Continuing Medical Education (CME)

• Jennifer Blake, MD, MSc, FRCSC
  Chief of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Head of Women's Health
  Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Women's College Hospital
  Professor and Associate Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  University of Toronto
  Toronto, ON
• Vivien Brown, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP, NCMP
  Mount Sinai Hospital, The University Health Network and North York General Hospital
  Department of Family and Community Medicine
  University of Toronto

Queens National Advisory Committee:

• Dr. Joan Bratty, MD
• Dr. Dianne Delva, MD, FCFP
• Dr. John Rowen, MD
• Dr. Catherine Wilkie, BSc, MD, CCFP, FCFP
• Wendy McCrady BScN, MScN , RN(EC)/NP
  St. Joseph's Family Medical Centre, London
  School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario
  Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
• Michael Boivin Bsc. Phm, RPH
  Clinical Author and Consultant
  CommPharm Consulting Inc
  Barrie, ON

Following this module, participants will be able:

1. Provide reassurance to patients that vasomotor symptoms are common, troubling, treatable symptoms associated with menopause;
2. Present nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic options to patients suffering vasomotor symptoms;
3.  Counsel patients and dispel myths about the benefits and risks of hormonal therapy using evidence-based medicine; and
4. Counsel patients about the use of "natural" and herbal products.

This program meets the accreditation criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for up to 1.0 MAINPRO-M1 credit.This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Unrestricted educational grant received from Bayer Canada

Community Medicine, Family Medicine, Obstetrics, Gynecology