Apply a structured approach to confidently treat and manage a patient with perimenopause and menopause symptoms.
Clinical lead Dr Natasha Vavrek BMedSci, MBBS Hons, FRACGP, IBCLC, FPAA, Cert Sexual & Repro Health, NDC practitioner is joined by specialists in the field.
Take a patient-led approach to the GP consult and apply trauma-informed history-taking principles:
- Determine when to order investigations or refer to specialists
- Develop an individualised plan for menopause care Identify vasomotor symptoms (VMS), management and treatment strategies
- Hormones and menopause hormone therapy (MHT aka HRT)
- Apply hormonal and/or non-hormonal treatment strategies
- Current evidence-based prescribing
- Direct patients to reliable, contemporary, evidence-based education resources
- Diagnose and treat genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) including vaginal dryness, UTIs, urinary incontinence, dyspareunia, prolapse
- Hormonal and non-hormonal contraception and period control in perimenopause and beyond
- Mental health in menopause
- Weight and metabolism in menopause