Description
Objectives:
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
1. Understand the definitions and diagnostic criteria of menopause and perimenopause and be able to differentiate between the associated hormonal changes.
2. Identifying the various symptoms like hot flashes, sleep disturbances, genitourinary symptoms, osteoporosis, sexual health, mood changes and their impact on overall health.
3. Explore HRT treatment options for women; dosage, routes, composition and the role of the uterus; side effects to treatments.
4. Discuss Non-hormonal treatment options and lifestyle modifications in the management of symptoms.
5. Discuss new information on HRT and breast cancer.
Description:
Please make a gallant attempt to forget what you have learned about menopause in the past. It’s been almost 25 years since the Women’s Health Initiative “report” set peri- and postmenopausal women’s health back 100 years. Enter the “NEW MENOPAUSE” era – new definitions and new treatments. Barb will discuss the latest information on the diagnosis and answer the question: Do we really have to wait until we haven’t had a period for 12 months to determine our menopausal status? You will learn that treating hot flashes and night sweats is not just for comfort’s sake — it’s also to reduce certain risks in major body systems. While we’re on the topic of hot flashes, Barb will give you some insight as to how long they will last.
Learn all the ways that hormone replacement can be administered, in what doses, why it might be with or without progesterone and what role your uterus plays in HRT. Barb will discuss the treatment of complications of menopause, including osteoporosis, vasomotor symptoms, and genitourinary symptoms. Barb will answer the age-old questions: Does hormone replacement therapy cause breast cancer? Blood clots? Cardiovascular disease? Are there any alternative therapies that can help?
Join Barb for HOT TOPICS in the “new” menopause…the 2025 update. It’s new information, FACT-based, full of treatment tidbits, and critical to the health of women over 50!
Who Should Attend?:
• All Nurses, Physicians, Physician Assistants in acute care gynecology and obstetric settings
• All Nurses, Physicians, Physician Assistants in Primary Care Settings
• All Nurses, Physicians, Physician Assistants in Women’s Health and Sexual Health Clinics
• All Nurses, Physicians, Physician Assistants in Selected Oncology settings
• All Educators and Managers from the above settings
Barb Bancroft, RN, MSN, PNP
Barb Bancroft is a widely acclaimed nursing teacher who has taught courses on Advanced Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Physical Assessment to both graduate and undergraduate students. Also certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, she has held faculty positions at the University of Virginia, the University of Arkansas, Loyola University of Chicago, and St. Xavier University of Chicago. Barb is known for her extensive knowledge of pathophysiology and as one of the most dynamic nursing speakers in North America today. Delivering her material with equal parts of evidence based practise, practical application, and humour, she has taught numerous seminars on clinical and health maintenance topics to healthcare professionals, including the Association for Practitioners for Infection Control, The Emergency Nurses’ Association, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and more.
