Plenary Lectures
Monday, 18 May, 2009
An aging world- Challenges aheadB. Lunenfeld,
Israel
Debates
Monday, 18 May, 2009
DEBATE: PROGESTIN OR PROGESTERONE – THERE IS NO REAL DIFFERENCE
Introduction
A. Gompel, France
Progestin or progesterone - There is no real difference
M. Dören, Germany
Progesterone and progestins: There are real differences
J. Desreux, A. Béliard, E. Lifrange, J.-M. Foidart, Belgium
Tuesday, 19 May, 2009
DEBATE: LONG-TERM PREVENTION OF OSTEOPOROSIS STARTING AT THE
MENOPAUSE IS PREFERABLE TO LATER TARGETING OF WOMEN AT
HIGH FRACTURE RISK Long -term prevention of osteoporosis starting at the menopause
is preferable to later targeting of women at a high fracture risk C. Christiansen,
Denmark
Parallel Sessions
Sunday, 17 May, 2009
PARALLEL SESSION: BREAST MANAGEMENT Managing oestrogen deficiency after breast cancer
S. Rozenberg, C. Antoine, B. Carly, F. Liebens,
Belgium PARALLEL SESSION: OBESITY AND HEALTH IN POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN Obesity-a silent killer?R. Kaaks,
Germany Impact of obesity on symptoms of the menopauseM.A. Lumsden,
UK Management of obesity in menopause
G. Mastorakos, G. Paltoglou,
Greece
PARALLEL SESSION: THE AGEING MALE - LATE ONSET HYPOGONADISM (LOH)
Safety
W. Weidner, Germany
ISSAM recommendations for the management of late onset hypogonadism
B. Lunenfeld, Israel
PARALLEL SESSION: HRT & BREAST CANCER RISK
Decrease in breast cancer incidence and HRT
A. Gompel, G. Plu-Bureau, France
What is the impact of HRT on screening
B. von Schoultz, Sweden
PARALLEL SESSION: NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR TOMORROW
Contribution of molecular biology tools
M. Ivan, USA
PARALLEL SESSION: URO-GENITAL AGEING
Managing URO-genital atrophy
G. Samsioe, Sweden
Maintaining standards in surgery for female urinary incontinence
P. Riss, Austria
Monday, 18 May, 2009
PARALLEL SESSION: PERIMENOPAUSE
Contraception after 45
A. Szarewski, UK
Aetiology of premature ovarian failure
S. Vujovic, Serbia
Managing premature ovarian failure
N. Panay, UK
Tuesday, 19 May, 2009
PARALLEL SESSION: SEXUAL FUNCTION Sexuality in older couples
M. Lachowsky,
France
PARALLEL SESSION: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN MENOPAUSE PRACTICE - EUROPE
UK special interest training in menopause
S. Gray, UK
Training for menopause practice in Scandinavia
M.H. Moen, Norway
PARALLEL SESSION: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Is there really a window of opportunity?
J.C. Stevenson, UK
The risk of stroke in postmenopausal women receiving hormonal therapy
R.A. Lobo, USA
PARALLEL SESSION: SEXUAL HEALTH
Improving immunity in the climateric years
F. Al-Azzawi, UK
PARALLEL SESSION: THE MENOPAUSAL UTERUS AND OVARY
Understanding uterine bleeding
M. Rees, UK
Benign gynaecology after menopause
H. Retto, Portugal
Wednesday, 20 May, 2009
PARALLEL SESSION: OSTEOPOROSIS AND FRACTURE Advances in non-hormonal drug therapy for fracture preventionE. Dennison,
UK Vertebral body quality, effect of HRT and fracture prevention in osteoporosis
M. Brincat, J. Calleja-Agius, Y. Muscat-Baron,
Malta
PARALLEL SESSION: INDIVIDUALISING THERAPY FOR CLIMACTERIC SYMPTOMS
Vasomotor symptoms
D. Sturdee, UK
Joint aches & pains: individualising therapy for climacteric symptomsM. Gambacciani,
Italy