Learning Outcomes:

  • To help raise awareness of developments in and up to date information about the menopause and years around
  • Knowledge of all treatment options available
  • Enable discussion of all options with clients
  • To help general menopausal consultations and history taking
  • Specific development in skills of delivering the repeat prescription scenario
  • Feel confident in giving appropriate advice
  • Understand the importance of a good referral pathway when required
  • Allows discussion of relevant practice problems and their solutions

Programme

Day One 

Session 1

Introduction and assessment of needs for the day (A short quiz)

Physiology and definitions

Menopause symptoms

What do we need to ask? Templates and such

10.45            Coffee

Management Strategies: Hormonal and non-hormonal treatment of menopause symptoms

12.00       Break

Session 2

Cont of morning treatments

Diet, Lifestyle and Exercise

Complementary therapies

Day 2

Session 3

Review of Day 1 and tasks

Women with special needs

10.45    Coffee

11.00    Contraceptive options for peri-menopausal women

Session 4

1.00 Which HRT when and how

2.30.The older woman

Day 3

Session 5

9.30-12.00 (break of 15 mins)Your session – Bring something interesting from practice to share or a question that can cause discussion - Everyone to partake then case studies

Following the course you will be sent slides and a certificate from BBO Training therefore your contact details will be shared with them.

Please note if you have not already supplied us with your registration number you will be contacted by us as we will need this information to secure your allocation of CPD funding.