Webinar Speakers & Agenda

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8:00AM – 8:10AM Welcome and Intro
8:10AM – 8:32AM Talk the talk-how to ask your patients about their symptoms Susan Goldstein

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.

8:32AM – 8:54AM Understanding non-hormonal options and when they are indicated Wendy Wolfman

Wendy Wolfman MD FRCSC FACOG NCMP
Wendy Wolfman is Past-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.

8:54AM – 9:15AM Risk assessment prior to choosing a therapy Denise Black

Denise Black MD FRCSC
Dr. Black completed medical school and a postgraduate residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Manitoba. Over the last 3 decades, she has worked as a clinician both in the private practice setting, as well as in the University setting. While in the University setting, she served as program director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology residency program, and served as an examiner for the Royal College. She also served as the Ob/Gyn consultant to the Manitoba HIV Team. She is active in many national and international organizations, and has published in peer reviewed journals. She has been involved in the creation and development of many accredited and non-accredited CME programs in the fields of contraception, menopause, and HPV prevention.

9:15AM – 9:40AM Q&A
9:40AM – 9:50AM Break
9:50AM – 10:12AM Matching the patient to the therapy Michelle Jacobson

Michelle Jacobson MD FRCSC MHSc NCMP
Dr. Michelle Jacobson is a menopause specialist 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. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Menopause Society, and The Menopause Foundation of Canada.

10:12AM – 10:34AM Managing expectations and troubleshooting side effects Kelsey Mills

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.

10:34AM – 10:56AM Supporting Patients with Genito-Urinary Syndrome of Menopause Shafeena Premji

Shafeena Premji MD CCFP MHA BSc NCMP
Dr. Shafeena Premji is a family physician and menopause specialist in Calgary. She is the founder and medical director of Milestone – Menopause Centre of Southern Alberta. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Menopause Society and The Menopause Foundation of Canada.

10:56AM – 11:20AM Final Q&A

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