2021 Congress Program

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Friday 26 November

12.00	Congress Registration Opens \| Gallery, Level 1
12.00 – 1.00	Lunch & Exhibition \| Gallery, Level 1 (For those attending both the Pre-Congress and Congress Programs)
1.10-1.25	Congress Opening \| Ballroom B&C
	Dr Sonia Davison – AMS President Dr Meredith Frearson – Congress Local Organising Committee Chair
	Welcome to Country \| Rosemary Wanganeen
Alice MacLennan Plenary – Ageing and Resisting It \| Ballroom B&C
Chairs	Dr Sonia Davison & Dr Meredith Frearson
1.25 – 2.05	Dr Elissa Hamlat Epigenetic Clocks
2.05 – 2.45	Prof Cassandra Szoeke Cognition – impact of ageing and menopause
2.45 – 3.15	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition \| Gallery, Level 1
	Breast Cancer \| Ballroom B&C
Chairs	Prof. Bronwyn Stuckey & Dr Carmel Reynolds
3.15 – 3.45	Prof Martha Hickey MHT post-BRCA diagnosis
3.45 – 4.15	Prof Rod Baber An update on the effects of MHT containing Estrogen alone or estrogen plus a progestogen on breast cancer risk
4.15 – 4.45	Dr Sally Reid Fertility preservation in women with cancer
4.45 – 5.15	Prof Jason Abbott The evidence for vaginal laser treatments for post-menopausal symptoms
5.15 – 6.45	Welcome Reception

Saturday 27 November

8.15	Registration Desk Open \| Gallery, Level 1
	Therapeutics and Difficult Issues \| Ballroom B&C
Chair	Dr Ann Olsson & Prof. Beverley Vollenhoven
8.45 – 9.15	Prof Bronwyn Stuckey Update on recent WHI long-term data
9.15 – 9.45	Dr Ailsa Wilson Edwards Painful Bladder Syndrome
9.45 – 10.15	Prof Sue Davis Testosterone use in women – what’s new?
10.15 – 10.45	Panel discussion
10.45 – 11.15	Morning Tea & Exhibition \| Gallery, Level 1
	Metabolic Health \| Ballroom B&C
Chair	A/Prof. Amanda Vincent & Dr Jane Elliott
11.15 – 11.45	Prof Wendy Brown Bariatric surgery – positive and negative consequences
11.45 – 12.15	Prof Robin Daly Exercise at midlife to preserve lean mass and reduce weight gain
12.15 – 12.45	A/Prof Darren Mansfield Sleep- connections to general and metabolic health
12.45 – 1.15	Prof Helena Teede PCOS at menopause
1.15 – 1.21	Rapid Fire Presentation Dr Madeleine Haygarth A case of new-onset post-menopausal hyperandrogenism
1.25 – 2.15	Lunch & Exhibition \| Level 1, Gallery
Chair	Dr Susan Jenner & Dr Marita Long
2.15 – 2.45	Dr Kate Gregorevic The Longevity Paradox: Why do women live longer but in worse health?
2.45 – 3.45	Besins Healthcare Symposia Chair: Dr Meredith Frearson Dr Sonia Davison MHT – what oestrogen and progestogen use? Dr Sonia Davison & Dr Jane Elliot – Chaired by Meredith Frearson Menopause & MHT – your questions answered
3.45 – 4.00	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition \| Gallery, Level 1
4.00	AGM
6.30pm	Congress Dinner (busses will depart the Hilton at 6pm) \| Adelaide Zoo

Sunday 28 November

8.00	Registration Desk Open \| Gallery, Level 1
	Gender Differences \| Ballroom B&C
Chairs	Dr Sylvia Rosevear & Dr Christina Jang
8.30 – 9.00	A/Prof Sutapa Mukherjee COVID-19 and women
9.00 – 9.30	A/Prof Sarah Zaman Women and Heart Disease
9.30 – 10.00	Prof Jeffrey Zajac Transgender women in midlife
10.00 – 10.05	Invitation to Queenstown 2022
10.05 – 10.30	Morning Tea & Exhibition \| Gallery, Level 1
	Social Change \| Ballroom B&C
Chairs	Dr Karen Magraith & Dr Elina Safro
10.30 – 11.00	Prof Beverley Vollenhoven Surrogacy in Australia
11.00 – 11.30	Dr Roger Sexton Burnout in medical professionals. Coping with conflict and post pandemic
11.30 – 12.00	Mr Len Kling TICK Tock, Befriend Your Clock!
12.00 – 12.30	Dr Andrew Baird Telehealth – tips on how to do it in best practice
12.30 – 1.00	Dr Sonia Davison Sonia’s Snippets
1.00	Congress Closing \|Ballroom B&C

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