Postmenopausal Systemic Hormone Therapy: Reaching Consensus at Last on Benefit and Risk CME/CE

Author Information and Disclosures

Release Date: June 30, 2008Valid for credit through June 30, 2009

Credits Available
Physicians - maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) for physicians;
Nurses - 1.0 NPWH contact hours (1 contact hour is in the area of pharmacology)

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Contents of This CME/CE Activity

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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
  1. List menopause-related symptoms and related health risks.
  2. Review the current scientific literature regarding the benefits and risks of various systemic menopausal hormone therapy (HT) treatment options.
  3. Select women who are candidates for systemic HT.
  4. Explain the most effective ways to communicate the potential benefit-risk ratio of systemic HT to individual patients.
  5. Apply this information in clinical practice with the goal of providing optimal quality of life for women at menopause and beyond.
Authors and Disclosures

Howard N. Hodis, MD
Disclosure: Dr. Hodis reports: No significant financial relationships.


Rogerio A. Lobo, MD
Disclosure: Dr. Lobo reports: Advisor -- Bayer, McNeil, Organon, Ortho, Solvay, Wyeth.


Cynthia A. Stuenkel, MD
Disclosure: Dr. Stuenkel reports: Consultant -- Eli Lilly, Upsher-Smith, Wyeth; Speaker -- Eli Lilly, Upsher-Smith.


Wulf H. Utian, MD, PhD, DSc(Med)
Disclosure: Dr. Utian reports: Advisory board -- GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Orcas; Consultant -- Barr/Duramed, Berlex, Bionovo, Bradley, Depomed, Johnson & Johnson, KV Pharmaceuticals, Novo Nordisk, Organon, Pfizer, Wyeth.


 
The North American Menopause Society
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. NAMS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Each individual should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.
 
NPWH
Approved by the Continuing Education Approval Program of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health.

This activity has been evaluated and approved by the Continuing Education Approval Program of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) for 1 contact hour of continuing education credit, including 1 hour of pharmacology content. Each participant should claim only those contact hours that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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