Scientific Cafe: Is menopause a disease?

CeMCOR will be hosting a series of Scientific Cafes on important women's health topics this Fall. The Scientific Cafes are designed to be an informal open discussion forum on health-related topics. Each Cafe will have an expert panel present consisting of leading researchers in the field, who will answer questions, provide insight, and facilitate discussion. Anyone and everyone is free to attend a Scientific Cafe - you don't need a science degree, just an interest in discussing the topic and learning more about research in the field.

Funding for the Scientific Cafes is provided by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research [1] (CIHR).

 

Is menopause a disease?

We will discuss different perspectives from around the world on gendered aging with input by women doctors from Eastern Europe and India. How does the emergence and popularity of menopause-specific products, pills, and supplements reflect how we view menopause as a society? Hormone Therapy controversies - do women's hormones need replacing? "Bioidentical" vs. "synthetic" hormones: Is one better then the other, and what are the risks of ovarian hormone therapy? Hot flashes and night sweats - is estrogen the only option? Is osteoporosis inevitable?

Expert Panel:

Dr. Jerilynn Prior, UBC Professor of Endocrinology, Scientific Director of CeMCOR

Ms. Karen Coulson, Director of Osteoporosis Canada

Dr. Sheela Mistry, foreign trained OB/GYN and Research Coordinator

Dr. Vesna Stajic, foreign trained MD and Research Coordinator

 

Date: Tuesday Oct 28th, 2008

Time: 7:00-9:00pm, doors at 6:30pm

Venue: Little Nest [2], 1716 Charles St, Vancouver (Commercial Drive) - MAP [3]

Cost: Admission is free but space is limited - be sure to arrive on time!