Sensitive Topics in Women's Health: Sexuality, Menopause, and Mental Health 2020

This conference has been CANCELLED.

Sensitive Topics in Women's Health: Sexuality, Menopause, and Mental Health is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Aug 07 - 14, 2020 at Celebrity Solstice, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.

Target Audience:
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Psychologists, Social Workers

Credits:
• 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
• 14 ACPE Credits 
• 14 CE Credits for Psychologists
• 14 ASWB ACE Credits 
• 14.0 Contact Hours 
• 9½ Hours of Pharmacology for NPs 

Description:
After completing the course, participants will be familiar with typical and atypical presentations of menopause, risks and benefits of hormone therapy in various settings, and both hormonal and non-hormonal treatments for common menopausal symptoms. 

They will understand causes of sexual pain in women, understand the importance of a team approach to treating sexual pain, and be able to knowledgeably prescribe both hormonal and non-hormonal treatments for sexual dysfunction.

Topics:
• Perimenopause and Menopause: overview and mgmt of irregular bleeding, hot flashes, and other symptoms
? Describe the physiology of menopause and choose appropriate treatments for common symptoms
• Hormone therapy, the heart, and the "timing hypothesis"
? Explain the differences in cardiac response to hormone therapy in younger women versus older women
• Hormone therapy and bone health
? Understand the role of hormone therapy, among other strategies, in counseling and treating women at risk for osteoporosis and those with osteoporosis
• Female sexual dysfunction
? Improve management strategies for identifying and treating sexual dysfunction in midlife women
• Diagnosis and treatment of dyspareunia
? Utilize a stepwise approach to diagnosis of dyspareunia and initiate effective treatments
• Sexual enhancers: moisturizers, lubricants, and accessories
? Inform midlife women about approaches other than hormones to improve sexual functioning
• The Female Brain: Expression of Psychiatric Illness in Women
? Identify hormonal effects on mood and anxiety across the reproductive life cycle
• Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs)
? Summarize the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of PMADs.
• Perinatal Anxiety: Focus on PTSD and OCD.
? Diagnose and develop a treatment plan for common perinatal anxiety symptoms.
• Bipolar Disorder in Women
? Summarize key characteristics of Bipolar disorder that are unique to women.
? Devise a treatment strategy for women with Bipolar disorder.
• Managing Bipolar Disorder during Pregnancy and Postpartum
? Describe the safest and most effective options for treatment of Bipolar disorder during pregnancy and postpartum.
• DSM-5 Update on Female Sexual Dysfunction: Diagnosis and Treatment
? Diagnose sexual dysfunction in females using DSM-5 terminology.
? Develop a Biopsychosocial treatment plan for the most common female sexual dysfunction complaints.
• Evidence Based Approaches to Female Patients with Low Libido
? Describe pharmacologic and behavioral interventions for the female patient with low libido