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Vale Claire McLintock

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr Claire McLintock after her battle with breast cancer. Claire was past president of SOMANZ as well as past president of the International Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis and the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Australian and New Zealand society. Her far reaching contributions to obstetric medicine and haematology in women’s health was recognised in her being awarded as an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Claire was a tour de force in the international obstetric medicine and haematology communities who also reached so many at a local level. Known for her clinical expertise in women’s health and obstetric medicine, she brought vibrancy, intelligence and wit to her clinical practice and teaching. She was a courageous and strong advocate for many causes including disadvantaged women, indigenous populations, women’s health, women in medicine and minority groups within medicine, and ensured that any international guideline she helped author had a strong voice from the Southern Hemisphere.

She will be sorely missed as a clinician, a teacher and a mentor. We are deeply honoured as a society that we were able to listen to her impart wise words to us one last time at our SOMANZ conference in October this year. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones. R.I.P.

Claire’s service is on New Year’s eve at 1400 hours NZT. The link for the live-stream is https://www.dreamproductions.co.nz/mclintock.

A tribute to Dr Claire McLintock by Dr Briony Cutts

The Queen of Hearts

Flaming red hair

A warm and witty 

Waxing of the lyrical 

A shining beacon 

Of hope and inspiration 

From the land of highlands 

And the long white cloud

Inclusive

Compassionate

Inspiring

Charismatic 

To be sorely missed

A splash of life 

And always colour

And Laughter

Lots of laughter

Humour is good medicine 

A source of hope

A mentor 

To women

For women

Who become mothers

And the next generation

Their hearts beat stronger

Because of you

You are in grand company

Dr Claire McLintock

A rightful queen amongst Queens 

SOMANZ Annual General Meeting

The SOMANZ 2022 Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 15 October 2022 at 12 noon at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart, Tasmania.  All members welcome.

2022 SOMANZ Subscription Renewals

The 2022 SOMANZ Membership Fees for existing members will be due for renewal on the date you renewed (or should have) in 2021. You will receive an email notification to pay your fees or receive a notice that your fees will autopay.  For new members, SOMANZ Subscription fees are due for renewal 12 months from the date you joined.  Our new system will prompt you by email when its time to renew or when your autopay will occur.  Please note that the Obstetric Medicine Journal is only available to financial members. Please make sure your contact details and member profile are complete and up-to-date prior to submitting payment for your membership. We prefer you to make payment online via the SOMANZ website. Credit card payments by MasterCard or Visa are accepted. If you do not wish to remain a member of SOMANZ, please send an email to the SOMANZ Secretariat at admin@somanz.org advising that you wish to terminate your membership.  Please provide a reason for terminating your membership (it’s just for our statistics).