Women’s Health Clinic
Dr Karen Vaughan and Midwife Teagan Atkins have a special interest in health issues affecting women, from adolescence to menopause and beyond. They work together every Wednesday at Jordan River Health to provide a safe and comfortable space for women of all ages to address their health care needs.
Teagan Atkins
Teagan (left) is a Registered Nurse/Midwife with 14 years’ experience in comprehensive patient care in both inpatient and outpatient departments. She has a strong clinical skill set with a focus on Women’s Health care and Primary Health. She has worked in remote communities as a sole practitioner where she provided emergency/primary and generalist care to the community.
Teagan is currently studying a Masters of Nurse Practitioner and plans to expand her skill set in the next two years. She works regularly between Urgent Care Clinic (Hobart and Bridgewater), Royal Hobart Hospital (Maternity/Women’s services)and Jordan River Health Women’s Clinic.
Some services Teagan provides include – early pregnancy care, contraception advice/planning, breastfeeding support, insertion of contraceptive implants, cervical screening, STI screening, post-natal checks and baby checks.
Dr. Karen Vaughan
Dr Karen graduated from the University of Tasmania in 1998 and has many years of experience in General Practice. Her special interests are: Family Medicine, Children’s Health, Implanon insertion and removal, STI checks, Contraceptive advice.
