The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) presents its comprehensive video series for clinicians about important midlife health topics. All of the interviews in the series are hosted by NAMS Board of Trustees Member and Past-President Dr Marla Shapiro, a Canadian physician, who led this exciting initiative. Dr Shapiro is also the medical consultant for CTV News and on-air medical contributor to Canada AM.
Note: The Australasian Menopause Society does not necessarily endorse the medical and scientific information provided in these videos. As the medical and scientific information provided here might not be relevant to a particular person's circumstances and you should always discuss your health with your own healthcare provider.
Dr Pauline Maki
NAMS Past-President and professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
She also is Director of Women’s Mental Health Research, Associate Director of the Center for Research on Women and Gender, and Program Director of the K12 Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) program in Chicago.
Dr Maki discusses depression during midlife.
James H Liu, MD, NCMP
2018-2019 NAMS President
Arthur H Bill Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University Hospitals/MacDonald Women’s Hospital
Department of Reproductive Biology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio
Dr Liu discusses what the clinician needs to know about bone density assessments.
Doctor of physical therapy, orthopedic and women’s health clinical specialist, and certified pelvic rehabilitation practitioner.
Dr Herman is also cofounder of the Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Past President of NAMS, an internist, endocrinologist, and reproductive endocrinologist at the University of California, San Diego.
Dr Stuenkel discusses current cardiovascular guidelines for clinicians.
Director of the Women’s Biobehavioral Health Laboratory and Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Epidemiology, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr Thurston discusses the science behind vasomotor symptoms.
2018-2019 NAMS President
Arthur H Bill Professor and Chair
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University Hospitals/MacDonald Women’s Hospital
Department of Reproductive Biology
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH USA
Dr James Liu discusses the risks and benefits of long-term therapy use.
Director of the Women’s Biobehavioral Health Laboratory and Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, Epidemiology, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr Rebecca Thurston discusses current research regarding the effects of stress on health.
Clinical Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
The George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
Dr James Simon explains what pharmacologic nonhormone options work for hot flushes.
Clinical Professor Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences University of California, San Francisco East Bay Physicians Medical Group Berkeley, California.
Dr Kagan explains the evidence available for popular nonpharmacologic options for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms.
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California San Diego.
Dr Stuenkel explains the safety and efficacy of estrogen throughout a woman’s life stages.
