Continuing Education

Learning Objectives

Menopause 101 Course 

By participating in this activity, attendees should be able to 

• Review menopause definitions, terminology, and physiology to define menopause stages and recognize symptoms prevalent during each stage.
• Understand vasomotor symptom physiology, causes not related to menopause, and the appropriate treatment options.
• Discuss the physiology of genitourinary syndrome of menopause, identify other causes of vulvovaginal discomfort, and review the treatment options.
• Define hypoactive sexual desire disorder and understand normal age-related changes in desire.
• Describe cognitive changes that occur during midlife differentiating between normal brain fog and dementia.
• Consider cardiometabolic changes that occur with the menopause transition and review the modifiable risk factors, lifestyle interventions, and preventive strategies.
• Review the epidemiology and prevalence of mood disturbances during the menopause transition and identify risk factors during midlife.
• Differentiate night sweats due to menopause versus other causes and evaluate the different treatment approaches.

Bone Health 101 Course 

By participating in this activity, attendees should be able to 

• Review the bone loss within the menopause transition.
• Outline the screening options for osteopenia and osteoporosis taking into consideration who, when, and how.
• Discuss how patients can help prevent developing osteopenia, osteoporosis, or fractures.
• Understand the treatment options for patients with osteopenia, osteoporosis, or fractures.
• Consider the side effects of antiosteoporosis treatment options.
• Describe the role of exercise, weighted vest, vibrating machines, and other treatment options in optimizing bone health.
• Recognize how to reduce osteoporosis or fracture-related health disparities.

Annual Meeting Main Program and Opening Symposium 

By participating in this activity, attendees should be able to 

• Review the evidence-based lifestyle options across the menopause pillars.
• Appreciate the multidisciplinary approach to menopause care across the cancer continuum.
• Understand estrogen avoidance in cardiovascular health, bone health, and in comparison, to other treatment options.
• Recognize mood disorders, suicide risk, and psychological wellbeing during the menopause transition.
• Consider evidence-based care for skin and hair changes in menopause and how the research translates to clinical practice.
• Describe cardiovascular risk, lipid management, sex-based differences at menopause, and the guidelines for women’s cardiovascular care.
• Understand and evaluate abnormal uterine bleeding, overactive bladder, and chronic pelvic and sexual pain from perimenopause to postmenopause.
• Review the emerging and established pharmacologies in perimenopause and menopause management beyond hormones.
• Become familiar with desire, arousal, and the pelvic floor across the menopause transition.
• Evaluate the science of sleep across the menopause continuum including the consequences of sleep disturbance and recognizing and managing sleep disorders.