an audiologist as a finalist in a cross-industry women's excellence award raises the profile of audiology within the broader Australian healthcare and industry landscape.

✦ Key Points ✦
  1. 01Dr Sarah Crowe (ophthalmologist) won the inaugural Women in Industry Excellence in Health and Medicine award.
  2. 02Audiologist Dr Signe Steers was named a finalist in the same category.
  3. 03This is the first time the Women in Industry Excellence in Health and Medicine award has been presented.
  4. 04The recognition highlights women leaders across health professions including audiology.
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