185323 - Webinar: Menopause after cancer

This webinar has been developed to improve health professionals’ knowledge and understanding of menopause after cancer.

It covers the following points:
• The effect of childhood/adolescent cancer on menopause
• Cancer types unsuitable for Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)
• Menopause in women who have experienced breast cancer
• Treatment of vasomotor symptoms in cancer survivors
• Treatment of genitourinary syndrome of the menopause (GSM) in cancer survivors

The webinar will assist health professionals to provide well-informed, up-to-date advice and treatment in the care and management of menopause after cancer.

Relevance to General Practice

Please refer to Jean Hailes document '2017 Menopause after cancer RACGP Overview'

Learning outcomes

Identify cancer types unsuitable for Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT)

Discuss some of the specific issues about the management of menopause in women who have experienced breast cancer

Outline treatment options for GSM in cancer survivors

Domains of General Practice

D1. Communication skills and the patient-doctor relationship

D2. Applied professional knowledge and skills

Diagnosis and management is evidence-based and relevant to the needs of the patient

D3. Population health and the context of general practice

D4. Professional and ethical role

Duty of care is maintained

D5. Organisational and legal dimensions

Curriculum Contextual Units

Women's health
Sexual and reproductive health