Meon Carolyn Shand CNZM (born 1939) is a New Zealand doctor, general practitioner and advocate for women's health, maternity care, contraception, abortion and the medical care of the victims of sexual abuse and child abuse.
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| Born | Meon Carolyn Shand 1939 (age 84–85) |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
| Occupation | Physician |
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| Relatives | Tom Shand (father) Claudia Geiringer (daughter) Claude Weston (grandfather) Agnes Weston (grandmother) Thomas S. Weston (great-grandfather) George Weston (great-uncle) Thomas Shailer Weston Jr. (great uncle) |
Early life and education edit
Shand was the daughter of farmer and politician Tom Shand and doctor Claudia Lilian Shand, née Weston.[1][2] She had a brother Anthony and two sisters, Jill and Ann.[2] She graduated with her medical degree from the University of Otago in 1962.[3]
Career edit
Shand was a house surgeon (a surgical "RMO" or "house officer") at Wellington Hospital early in her career[4] but became a general practitioner, running a general practice in Wellington with her husband Erich Geiringer.[1]
Shand has worked over the years to make abortions safe and available, with her colleague Margaret Sparrow.[4] She was active in the Wellington branch of Sisters Overseas Service (SOS) in the late 1970s helping women to go to Australia for abortions.[5][6] She pioneered work in the medical treatment of victims of sexual assault and child sex abuse.[7]
Shand retired from her practice in 2017.[4]
Honours and awards edit
Shand was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to women's health, in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours.[7]
Personal life edit
Shand married doctor Erich Geiringer in 1964.[1] They had three children, Claudia, Felix and Carl.[8]
Selected works edit
Books edit
- From recognition to recovery : a general practice guide to the medical management of sexual abuse, edited by Carol Shand and Robynanne Milford (1993) ISBN 0958325103
- The medical management of sexual abuse, edited by Carol Shand et al. (2002) ISBN 0473086808
- Things I Remember, or Was Told: a memoir (2022) ISBN 978-0-9941494-9-7
Journal articles edit
- Jacqueline K Mein; Cheryn M Palmer; Meon Carol Shand; et al. (1 March 2003). "Management of acute adult sexual assault". Medical Journal of Australia. 178 (5): 226–230. doi:10.5694/J.1326-5377.2003.TB05168.X. ISSN 0025-729X. PMID 12603187. Wikidata Q35072087.
- Carol Shand; Sally B Rose; Ann Simmons; Margaret J Sparrow (1 August 2005). "Introduction of early medical abortion in New Zealand: an audit of the first 67 cases". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 45 (4): 316–320. doi:10.1111/J.1479-828X.2005.00419.X. ISSN 0004-8666. PMID 16029300. Wikidata Q46608546.
- Margaret Sparrow; Carol Shand; Jane Macdonald (30 June 2006). "Atypical presentation of serious pelvic inflammatory disease following mifepristone-induced medical abortion". Contraception. 74 (4): 352-3; author reply 353-4. doi:10.1016/J.CONTRACEPTION.2006.04.008. ISSN 0010-7824. PMID 16982242. Wikidata Q80281995.
- Sally B Rose; Carol Shand; Ann Simmons (1 December 2006). "Mifepristone- and misoprostol-induced mid-trimester termination of pregnancy: a review of 272 cases". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 46 (6): 479–485. doi:10.1111/J.1479-828X.2006.00646.X. ISSN 0004-8666. PMID 17116051. Wikidata Q36658209.
- Jack Havill; Miles Williams; Jay Kuten; et al. (27 July 2018). "Enough doctors support the End of Life Choice Bill to make it operable". The New Zealand Medical Journal. 131 (1479): 88–90. ISSN 0028-8446. PMID 30048438. Wikidata Q90498132.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Shand, Carol (Dr)". tiaki.natlib.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Claudia Lillian Shand (nee Weston)". The Early Medical Women of New Zealand. 25 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Early Medical Women of New Zealand. Gallery - The University of Auckland". www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Carol Shand: championing sexual health". RNZ. 4 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Abortion help for 'abandoned' women". Evening Post. 20 December 1977. p. 44.
- ^ "Eyewitness: the Sisters Overseas Service and the 1977 Abortion Act". RNZ. 25 June 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Carol Shand". gg.govt.nz. 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ Dudding, Adam (4 August 2012). "More than a lawman". Stuff. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.