Conference Program: Saturday

Conference Agenda
Day 2: Saturday Nov. 11, 2023

All times Pacific (PST)

7:00AM – 7:30AM Breakfast
7:30AM – 8:15AM Breakfast session:
Mindfulness for the treatment of sexual dysfunction in menopausal women
Lori Brotto
8:15AM – 9:00AM Keynote
Premature Ovarian Insufficiency and Early menopause: The latest guidelines
Nick Panay

Menopause as wellness promotion and assessment:
Update on cardiovascular disease, bone health and cognition after menopause
9:00AM – 9:30AM Menopause and Cardiovascular Health: Decision making in the Woman at risk
Beth Abramson
9:30AM – 10:00AM Postmenopausal osteoporosis – guidelines and more
David Kendler
10:00AM – 10:30AM Cognition After Menopause
Alison Shea
10:30AM – 11:00AM Break
Special Presentation
11:00AM – 11:02AM Moment of Silence in honour of Remembrance Day

Menopause and Society
11:02AM – 11:30PM Misinformation on Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Nese Yuksel
11:30AM – 12:00PM Menopause and the workplace
Janet Ko
12:00PM – 12:30PM Indigenous womens’ experience of menopause
Cora Voyageur
12:30PM – 2:00PM Lunch
Sponsored Session

GSM: an unrecognized significant health issue
2:00PM – 2:30PM GSM and the silent suffering; a review of epidemiology and pathophysiology
Céline Bouchard
2:30PM – 3:00PM Individualized treatment options for GSM
Shawna Johnston
3:00PM – 3:30PM Bladder symptoms and GSM: assessment and management
David Quinlan
3:30PM – 4:00PM Break

Validated menopausal symptoms
4:00PM – 4:30PM Mood and anxiety disorders through menopause
Claudio Soares
4:30PM – 5:00PM Help! I can’t sleep!
Atul Khullar
5:00PM – 5:30PM Weight challenges in peri-menopause
Sasha High
5:30PM – 6:30PM Panel Discussion
6:30PM – 6:35PM Closing Ceremony
6:35PM – 9:30PM Appreciation Dinner – by Invitation Only