2012 March 27 - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: The Guideline

RHEF Satellite Broadcast and Webcast

Tuesday 27 March 2012 8:00pm (AEDT)

"PCOS is a common condition affecting up to 18% of Australian women with significant reproductive, metabolic and psychological complications."
Professor Helena Teede

This live online webcast and simultaneous satellite television broadcast aims to assist GPs, and other primary health care professionals to develop a greater understanding of PCOS. In utilising the new Guideline they can develop skills for better patient care and management.

Program Participants:

Dr Norman Swan - Chair
Presenter of the Health Report on ABC Radio National and Tonic on ABC24 TV;
Dr Jacqueline Boyle
GP, Obstetrician / Gynaecologist, Melbourne, VIC and Darwin, NT;
Dr Kate Marsh
PhD Nutrition, Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian and Credentialled Diabetes Educator, Sydney, NSW;
Dr Nigel Stepto
Exercise Physiologist, School of Sport and Exercise Science & Institute of Sport Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC; and
Prof Helena Teede
Endocrinologist, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Jean Hailes, Melbourne, VIC.

This program is produced by the Rural Health Education Foundation with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and the Jean Hailes for Women's Health.

All details including program information, panellists, resources, broadcast times and other viewing options can be found on the Foundation's website www.rhef.com.au or contacting the Foundation office on (02) 6232 5480.

Accreditation

This program is accredited for CPD/CPE by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, and the Royal College of Nursing Australia. For further information about accreditation visit the RHEF Professional Development webpage.

Duration: 60 minutes

Program ID: 1204

About Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: The Guideline

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common cause of anovulatory infertility in women. In many cases PCOS has major cardiometabolic consequences with complications such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Symptoms can be embarrassing and distressing, yet this common debilitating hormonal condition often goes undiagnosed. A confirmed diagnosis can take more than six months.

PCOS affects 12% - 18% of Australian women of reproductive age and 21% of Indigenous women. The financial cost is approximately $400 million per year in Australia, representing a major health and economic burden.

The "Evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome" (2011), was developed primarily by the Jean Hailes Foundation. This program aims to assist GPs, and other primary health care professionals to develop a greater understanding of PCOS. In utilising the new Guideline they can develop skills for better patient care and management. The program will focuse on the incidence, assessment, diagnosis and management of PCOS in 'at risk' populations.

The live webcast of this panel discussion can be viewed by clicking the 'webcast' button and following the prompts to register. There is no cost to participate in this webcast. The program will also be simultaneously broadcast on the RHEF's satellite network.