National Convention Centre Canberra

9.00am - 12 noon, Friday September 18 2009

This is an exciting new venture that the AMS Council will be organising at the Canberra AMS Congress. The update is designed to complement the congress program and is aimed at all those GP's or specialists who would like a comprehensive update in this ever changing field of menopause medicine. During the morning there will be four presentations by prominent AMS members, with plenty of time for your questions. AMS Information Sheets about each topic will be provided for each presentation.

The meeting will be chaired by Canberra GP, Dr Linda Wellberry

1) Menopause - What Is It? :  Prof Rod Baber

• Definitions, how long does it last?
• Peri-menopause
• Variations such as premature menopause
• Oestrogen deficiency scores
• Why you shouldn't do hormone blood tests
• Effect on different body systems (bones, CVD, mood, skin, urogenital, hair)
• Well woman checks including smears, mammograms, bone density, lipids/glucose
• General health advice: exercise, diet including calcium and Vitamin D
• Is any treatment needed?
• Contraception/fertility at peri-menopause

2) HRT: Risks & Benefits:  Prof Alastair MacLennan

• Types of HRT
• How to prescribe HRT
• Tricks and individualising treatment;
• Risks and benefits including evidence from latest research trials
• Managing the risk
• Tibolone
• Bio-identicals

3) Non Hormonal Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms:  Prof Martha Hickey

• Medications
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Stellate ganglion block
• Paced respiration
• Evidence or otherwise for complementary medicines

4) Low Libido and Testosterone:  Prof Susan Davis

• What do we mean by low libido?
• Multifactorial nature of low libido in women
• Relationship issues
• Testosterone therapy including measurement, risks and benefits,
• Latest research in testosterone therapy and low libido

 AMS Pre-Congress Postgraduate flyer 136.14 Kb

Further information & to register interest contact our conference organiser:

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Registered Congress Delegate Cost :          $75.00 (incl GST)

Non-Registered Congress Delegate Cost :   $125.00 (incl GST)
Registration forms will be available online in April 2009
5 points QA & CPD.have been allocated by RACGP

The program for the Postgraduate Update has been submitted to RANZCOG for CME point allocation

The outcome of this application will be published on the conference web site.

Content Updated March 9, 2009