17th December - Approaching contraception in the perimenopause

Using case studies and common queries that you are likely to experience in clinic, Dr Stephanie Cook and Dr Jan Wake present this practical webinar to support your conversations with women over the age of 40 about contraception and aid your understanding of their individual needs. The webinar will support learning around: Approaching the topic of contraception with women over 40 Identifying different HRT regimes with respect to contraception cover Understanding product licenses, indications and specific uses in perimenopausal women Awareness of when contraception should be discontinued This webinar is intended for UK healthcare professionals only. This webinar has been sponsored by Exeltis by way of a promotional video on the meeting’s agenda. Exeltis have had no input into the rest of the meeting’s educational agenda or content.

Event overview:

Using case studies and common queries that you are likely to experience in clinic, Dr Stephanie Cook and Dr Jan Wake present this practical webinar to support your conversations with women over the age of 40 about contraception and aid your understanding of their individual needs. The webinar will support learning around: Approaching the topic of contraception with women over 40 Identifying different HRT regimes with respect to contraception cover Understanding product licenses, indications and specific uses in perimenopausal women Awareness of when contraception should be discontinued This webinar is intended for UK healthcare professionals only. This webinar has been sponsored by Exeltis by way of a promotional video on the meeting’s agenda. Exeltis have had no input into the rest of the meeting’s educational agenda or content.

Using case studies and common queries that you are likely to experience in clinic, Dr Stephanie Cook and Dr Jan Wake present this practical webinar to support your conversations with women over the age of 40 about contraception and aid your understanding of their individual needs.

The webinar will support learning around:

Approaching the topic of contraception with women over 40
Identifying different HRT regimes with respect to contraception cover
Understanding product licenses, indications and specific uses in perimenopausal women
Awareness of when contraception should be discontinued
This webinar is intended for UK healthcare professionals only. This webinar has been sponsored by Exeltis by way of a promotional video on the meeting’s agenda. Exeltis have had no input into the rest of the meeting’s educational agenda or content.

 

Speakers

Dr Stephanie Cook
General Practitioner with a specialist interest in Women’s Health
Dr Stephanie Cook is a GP from Liverpool with a special interest in Women's Health. Stephanie has been involved with the design, development and implementation of Primary Care Women's Health Hubs across Liverpool and is the clinical lead for Women's Health Hubs across Cheshire & Merseyside ICB. The work in Liverpool has drawn significant interest at a national level and has provided material for the PCWHF: Women's Health Hub Toolkit. Stephanie is passionate about improving access to services, reducing health inequalities and supporting training and education for other GPwSI Women's Health.
Dr Jan Wake
Speciality Doctor in Sexual and Genitourinary Medicine and Contraception
Dr Jan Wake has over 30 years of experience of providing women’s healthcare, both as a GP and as a Speciality Doctor in Integrated Sexual Health.

She qualified from Leeds University in 1992 and after basic training spent 4 years working in obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and neonatal medicine then completing her GP training in 1999 and has since worked as a salaried GP, GP partner and senior partner of a large inner city GP practice. During this period, she also worked in family planning clinics, genito-urinary medicine clinics, and as a forensic medical examiner for Leicestershire police (sexual assault). She has also been a GPwSi (GP with Special Interest) in sexual health and in early pregnancy assessment and management within the community setting.

She currently works in the NHS sector as a speciality doctor in sexual and genitourinary medicine and contraception (integrated sexual health), also working as a specialist within general practice developing and delivering a women’s health hub clinic providing all aspects of women’s health needs including community gynaecology and menopause management.

She has the Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the Diploma of Sexual and Reproductive Health and works as a faculty registered trainer for DFSRH, and has a post graduate certificate in gynaecological ultrasound, using ultrasound in the ‘office’ environment for over 15 years.

A member of the NICE experts panel, Dr Wake is regularly asked to be involved in reviews of guidelines related to sexual and reproductive health and regularly gives talks to and teaches healthcare professionals on many aspects of women’s health. She views women’s health from a holistic point of view, one size does not fit all, and treats the woman not the problem.
 

 

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