About this course
Understanding menopause
As one of the most accessible healthcare professionals, pharmacists play an important role in supporting women through menopause.
This free, CPD-accredited menopause course is designed to help pharmacists build their knowledge of menopause and better support women during the menopause transition
Course format
- Length: approximately 90 minutes
- Online and self-paced
- Access for 3 months from registration
- Assessed using knowledge checks and multiple choice quizzes
Who is this course for?
- Community pharmacists
- Hospital pharmacists
- Specialist/Consultant pharmacists
- Early career pharmacists
- Other healthcare professionals interested in menopause care
Why take this course?
Build knowledge and skills in supporting women experiencing menopause in everyday pharmacy practice.
Benefits:
- Improve your confidence discussing menopause with patients
- Understand MHT options and counselling considerations
- Learn about non-hormonal treatments
- Provide evidence-based lifestyle advice
- Earn CPD credits while building clinical knowledge
- Understand the biological changes in the body that occur during menopause.
- Explain the variety of symptoms that women may experience and the pharmacist’s role in supporting women through the menopause transition.
- Understand the pharmacological rationale for menopausal hormone therapy.
- Explain the different delivery options available for menopausal hormone therapy, including their risks and benefits.
- Describe the key pharmacist counselling points for the different menopausal hormone therapy options.
- Understand the non-hormonal pharmacological treatments available for menopause symptom management.
- Explain the key pharmacist counselling points for the treatments.
- Discuss practical lifestyle advice pharmacists can provide to women going through menopause.
CPD accreditation
This course is accredited with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia.
- Accreditation code: PSAX26029
- CPD credits: Up to 2 Group 2 credits
- Expiry date: 12 July 2028
Assessment and certification
- This course is assessed using multiple choice quizzes.
- A score of 100% is required for each quiz.
- Download your Statement of Completion following completion
You can download your Statement of Completion by navigating to the My Training page in Kineo. Under the relevant activity, you will see “Certificate Awarded”. Select “View Now” to generate and download a PDF copy of your Statement of Completion.
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