If you are new to the menopause or looking to increase your confidence in basic menopause care this course is designed to provide information evidence and tools to develop confidence in general menopause care. The course is founded on current evidence-based practice covering the key principles of assessment diagnosis and management of the perimenopause and menopause giving consideration to premature ovarian insufficiency, early menopause, menopause, post menopause and genitourinary syndrome of the menopause.
Contents are underpinned by current national guidelines and competences from organisations such as the British Menopause Society (BMS) the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH).
Who should attend: Health care professionals who work in primary or secondary care who have a role, responsibility or interest in menopause care.
Defining, categorising and diagnosing the menopause: Premature ovarian insufficiency, early menopause, menopause, post menopause and genitourinary syndrome of the menopause
Risk assessment and health promotion in the menopause: Including breast cancer, cardio-vascular disease, venous and arterial thromboembolism, osteoporosis, hypertension
Investigations: What, when and how to interpret results
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): Benefits, risks, indications and contra-indications
Troubleshooting and managing side-effects of HRT
Management of scheduled and unscheduled bleeding with HRT.
Duration of use of HRT
Non-hormonal management of the menopause
Fertility and contraception associated with the menopause
Postmenopausal Bleeding
Course delegates will be facilitated in:
Diagnosing premature ovarian insufficiency, the perimenopause, menopause and post menopausal status excluding alternative differentials.
Identifying the roles and changing levels of oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone in women.
Determining when and why diagnostic blood tests are required including interpretation of results
Identifying the value, aims and appropriateness of oestrogen, progesterone / progestogen and testosterone therapy in women.
Identifying the risks and benefits of HRT in a generalised and individualised manner.
Facilitating individual evidence based choice about how to manage the menopause, genitourinary syndrome of the menopause, including if and how use HRT.
Identifying the differences between licensed, off license, regulated body-identical hormones and compounded bio-identical hormones.
Advising about hormonal and non-hormonal options for management of the menopause.
Initiating, assessing and monitoring the efficacy of HRT within licensed prescribing limits.
Troubleshooting common problems associated with HRT and safely referring for further investigation and / or management.
Signposting to reliable health resources
Identifying requirements for contraception in POI and the menopause
Facilitating individual evidence based choice about when or if to stop HRT.
