
{"id":393,"date":"2023-02-19T10:43:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T15:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/sigmaconference\/?page_id=393"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:26:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:26:22","slug":"webinar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/cmsconference\/2023-2\/webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar: A Practical Approach to Management of Menopause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ttable.webinar-table td { vertical-align: middle!important; padding: 20px 10px!important; }<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-md-push-9\">\n<p class=\"text-center\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/facmed.registration.med.utoronto.ca\/portal\/events\/reg\/participantTypeSelection.do?method=load&amp;entityId=3491491\">Webinar Registration &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 col-md-pull-3\">\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, May 11th &#8211; West Coast, 6-8PM PT<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, May 16th &#8211; East Coast, <b>French Session<\/b> 7-9PM ET<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, May 18th &#8211; East Coast, <b>English Session<\/b> 7-9PM ET<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Learning Objectives<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Detect early menopause, its cause and symptoms, risks and prevention and management<\/li>\n<li>Identify menopausal patients at increased cardiovascular and VTE risk<\/li>\n<li>Articulate how lifestyle modification is key to reducing long term CV, VTE and cognitive risk<\/li>\n<li>Manage the unique challenges of menopausal complaints in breast cancer patients and compare management options for VMS and GSM in these patient<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Agenda\">Agenda<\/h2>\n<table class=\"table table-bordered webinar-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"40%\">Topic<\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\" class=\"active\">May 11th<\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\">May 16th<\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\" class=\"active\">May 18th<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><small>Case 1:<\/small><br \/><strong>Early menopausal cases<\/strong><br \/>Detect early menopause, its cause and symptoms, risks, prevention and management<\/td>\n<td class=\"active\">\n<div class=\"speaker\">\n<p><strong>Shafeena Premji<\/strong> <small>MD CCFP MHA BSc NCMP<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-biography\">Short Biography<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"biography\">\n<p>Dr. Premji is Medical Director\/Founder of Mahogany Medical Clinic and The Village Medical &#8211; two family practice clinics with a special focus on Women&#8217;s Health which offers maternity care, breastfeeding support, pelvic health, contraception, and peri-menopause\/menopause.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"speaker\">\n<p><strong>Karen Desrosiers<\/strong> <small>MD FRCSC<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t    <button class=\"btn btn-biography\">Short Biography<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"biography\">\n<p>Karen Desrosiers is a member of SOGC, affiliated with Memorial University and Dalhousie University Medical school as well as ObGyn speciality at Sherbrooke University, province of Quebec. She has been working through Horizon and Vitality Health Network in Moncton, NB since 2004. She is working at Reconnect Health Center, clinic with interest in women\u2019s health now. She is also a certified menopause practitioner by NAMS and a board member of the Canadian Menopause Society.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"active\">\n<div class=\"speaker\">\n<p><strong>Ardelle Piper<\/strong> <small>MD FRCSC MEd NCMP<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t    <button class=\"btn btn-biography\">Short Biography<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"biography\">\n<p>Ardelle Piper is an OB\/GYN and Menopause Specialist in Ottawa, Ontario. Her practice focuses on her fellowship training in midlife women&#8217;s health and provides consultation to women across the province of Ontario through video telemedicine. Her special interest in patient education and team-based medicine has led to expansion of her online clinic, and development of web-based education and tools.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><small>Case 2:<\/small><br \/><strong>Risk factors in mature women&#8217;s health<\/strong><br \/>Identify menopausal patients at increased cardiovascular, VTE &amp; cognitive risk and articulate how lifestyle modification is key to reducing these long term risks<\/td>\n<td class=\"active\">\n<div class=\"speaker\">\n<p><strong>Denise Black<\/strong> <small>MD FRCSC<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t    <button class=\"btn btn-biography\">Short Biography<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"biography\">\n<p>Denise Black currently spends her time following her professional passions:1) Mentoring, developing, and supporting young colleagues through their developmental journey 2) Promoting excellence in contraception and menopause management, being involved in the creation and execution of several educational initiatives 3) Advocating and educating around HPV, and supporting prevention of HPV disease through immunization.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"speaker\">\n<p><strong>Jeanne Bouteaud<\/strong> <small>MDCM MSc FRCSC<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t    <button class=\"btn btn-biography\">Short Biography<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"biography\">\n<p>Jeanne Bouteaud is an obstetrician-gynecologist at the CHUM in Montreal. She specializes in the management of menopause as well as gynecological sequelae in cancer survivors. She also has an interest in the follow-up of patients carrying genetic mutations at high risk of gynecological cancer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"active\">\n<div class=\"speaker\">\n<p><strong>Wendy Wolfman<\/strong> <small>MD FRCSC FACOG NCMP<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t    <button class=\"btn btn-biography\">Short Biography<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"biography\">\n<p>Wendy Wolfman is the current President of the Canadian Menopause Society. She is the Director of the Menopause and Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Clinics at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto. She is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Toronto and first recipient of the Carol Mitchell Chair in Menopause. She is a Board Member and co-head of the education committee of the International Menopause Society.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><small>Case 3:<\/small><br \/><strong>Menopause management in breast cancer patients<\/strong><br \/>The unique challenges of menopausal complaints in breast cancer patients and management options for VMS and GSM in these patients<\/td>\n<td class=\"active\">\n<div class=\"speaker\">\n<p><strong>Kerstin Gustafson<\/strong> <small>MD FRCSC NCMP<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t    <button class=\"btn btn-biography\">Short Biography<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"biography\">\n<p>Kerstin Gustafson is a gynecologist practising in Surrey, British Columbia. Her practice interest is in managing menopause and osteoporosis. She is an assistant professor at UBC and enjoys teaching residents and colleagues alike.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"speaker\">\n<p><strong>C&eacute;line Bouchard<\/strong> <small>MD FRCSC<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t    <button class=\"btn btn-biography\">Short Biography<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"biography\">\n<p>C\u00e9line Bouchard is a Canadian Obstetrician Gynecologist practicing in Quebec City with special interest in menopause and vulvovaginal diseases. She is a Fellow of the International Society of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) and is recognized for her expertise in this field by many of her colleagues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"active\">\n<div class=\"speaker\">\n<p><strong>Michelle Jacobson<\/strong> <small>MD FRCSC MHSc NCMP<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t    <button class=\"btn btn-biography\">Short Biography<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"biography\">\n<p>Michelle Jacobson is a general OBGYN and menopause specialist at Women\u2019s College and Mount Sinai Hospitals in Toronto. She has a special interest in women who are prematurely menopausal due to cancer therapies and women with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndromes. She directs the familial ovarian cancer program at Women\u2019s College Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Discussion &amp; Q&amp;A with moderator<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"active\">\n<div class=\"speaker\">\n<p><strong>Kelsey Mills<\/strong> <small>MD MSc HSEd FRCSC NCMP<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t    <button class=\"btn btn-biography\">Short Biography<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"biography\">\n<p>Kelsey Mills is currently a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in Victoria, BC where she has a complex menopause practice. She is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia and Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Victoria.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div class=\"speaker\">\n<p><strong>C&eacute;line Bouchard<\/strong> <small>MD FRCSC<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t    <button class=\"btn btn-biography\">Short Biography<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"biography\">\n<p>C\u00e9line Bouchard is a Canadian Obstetrician Gynecologist practicing in Quebec City with special interest in menopause and vulvovaginal diseases. She is a Fellow of the International Society of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD) and is recognized for her expertise in this field by many of her colleagues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"active\">\n<div class=\"speaker\">\n<p><strong>Susan Goldstein<\/strong> <small>MD CCFP FCFP NCMP<\/small><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-biography\">Short Biography<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"biography\">\n<p>Dr. Goldstein is a Family Physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family &amp; Community Medicine at the University of Toronto and a board member of the Canadian Menopause Society. Her clinical and research activities reflect her special interests in medical education, faculty development, and mature women\u2019s health. She is the author of the MQ6 menopausal assessment tool.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h2 id=\"Fees\">Fees &amp; Registration<\/h2>\n<table class=\"table table-bordered table-striped table-compact\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Early Bird<br \/><small>(by April 30)<\/small><\/th>\n<th>Regular<br \/><small>(as of May 1)<\/small><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHealthcare professionals<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCMS Members<strong>*<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$75\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$100\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHealthcare professionals<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNon-CMS members\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$100\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$125\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIndustry\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$200\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$250\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTrainees (residents\/fellow; any healthcare institution students)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$25\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t$25\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong> Please contact the Canadian Menopause Society for your member discount code.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<p class=\"text-center\" style=\"margin-top:45px\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/facmed.registration.med.utoronto.ca\/portal\/events\/reg\/participantTypeSelection.do?method=load&amp;entityId=3491491\">Webinar Registration &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Accreditation\">Accreditation<\/h2>\n<p><strong>College of Family Physicians of Canada \u2013 Mainpro+\u00ae (Group Learning):<\/strong><br>This 1.0 credit(s)-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto for up to 2.0 Mainpro+\u00ae credits.<\/p><p><strong>Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada \u2013 Section 1<\/strong><br>This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, approved by Continuing Professional Development, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. You may claim a maximum of 2.0 hours (credits are automatically calculated).<\/p><hr><p><strong>Accreditation Letters:<\/strong> Attendees must attend the live delivery of the education program, in-person and\/or synchronously online, in order to receive their letter of accreditation or claim hours.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Sponsors<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sponsors-listing sponsors-listing-2\">\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/sigmaconference\/files\/2023\/04\/BioSyent.png\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" alt=\"BioSyent\"><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/sigmaconference\/files\/2023\/04\/Organon.png\" width=\"350\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Organon\"><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/sigmaconference\/files\/2023\/04\/Bayer_cross_01.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" alt=\"Organon\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>table.webinar-table td { vertical-align: middle!important; padding: 20px 10px!important; } Webinar Registration &rarr; Thursday, May 11th &#8211; West Coast, 6-8PM PT Tuesday, May 16th &#8211; East Coast, French Session 7-9PM ET Thursday, May 18th &#8211; East Coast, English Session 7-9PM ET Learning Objectives Detect early menopause, its cause and symptoms, risks and prevention and management Identify [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1358,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full-white.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-393","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"meta_box":{"cpde2_sidebar_image_std":"","cpde2_sidebar_image_custom":"","cpde2_sidebar_image_alt":"","cpde2_subnav":"","cpde2_map_addresses":[],"cpde2_additional_page_sections":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/cmsconference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/cmsconference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/cmsconference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/cmsconference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/cmsconference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/cmsconference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/393\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/cmsconference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/cmsconference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}