IN D U S TRY S Y MPOS IA

These are non-accredited, industry sponsored sessions

Friday, November 10th – 11:15am Friday, November 10th – 3-3:30pm

(Lunch Symposium) (Product Theater)

Rest Assured: Innovative Strategies Managing the Menopause Journey

for Overcoming Insomnia in with Dr. Michelle Jacobson
Menopause
This non-accredited
S P EAKE R S presentation is
Dr. Nese Yuksel Dr. Alison Shea brought to you by
Chair Woman’s Health Expert

Dr. Atul Khullar

Sleep Expert
Friday, November 10th – 6:30pm
S C I EN TI F I C OBJ E CT IVES (Dinner Symposium)
• Understand the long-term effects of menopause
Hot Flashes are a Cool Topic:
related insomnia on overall health, quality of life
and cognitive function.
Conversations About Menopause and
the Workplace
• Evaluate factors that place menopausal women at
risk for insomnia and how it may also be an early S PEA KERS
sign of menopause.
• Examine the impact of hormonal fluctuations Dr. Susan Goldstein Dr. Claudio Soares
Moderator Queen’s University
during menopause on sleep quality as well as University of Toronto
the bidirectional relationship between vasomotor
Dr. Taryl Felhaber
symptoms (VMS) and insomnia. Dr. Meenakshi Goel University of British Columbia
Fellow, Sunnybrook Health
• Gain an approach to assessment of insomnia in Sciences, University of Toronto
menopausal women understanding the role of
major co-morbid issues (ie depression, sleep
apnea). S C I EN TI F I C O BJECTI V ES
• Discuss non-pharmacological and pharmacological
• Discuss recent evidence that highlights the
treatment approaches for insomnia in menopausal
impact of menopausal symptoms on women in
women, considering both major co-morbidities and
the workplace.
the role of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT).
• Recognize psychosocial factors that promote
By addressing these scientific objectives, the symposium
resilience during the menopause transition.
will provide a comprehensive and up to date overview
of the interplay between menopause and insomnia, by • Discuss practical approaches and solutions
optimizing strategies for the management of co-morbid to support working women with menopausal
menopausal patients suffering from insomnia. symptoms.

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 IN D U S TRY S Y MPOS IA
These are non-accredited, industry sponsored sessions

Friday, November 10th – 5:30 - 6:30pm Saturday, November 11th – 12:30pm

(Lunch Symposium)
Cocktail Reception
MHT treatment options: Who, What,
This non-accredited When, Where and Why?
presentation is
brought to you by S PEA KER

Denise Black

Saturday, November 11th – 10:30 - 11:00am L EA RN I N G O BJEC TI V ES

(Product Theater) • Appreciating the need to individualize systemic
MHT
Unlocking the Power of Androgens in
Vulvovaginal Atrophy with • Reviewing the available systemic MHT options

Dr. Sheldon Frank • Understanding the clinical profiles of various

products and matching the patient to the
LEARNING OBJECTIVES therapy
• Review the expression of estrogen and
androgen receptors in the structures of This non-accredited,
vulvovaginal tissue industry sponsored
• Understand the representation of VVA in the symposium is
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Symptoms)
• Reflect on androgen contribution to urogenital
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health after menopause

• Introduce Prasterone as a novel therapeutic
option for VVA in postmenopausal women

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presentation is
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