- Thursday, May 11th – West Coast, 6-8PM PT
- Tuesday, May 16th – East Coast, French Session 7-9PM ET
- Thursday, May 18th – East Coast, English Session 7-9PM ET
Learning Objectives
- Detect early menopause, its cause and symptoms, risks and prevention and management
- Identify menopausal patients at increased cardiovascular and VTE risk
- Articulate how lifestyle modification is key to reducing long term CV, VTE and cognitive risk
- Manage the unique challenges of menopausal complaints in breast cancer patients and compare management options for VMS and GSM in these patient
Agenda
| Topic | May 11th | May 16th | May 18th |
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| Case 1: Early menopausal cases Detect early menopause, its cause and symptoms, risks, prevention and management |
Shafeena Premji MD CCFP MHA BSc NCMP Dr. Premji is Medical Director/Founder of Mahogany Medical Clinic and The Village Medical – two family practice clinics with a special focus on Women’s Health which offers maternity care, breastfeeding support, pelvic health, contraception, and peri-menopause/menopause. |
Karen Desrosiers MD FRCSC 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’s health now. She is also a certified menopause practitioner by NAMS and a board member of the Canadian Menopause Society. |
Ardelle Piper MD FRCSC MEd NCMP Ardelle Piper is an OB/GYN and Menopause Specialist in Ottawa, Ontario. Her practice focuses on her fellowship training in midlife women’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. |
| Case 2: Risk factors in mature women’s health Identify menopausal patients at increased cardiovascular, VTE & cognitive risk and articulate how lifestyle modification is key to reducing these long term risks |
Denise Black MD FRCSC 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. |
Jeanne Bouteaud MDCM MSc FRCSC 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. |
Wendy Wolfman MD FRCSC FACOG NCMP 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. |
| Case 3: Menopause management in breast cancer patients The unique challenges of menopausal complaints in breast cancer patients and management options for VMS and GSM in these patients |
Kerstin Gustafson MD FRCSC NCMP 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. |
Céline Bouchard MD FRCSC Céline 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. |
Michelle Jacobson MD FRCSC MHSc NCMP Michelle Jacobson is a general OBGYN and menopause specialist at Women’s 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’s College Hospital. |
| Discussion & Q&A with moderator |
Kelsey Mills MD MSc HSEd FRCSC NCMP 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. |
Céline Bouchard MD FRCSC Céline 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. |
Susan Goldstein MD CCFP FCFP NCMP Dr. Goldstein is a Family Physician and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family & 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’s health. She is the author of the MQ6 menopausal assessment tool. |
Fees & Registration
| Early Bird (by April 30) |
Regular (as of May 1) |
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|---|---|---|
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Healthcare professionals CMS Members* |
$75 | $100 |
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Healthcare professionals Non-CMS members |
$100 | $125 |
| Industry | $200 | $250 |
| Trainees (residents/fellow; any healthcare institution students) | $25 | $25 |
* Please contact the Canadian Menopause Society for your member discount code.
Accreditation
College of Family Physicians of Canada – Mainpro+® (Group Learning):
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+® credits.
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada – Section 1
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).
Accreditation Letters: 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.
