Polypharmacy

Learning Objectives

• 1Be confident in assessing the menopause patient – key elements to evaluate to determine options

• 2Be able to assess and support women with suspected premature ovarian insufficiency – primary care responsibilities

• 3Understand when to undertake investigations and further specialist referral

• 4Feel confident in explaining treatment options, and their risks and benefits to patient to allow shared decision making

• 5Understand the important role of lifestyle optimisation in menopause care

• 6Be confident in prescribing hormonal and non-hormonal treatments to patients and explaining how they are administered to ensure safe, evidence-based prescribing

• 7Feel confident at understanding the role of medications prescribed ‘off label’ including testosterone and their monitoring

• 8Be confident in assessing and managing patients who present with unscheduled bleeding, lack of response to treatment and those with complex co-morbidities including epilepsy, migraine, thromboembolic and vascular disease and cancer