Ms Katie Harris1 1Zebra Research Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia Aim To explore women’s experiences of menopause care and support provided by healthcare professionals (HCPs) to provide a deeper understanding of the patient experience. Method N=25 semi-structured qualitative interviews with women...
- June 23, 2022
Dr Franca Fruzzetti2, Dr Klaas Heinemann1, Dr Joaquim Calaf3, Professor Dr. med Christopher Keck4, Dr Anja Bauerfeind1, Ms Kirsten Becker1, Dr Suzanne Reed1, Dr Cristian Franke1 1Berlin Center for Epidemiology and Health Research (ZEG), Berlin, Germany, 2University Hospital Santa Chiara...
- June 23, 2022
Ms Sandy Davies1 1Happypause™, Wonga Beach, Australia Objective This presenter had a negative experience with her pharmacist and pharmacy assistant that involved menopause stigma and shaming and as a result delved further into regional peri/post menopausal women’s perceptions of menopause....
- June 23, 2022
Dr Amanda Illingworth1 1Hunter Street Medical, Ipswich, Australia A particular aspect of General Practice which is not addressed in other specialties, is preventative health. As GPs we do this well in childhood and the reproductive years. But we drop the...
- June 23, 2022
Dr Madeleine Haygarth1 1Royal Perth Hospital, WA, Australia A 60-year-old post-menopausal female presented with a 4-week history of androgenic alopecia and 10kg weight loss. She later developed acne and voice hoarseness with clitoromegaly noted on clinical examination. There was no...
- September 28, 2021
Bronwyn Stuckey Keogh Institute for Medical Research; Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital; Medical School, University of Western Australia In the mid-1990s, investigators recruited 161,808 women into the WHI study. Although we think of the WHI as...
- September 13, 2021
Dr Sally Reid MBBS, FRANZCOG, MRMed Fertility preservation is an overarching definition, with Oncofertility describing the intersection of two disciplines; Oncology and Reproductive Medicine. Consideration of the loss of reproductive and/ or sexual function following cancer diagnosis is not a...
- September 13, 2021
Dr Sonia Davison Monash University There are many options for management of bothersome symptoms around the time of the menopause. Although menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is the most effective option for management of vasomotor and genito-urinary symptoms, some women are...
- September 10, 2021
Robin M. Daly, PhD FASMF FASBMR Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia The mid-life and menopausal transition period is a time associated with weight gain and changes in body composition, including a loss in lean...
- August 9, 2021
Dr Roger Sexton MBBS DRCOG(UK) FAICD MBA(ADEL) FRACGP FACRRM Doctors have to navigate their way through a long list of workplace hazards on a daily basis and are expected to carry a very significant clinical, academic and administrative burden whilst...
- August 3, 2021