Could details of this education session be passed onto GPs, practice nurses and other health professionals and be promoted throughout your organisation.

Upcoming Health Events

Health Professional Seminars

Following a successful health professional seminar on ageing well issues for women in Longreach, Queensland earlier this month, three further national health professional events are planned for this year. 

Menopause and Hormone Therapy Update including a Naturopath’s Approach

October 1, Osborne Park, Perth, Western Australia

Australasian Menopause Society Congress

October 10-12, Melbourne, Victoria

Menopause, Midlife and Libido

November 20, Ulverstone, TAS

Details are available at
Professional Development Events
(www.jeanhailes.org.au/content/blogcategory/48/569/)  

A community event to educate women will also be held in each location.

Midlife - Choices for Health and Wellbeing
September 30 - Woodvale, Perth, Western Australia

Midlife - Choices for Health and Wellbeing
October 12 - Melbourne, Victoria

The Midlife Journey - Choices for Health and Wellbeing
November 21 - Devonport, Tasmania

New Resources

Other Language Fact Sheets

The Foundation is committed to providing information relating to midlife and healthy ageing in women from culturally and linguistically diverse communities (CALD).

Four fact sheets on women's health topics are now available in multiple languages and English in PDF. These fact sheets may be reproduced for patient counselling and for educational purposes by health professionals and not-for-profit organisations. Any other use of these materials (hardcopy and electronic versions) must be agreed to and approved by the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health.

Translated fact sheets include:

The other language fact sheets may be found at
Other Language Fact Sheets (www.jeanhailes.org.au/content/view/398/516/)
and individually:

* Menopause fact sheet only

New Web Article

PCOS, Weight and Diet

This referenced article covers weight gain, cause of PCOS, predisposition to weight gain, weight loss and how to achieve it as well as diet guidelines.

Available on Managing PCOS at www.managingpcos.org.au/content/view/67/101/

Online GP and HP Education

Prescribing Hormone Therapy: Weighing up the evidence - Active Learning Module

Hormone Therapy (HT) has been used to effectively relieve symptoms in women for whom quality of life is affected by moderate to severe symptoms. However, in the wake of the results of the Women’s Health Initiative Study looking at the long term use of oral HT in older women for disease prevention, there are concerns which need to be evaluated and understood.

More details

http://education.jeanhailes.org.au/

Points Allocation

RACGP QA&CPD: Allocated 40 points (Category 1) in the RACGP QA&CPD Program for the 2008-2010 triennium

ACRRM PDP: Accredited with 5 points core, 4 ext skill

The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health Websites

Jean Hailes Foundation
Ageing Well
Bone Health for Life
Early Menopause

Endometriosis
Health for Women

Managing Menopause

Managing PCOS