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This fortnight’s speakers

Prof Jayashri Kulkarni

Depression and Menopause

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Dr Kate McIlwaine

Uterine Sparing Surgical Techniques in the Management of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

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Dr Terri Foran

Contraceptive Pill – Which Pill for the Right Person

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Susie Burrell

Dietary Management of Gestational Diabetes

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Prof Richard Harvey

Allergic Rhinitis – Optimising Management

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Topics to be covered

Depression and Menopause
Prof Jayashri Kulkarni

Depressive symptoms can be exacerbated by, and sometimes mistaken for, Menopausal symptoms and vice versa. The interaction between fluctuating levels of reproductive hormones and mental health is complex and important to take into account when clinically assessing the depressed woman of menopausal age. Prof Kulkarni describes her clinical perspective on this issue and provides practical advice.

Uterine Sparing Surgical Techniques in the Management of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Dr Kate McIlwaine

It is not uncommon for a woman to suffer from abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) or heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) at some point during her lifetime. Once pathology is excluded, in practice, management needs to be individualised, considering the improvement of the woman’s symptoms and quality of life. Dr Kate McIlwaine discusses the structured universal approach of the diagnoses of AUB, with the aid memoirs PALM and COEIN. Once malignancy and significant pelvic pathology have been ruled out, medical treatment is an effective first-line therapeutic option, with surgery. 

Contraceptive Pill – Which Pill for the Right Person
Dr Terri Foran

Dr Foran will explain the advantages and disadvantages of combined oral contraception, how to utilise the different qualities of various pill preparations to maximise non-contraceptive benefits and how to adjust dosages and preparations to address side-effect.

Dietary Management of Gestational Diabetes
Susie Burrell

Gestational diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is the most common perinatal endocrine condition affecting up to 10% of pregnancies in Australia. It is recommended that dietary interventions focus on optimal energy prescription, carbohydrate balance, nutrient quality and the appropriate use of medical nutrition therapy.

Allergic Rhinitis – Optimising Management
Prof Richard Harvey

In this talk, we discuss the nature and treatment of sino-nasal complaints with a focus on rhinitis. There is still much confusion as to whether these symptoms are simply a condition of the nasal passage (rhinitis) or part of broader condition affecting the upper airway (sinusitis). Rhinitis can be allergy, but many patients suffer from neurogenic responses or chemical irritation of the airway which will rarely respond to traditional therapies.

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