This activity has been approved by the RACGP QI&CPD Program 2020-22 Triennium, CPD Activity No 361633 – Total Points 26.

Approved for RANZCOG CPD 2019-2022 Triennium (year 2022, hours 13).

The AMS Pre-Congress Menopause Essentials Update will be held on Friday 9 September from 08.30 – 12.00
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Congress Program

Friday 9 September

11.45 – 18.00	Congress Registration | Box Office
12.15 – 13.15	Commercial Symposia hosted by Theramex | Lunch | Meeting Rooms 5-8 Every post-menopausal woman should be taking MHT –  a debate FOR – Dr Terri Foran & Professor Susan Davis AGAINST – Dr Jane Elliott & Professor Rodney Baber
13.25 – 13.40	Congress Opening
Room	Auditorium C
	Dr Karen Magraith – AMS President Dr Christina Jang – Congress Local Organising Committee Chair Carl Fourmile – Welcome to Country
13.40 – 14.40	Plenary 1: Alice MacLennan Plenary
Room	Auditorium C
Chairs	Dr Karen Magraith and Dr Christina Jang
13.40 – 14.10	Professor Gavin Jack Women in the workplace	Onsite
14.10 – 14.40	Professor Robert Langer Where the WHI went wrong and what it got right	Online
14.40 – 15.10	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition | Auditorium D
15.10 – 17.00	Plenary 2: Cardiology
Room	Auditorium C
Chairs	Dr Marita Long and Dr Liz McKenna
15.10 – 15.40	Dr Howard Hodis The intersection of MHT timing, cardiovascular benefit, and mortality reduction	Online
15.40 – 16.10	A/Professor Sarah Zaman Cardiovascular disease in women: How is it different to men?	Online
16.10 – 16.40	Professor Rodney Baber  The place of MHT in women with risk factors for cardiovascular disease	Onsite
16.40 – 17.00	Panel Discussion – joined by Dr Ashley Makepeace and Prof. Bronwyn Stuckey
17.00 – 18.30	Welcome Reception
Room	Auditorium D

Saturday 10 September

07.30 – 08.30	Commercial Symposia hosted by Besins Healthcare | Breakfast | Meeting Rooms 5-8 Communicating the risks and benefits of MHT to patients, with case studies Chair: Dr Ginni Mansberg Panel: Dr Sonia Davison,  Professor Bronwyn Stuckey & Dr Kelly Teagle
08.15 – 16.00	Registration | Box Office
08.45- 10.15	Plenary 3: Genitourinary health
Room	Auditorium C
Chairs	A/Professor Gino Pecoraro and Dr Janice Brown
08.45- 09.15	Dr Amie Hanlon How to evaluate the uterus for causes of PV bleeding	Onsite
09.15- 09.45	Professor Beverley Vollenhoven Medical management of bleeding/cycle control in perimenopause	Onsite
09.45 – 10.15	A/Professor Darren Russell STIs in women at midlife	Onsite
10.15 – 11.00	Debate: Vaginal oestrogen is safe in women after breast cancer
Moderators	A/Professor Gino Pecoraro and Dr Janice Brown
	A/Professor Rhea Liang – Affirmative Dr Belinda Kiely – Negative With a consumer perspective	Onsite
11.00 – 11.30	Morning Tea & Exhibition | Auditorium D
11.30 – 13.00	Plenary 4: Sensorineural
Room:	Auditorium C
Chairs	Dr Elina Safro and Dr Carmel Reynolds
11.30 – 12.00	Professor Anne MacGregor Pathophysiology and treatment of migraine at menopause	Online
12.00 – 12.30	Professor Jayashri Kulkarni Management of anxiety and depression in midlife woman – the role of MHT and psychotropic medications	Onsite
12.30 – 13.00	Dr Maryam Jessri Dry mouth/dental health at menopause	Onsite
13.00 – 14.00	Lunch & Exhibition | Auditorium D
	Plenary 5
	Auditorium C
Chairs	Clinical A/Professor Amanda Vincent and Dr Jane Elliott
14.00 – 14.30	Professor Pauline Maki Brain fog at menopause – cause and management	Online
14.30 – 15.15	Free Communications
Room	Auditorium C
14.30 – 14.45	Professor Susan Davis Associations between sex hormones and depression in healthy older women: A cross-sectional study	Onsite
14.45 – 15.00	Dr Stephanie Than Cognitive trajectories during the menopausal transition	Online
15.00 – 15.15	Dr Samantha Kozica-Olenski Menopause care delivery during COVID-19: Evaluating the acceptability of telehealth services for women with menopause	Online
15.15 – 15.40	Rapid Fire
Room	Auditorium C
15.15 – 15.21	Sandy Davies Regional perspectives on menopause as sampled in The Douglas Shire in Far North Queensland	Online
15.21 – 15.27	A/Professor Caroline Gurvich Characterising cognition following early surgical menopause	Online
15.27 – 15.33	Natalie Moore & Lisa Saunders Shifting the Menopause Mindset	Onsite
15.33 – 15.39	Dr Kerri-Ann Hughes Menopause Narratives – expectations versus realities	Online
15.40 – 16.00	Afternoon Tea & Exhibition | Auditorium D
16.00	AMS AGM | Auditorium C
18.30 – 22.30	Congress Dinner | Trinity Room, Shangri-La The Marina, Cairns Coach transfer will be available from the Pullman Cairns International to the Shangri-La and return or alternatively it is a short walk from many Cairns hotels.

Sunday 11 September

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