Taking care of Patients in Menopause and Perimenopause

Overview:

With a globally aging population, we have seen an increase in women in the postmenopausal age. In 2021, women aged 50 and above accounted for 26% of all women globally. As more data became available over the last decade, the need to recognize the limitations that we established into our practice based on previous knowledge became apparent. Menopause and many other female conditions have remained a taboo subject in many societies, and it is important for primary care physicians to recognize its various symptoms and have the knowledge necessary to treat to help our patients.

Objectives:

• Understand diagnosis of menopause.
• Identify the options for treatment and management of menopause.
• Discuss the indications and contraindications for hormonal treatment.
• Explain health maintenance in post-menopausal population.
• Compare do’s and don’t’s when dealing with menopausal symptoms.

Presenters:

Tatiana Cordova, M.D.
Associate Professor/Clinical
Family Medicine Residency Program
UT Health San Antonio

Financial Disclosures:

Tatiana Cordova, MD has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Maria Del Pilar Montañez Villacampa, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, Yun Shi, MD, Mark Nadeau, MD, Marcy Wiemers, MD, Christine Song, DO, Nehman Andry, MD, Gabriela Gibson-Lopez, PsyD, Margaret Finley, MD, Richel Avery, MD, Lauren Fuller, MD, Jeff Svec, MD, Oralia Bazaldua, PharmD and Nichole Rubio) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Nichole Rubio- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: rubion@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu