To book a place on a training session, please click on your chosen event and register through the link provided.
Please note, these events are for staff employed within the Lancashire and South Cumbria healthcare system only.
To book a place on a training session, please click on your chosen event and register through the link provided.
Please note, these events are for staff employed within the Lancashire and South Cumbria healthcare system only.
Essentials of Menopause Care CoSRH – Colne Library, Market St, Colne BB8 0AP
Please see the eligibility criteria before booking onto the course
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This session is only available for prescribers, those who see menopause patients in Practice and have not received prior menopause training. Only 2 places are available per practice.
Venue Colne Library, Market St, Colne BB8 0AP
There is a car park behind the library but only available for up to 2 1/2 hours. Further free parking available at Cross Skelton Street Car Park, Union Exchange, 63 Market Street, Colne, BB8 0LLRefreshments
Facilities: Free Tea/coffee available upon request. Access to drinkable tap water available. Please feel free to bring refreshments with you if you wish.
The Essentials of Menopause Care course is aimed specifically at those providing Menopause Care in Primary Care settings. It provides an interactive half-day with scenario-based learning, quizzes, presentations, time for discussion and questions.
This course is relevant for Menopause Care providers needing an introduction and provides a useful update for more experienced staff. Courses are delivered in a variety of locations across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Essentials of Menopause Care is not a competency-based course, and it is not assessed.
At the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Assess women presenting with perimenopausal/menopausal symptoms
- Outline the non-hormonal management options for these symptoms
- Explain the risks and benefits of HRT
- Explain how to use the different HRT preparations that are available
- Explain the management of genitourinary syndrome of the menopause
- Discuss the contraceptive needs of perimenopausal women and how these can be met
- Describe the needs of women who have had premature ovarian insufficiency