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Managing Menopause: A Hot Topic

Learn comprehensive menopause management. Explore evolving HRT perspectives, recent trial data, Vitamin D therapy, osteoporosis, CVD, and emotional toll. Enhance patient quality of life.

Instructors:
Lalita Prasad-Reddy
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About this course

Menopause is an inevitable life event for all females. The peri-menopausal transition can have dramatic effects on female systemic health, cognition, mood, energy, and quality of life. The approach to management requires a thoughtful understanding of both the risks and benefits associated with treatment. For years, hormone replacement therapy was looked at as a fountain of youth, a treatment that could minimize troublesome menopause symptoms, enhance bone growth, and improve quality of life through effects on mood and cognition. Theorizing this possible benefit, the Women’s Health Initiative Trial was implemented, with the hypothesis that HRT would dramatically reduce risks of CVD and cancer in postmenopausal women. Interestingly, the WHI was stopped prematurely due to an increased risk of CVD and breast cancer in certain populations. After this trial, the use of hormone therapy fell dramatically, and estrogen and progestin-based therapies to treat menopause largely fell out of favor, posing that the risks of HRT did not outweigh the benefits. Almost twenty years after the WHI, clinicians remain hesitant to implement systemic hormone therapy for patients with peri-menopausal symptoms, and the results of the study still spark debate in the medical community. This is likely due to the notion that conflicting thoughts, and perspectives still prevail, and there is a lack of clear, consensus guidelines on the approach to management.The availability of recent trial data that demonstrate differing outcomes of hormone replacement therapy based upon patient characteristics should not be overlooked, as new data suggests that the benefits of HRT in improving quality of life, reducing bone loss, and reducing peri-menopausal symptoms can outweigh the risks in certain patients. The purpose of this session is to introduce the attendee to the previous viewpoints on HRT, the recent clinical trial data that has rebuked many previous perspectives, and discuss hot topics in the treatment of menopause including Vitamin D therapy, osteoporosis, management of CVD, and finally the emotional toll of menopause with a focus on effects on mood, cognition, and depression. This session will provide individuals a comprehensive understanding on appropriate candidates for hormonal and non- hormonal therapies for menopause, and how to minimize the impeding effects of menopause to enhance quality of life.

Release Date:07/13/2021
Expiration Date:07/13/2024
CE Broker ID20-846343
AGD Number386503
Category:Women’s Health
Activity Type:Knowledge-based
Target Audience:Midwife, Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers, Pharmacist, Certified Nurse Midwife, Nursing Assistive Personnel, Licensed Midwife, Certified Nurse Aides, Registered Nurse Practitioner, Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner, APRN - Certified Nurse Midwife, Advanced Practice Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurse, Forensic Nurse-CSA, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Psychiatric Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, Public Health Nurse, Licensed Nursing Assistant, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Nursing Home Administrator, Certified Nursing Assistant, Pharmacy Technician
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Course Accreditation

This course is approved for the following professions. You can get more details on each profession by clicking on it.

AchieveCE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  • Michigan Board of Pharmacy

  • Florida Board of Pharmacy

Faculty

Instructors

Lalita Prasad-Reddy, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCACP, CDECS is Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Chicago State University College of Pharmacy. Dr. Prasad-Reddy received her PharmD degree from Creighton University and her Masters in Health Communication from Boston University. SCurrently, she maintains a clinical practice at Rush University Internists where she is an ambulatory care specialist managing patients with chronic care disease states. She is also the Associate Discipline Director of Pharmacology at Rush Medical College. ​ ​Dr. Prasad-Reddy’s clinical and academic interests include cardiovascular risk reduction, endocrinology, women’s health, health communication and outreach, and education disparities. She is the recipient of multiple accolades including the Teacher of the Year as well as Preceptor of the Year from Chicago State University and in 2020 was named Educator of the Year by the Illinois Pharmacists Association. ​

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Requirements

Passing Grade

Participants must score a passing grade of 70% or higher on the activity post-test and complete an activity evaluation. There are no time limits and unlimited test-taking attempts. Credits will be reported automatically to CE Broker if your license information is entered properly in your profile.

Hardware Requirements
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 10
  • Mac OS X 10.1+
  • iOS 10+
  • Android 4.3+
Software Requirements
  • Google Chrome
  • Microsft Edge
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
Network Requirements
  • Broadband Internet Connection: T1
  • Hi-speed DSL or Cable4G cellular connection
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