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 Holly Pederson, director of Medical Breast Services at the Cleveland Clinic and associate professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr Holly Pederson reviews different screening guidelines for breast cancer and the importance of risk assessment.
Dr Stephanie Faubion, medical director, The North American Menopause Society; professor and chair, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic; and Penny and Bill George director, Mayo Clinic Center for Women’s Health; in Jacksonville, Florida.
Dr Stephanie Faubion discusses what’s on the horizon regarding new treatment options coming for hot flashes and other menopause symptoms.
Dr Monica Christmas, NAMS Board of Trustees Member, Associate Professor and Director of the Menopause Program and Center of Women’s Integrative Health, Section of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, UChicago Medicine and Biological Sciences, in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr Monica Christmas discusses how healthcare providers can help women navigate the perimenopause transition.
Dr Amanda L. Clark, an obstetrician-gynecologist and a specialist in urogynecology and menopause in Portland, Oregon.
Dr Amanda Clark discusses common midlife urinary and bladder issues and how they can affect a woman’s quality of life
Dr Pelin Batur, a board-certified internist at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr Batur discusses contraception at perimenopause and the hormone and nonhormone options to prevent an unintended pregnancy
Dr Wen Shen, NAMS Board Member and assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr Wen Shen discusses the relationship among vasomotor symptoms, cardiovascular health, and genitourinary syndrome of menopause
Dr Samar El Khoudary, NAMS Board Member and associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Epidemiology Data Center at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Dr El Khoudary discusses the specific characteristics of menopause that put women at higher risk
Dr Andrew Kaunitz, past NAMS Board Member and professor and associate chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida College of Medicine--Jacksonville
Dr Kaunitz reviews why clinicians need to discuss the effects of oral contraceptives in skeletal health with their patients
Dr Chrisandra Shufelt, NAMS President-Elect; associate director, Barbra Streisand Women’s Health Center and Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiac Center; director, Women’s Hormone and Menopause Program; and associate professor of medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
Dr Shufelt discusses what clinicians should consider when determining which women may benefit from statin therapy and the specific risk enhancers involved
Dr Holly Thomas, assistant professor of medicine, General Internal Medicine Department, section of Women’s Health, at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
Dr Thomas reviews how to open the door to a discussion about sexuality and menopause with your patients
