CONGRESS POSTPONED TO 4-7 FEBRUARY 2021
Following the extraordinary circumstances related to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak and after thorough evaluation of the emergency situation globally, it’s with great regret that we must postpone the Congress.
The Congress is now to be held at the same venue, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, from Thursday 4th February through to Sunday 7th February 2021.
This is not a decision taken lightly, but the health and safety of our delegates, partners and staff are our prime consideration and have to be prioritised over all else
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Wednesday 3rd February 2021
13:30 Wednesday 3rd
Room 203 Pre-Congress Course 13:30–18:00
Menopause Essentials
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Delfin Tan
Menopause: What is it?
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Rodney Baber
Prescribing MHT
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Anna Fenton
Other options
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JoAnn Pinkerton
Disorders Downunder: Evaluation and management
Thursday 4th February 2021
08:30 Thursday 4th
Room 207 Assembly 08:30–09:30
CAMS General Assembly
10:00 Thursday 4th
Room 203 Opening Ceremony 10:00–10:15
Acknoweldgement to country
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Susan Davis Acknoweldgement to country
10:15 Thursday 4th
Room 203 Plenary Lecture 10:15–10:45
How to prepare for the best years of your life: a global perspective
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Islene Araujo de Carvalho
How to prepare for the best years of your life: a global perspective
10:45 Thursday 4th
Room 203 Oral Communication 10:45–12:30
Southern Stars (best abstracts young investigators)
12:45 Thursday 4th
Room 203 Sponsored Lunch Symposium 12:45–14:15
14:30 Thursday 4th
Room 203 Symposium 14:30–16:00
Negotiating with mother nature and father time; strategies to facilitate successful aging
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Sunila Khandelwal
The role of diet
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Seng Bin Ang
The role of exercise
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Robert Langer MHT and mortality
Room 210 Symposium 14:30–16:00
Sexy after sixty
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Jan Shifren Time marches on – impact of aging on sexuality
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Rossella Nappi
I get by with the help of my friends; therapeutic options for women
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Rosie King I get by with the help of my friends; therapeutic options for men
Room 207 Oral Communication 14:30–16:00
OC02
16:45 Thursday 4th
Plenary Room 3 Opening ceremony 16:45–17:00
Welcome to Country
17:00 Thursday 4th
Plenary Room 3 Opening ceremony 17:00–17:15
Welcome to Science
17:15 Thursday 4th
Plenary Room 3 Bursary lecture 17:15–17:35
Awareness, Impact and management of postmenopausal symptoms among postmenopausal women attending tertiary level hospitals in Rwanda and factors influencing their management among health providers
17:35 Thursday 4th
Plenary Room 3 Awards 17:35–17:55
17:55 Thursday 4th
Plenary Room 3 Plenary Lecture 17:55–18:30
Pieter Van Keep lecture
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Susan Davis Menopause, back to the future or back to the past?
18:30 Thursday 4th
Plenary Room 3 Welcome party 18:30–21:00
Friday 5th February 2021
07:30 Friday 5th
Room 203 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 07:30–08:30
Korean Society of Menopause
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Si Hyun Cho
2020 KMS Menopausal hormonal therapy position statement
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Jung Ryeol Lee The Journal of Menopausal Medicine (JMM): an international journal focusing on mid-life women's health
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Kyong Wook Yi Menopause and fat metabolism
Room 210 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 07:30–08:30
British Menopause Society
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Haitham Hamoda
Androgens and the postmenopausal woman
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Anne MacGregor Progesterones in HRT - choice of preparation and its impact
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John Stevenson MHT for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease - Are we there yet?
Room 207 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 07:30–08:30
Breast cancer risk and hormones (Germany/Switzerland)
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Petra Stute
Impact of progestogen type in MHT on breast cancer risk
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Alfred Mueck
PGRMC1 in breast cancer development and prediction of prognosis
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Ludwig Kiesel Hormone resistance and breast cancer
Room 208 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 07:30–08:30
Quality of life and longevity after menopause (Russian Menopause Society)
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Vera Balan
Aging, anti-aging and ageism
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Elena Andreeva Menopausal hormone therapy as a marker of longevity
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Svetlana Yureneva Treatment of vaginal symptoms and VVA in postmenopausal women: why Estriol-Lactobacilli combination is preferable?
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Antonina Smetnik Sex steroids, breast and breast cancer.
Room 209 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 07:30–08:30
Healthy Aging - New Frontiers in Compressing Co morbidities (Indian Menopause Society)
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Maninder Ahuja Chronological and biological aging Cellular and molecular basis
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Neelam Aggarwal Gut microbiomes
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Pratibha Singh No to breaking Bones
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Pushpa Sethi Slow down hands of time- Exercise and diet
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S.P Jaiswar Cancer screening in India is not lagging
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Anju Soni Face lift of pelvic floor - Our gateway
Room 218 Oral Communication 07:30–08:30
OC03
08:40 Friday 5th
Melbourne Room Plenary Lecture 08:40–09:10
Early Detection of Alzheimer's Risk to Reverse Course and Save a Brain
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Roberta Brinton Diaz Early Detection of Alzheimer's Risk to Reverse Course and Save a Brain
09:15 Friday 5th
Melbourne Room Plenary Lecture 09:15–09:45
Social determinants of health- the social cure
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Jolanda Jetten Social determinants of health- the social cure
09:50 Friday 5th
Room 203 Symposium 09:50–11:20
Caring for specific populations
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Amanda Vincent Menopausal Hormone therapy and primary ovarian insufficiency
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Jayashri Kulkarni Depression and MHT
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Paulina Villaseca
BRCA surveillance, intervention and MHT
Room 210 Sponsored Symposium 09:50–11:20
Room 207 Symposium 09:50–11:20
Beat the heat
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Julia Prague NK3R antagonists - prime time?
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Martha Hickey Managing vasomotor symptoms effectively without hormones
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Qi Yu
Traditional/alternative remedies for VMS
Room 208 Oral Communication 09:50–11:20
OC04
Room 209 Oral Communication 09:50–11:20
OC05
Room 218 Oral Communication 09:50–11:20
OC06
11:50 Friday 5th
Room 203 Sponsored Symposium 11:50–12:50
Room 210 Meet the Panel 11:50–12:50
How to conduct a menopause clinical visit; what should be done and discussed
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Camilo Rueda
How to conduct a menopause clinical visit; what should be done and discussed
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Bronwyn Stuckey How to conduct a menopause clinical visit; what should be done and discussed
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Tevfik Yoldemir
How to conduct a menopause clinical visit; what should be done and discussed
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Serge Rozenberg
How to conduct a menopause clinical visit; what should be done and discussed
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Shaikh Zinnat Ara Nasreen
How to conduct a menopause clinical visit; what should be done and discussed
Room 207 Debate 11:50–12:50
MHT for primary prevention
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Robert Langer MHT for primary prevention
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Mary Ann Lumsden MHT for primary prevention
Room 208 Symposium 11:50–12:50
Peri-Menopause and midlife: impact on female desire and sexuality (ISGE)
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Xiangyang Ruan Androgen excess in PCOS: Peri-menopause management options
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Rossella Nappi Understanding low desire from neuroendocrinology to psychosocial aspects
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Peter Chedraui
Assessment of sexuality during female midlife
Room 218 Oral Communication 11:50–12:50
OC07
13:00 Friday 5th
Melbourne Room Sponsored Lunch Symposium 13:00–14:30
14:45 Friday 5th
Melbourne Room Sponsored Symposium 14:45–16:45
Room 203 Symposium 14:45–16:15
Bad bones break
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Ian Reid Target to treat: who should be treated
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Peter Ebeling Treat to target: when to stop
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Manju Chandran The treatment gap. Why do we miss the target
Room 210 Symposium 14:45–16:15
When Everything falls - optimising pelvic floor management
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Tommaso Simoncini Menopause, aging and the failing pelvic floor: a clinician’s view
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Tomi Mikkola
Treatment of urinary incontinence; to mesh or not
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Ivan Fistonic
The use of laser in uro-gynaecology - a review of the evidence
16:45 Friday 5th
Room 203 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 16:45–17:45
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause/Vulvovaginal Atrophy and Sexual Health (NAMS)
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JoAnn Pinkerton Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: What Is It?
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Jan Shifren Impact of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause on Women’s Sex Lives and Quality of Life
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Stephanie S Faubion Treatment Options for Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
Room 210 Debate 16:45–17:45
Estrogen as first line therapy for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
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Florence Tremollieres
Estrogen as first line therapy for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
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Peter Ebeling Estrogen as first line therapy for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
Room 207 Symposium 16:45–17:45
Breast and hormones; a never ending story
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Robert Langer The latest evidence from WHI
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Alfred Mueck Hormonal contraception and breast cancer
Room 208 Oral Communication 16:45–17:45
OC08
Room 209 Oral Communication 16:45–17:45
OC09
Room 218 Oral Communication 16:45–17:45
OC10
17:50 Friday 5th
Melbourne Room Menopause olympics 17:50–18:50
18:50 Friday 5th
Poster Area Poster Session 18:50–20:15
Poster session with wine and cheese
Saturday 6th February 2021
07:30 Saturday 6th
Room 203 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 07:30–08:30
Inflammation and aging after menopause (EMAS)
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Petra Stute Impact of menopause on the immune system
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Peter Chedraui Chronic inflammation during female midlife
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John Stevenson Is there a safe treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis prevention?
Room 210 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 07:30–08:30
Thinking about the health care of women during the climacteric (AAPEC)
Chairperson/s: Graciela Lopez de Degani 
, Mariana Degani
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Claudia Rey Should the peri and postmenopausal women always be treated?
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Rita Caro Abnormal uterine bleeding in the perimenopause
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Blanca Campostrini Choosing the best options for the treatment of symptomatic climacteric
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Olga Marega Treated Dyspareunia means assured Sexual Satisfaction?
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Seybold Barbara Discussion
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Freijedo Valeria Discussion
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Daniela Farana Discussion
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Cristina Toha Discussion
Room 207 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 07:30–08:30
Chinese Menopause Society
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Rong Chen Ovarian aging: an ongoing prospective community-based cohort study in middle-aged Chinese women
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Xiangyan Ruan Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital medical University
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Xin Yang Effect of blood marrow transplantation on ovarian function
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Jie Wu Cypermethrin exposure and premature ovarian insufficiency
Room 208 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 07:30–08:30
New findings in the health of Colombian climacteric women (Asociacion Colombiana de Menopausia)
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Lilian Orozco Santiago Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and risk factors, in women in climacteric, in Quindio
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Norella Ortega Ariza Relationship between serum vitamin D and cardiovascular risk factors in women in the Colombian Caribbean Atlantic
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Franklin José Espitia De la Hoz Menopause and sexuality: Characterization of sexual dysfunctions in the climacteric
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Martha Inés Pérez Santisteban Evaluation of sexuality in medical women in menopause
Room 209 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 07:30–08:30
Phytoestrogen: from animal research (Perkumpulan Menopause Indonesia)
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Uki Retno Budihastuti
Effect of menopause on quality of life: Path analysis
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Maya Devi Arifiandi Role of phytoestrogen on reproductive biochemical marker in menopausal mice
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Hermanus Suhartono The potential of Red fruit therapy on menopause women
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Sutrisno Effect of phytoestrogen on menopausal symptoms and vaginal health of postmenopausal women
Room 218 Oral Communication 07:30–08:30
OC11
08:40 Saturday 6th
Melbourne Room Plenary Lecture 08:40–09:10
Do we need nutritional supplementation for healthy aging?
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Ian Reid Do we need nutritional supplementation
for healthy aging?
09:15 Saturday 6th
Melbourne Room Plenary Lecture 09:15–09:45
Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine, allowing an engineered approach to the treatment of cancer
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Ander Nel Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine, allowing
an engineered approach to the treatment
of cancer
09:50 Saturday 6th
Room 203 Symposium 09:50–11:20
Postmenopausal Sexual Health: A Woman’s Right
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Rosella Nappi How much does partnership and communication matter?
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James Simon Is there a place for androgen therapy?
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Marla Shapiro
What is the role of estrogen in patient management?
Room 210 Symposium 09:50–11:20
A matter of the mind: sex steroids and the brain
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Roberta Brinton Diaz Immune system; driver of menopausal brainenergy system
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Herman Depypere Sex steroid hormones and brain function
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Pauline Maki Cognition and menopause; the role of sleep and hot flushes
Room 207 Symposium 09:50–11:20
Does the picture tell the story?
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Sonia Cerdas
Bone imaging in clinical practice
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Steven Goldstein Ultrasound and the menopausal endometrium
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Tony Miller Imaging the breast, when and how?
Room 208 Oral Communication 09:50–11:20
OC12
Room 209 Oral Communication 09:50–11:20
OC13
Room 218 Oral Communication 09:50–11:20
OC14
11:50 Saturday 6th
Room 203 Debate 11:50–12:50
Will NK3R antagonists replace MHT as first choice in the treatment of VMS?
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Julia Prague Will NK3R antagonists replace MHT as first choice in the treatment of VMS?
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JoAnn Pinkerton Will NK3R antagonists replace MHT as first choice in the treatment of VMS?
Room 210 Meet the Experts 11:50–12:50
Complementary therapies and other alternatives to HT - when and how?
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Nick Panay Complementary therapies and other alternatives to HT - when and how?
Room 207 Meet the Experts 11:50–12:50
Understanding gene mutations and breast cancer
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Kelly Anne Phillips Understanding gene mutations and breast cancer
Room 208 Meet the Experts 11:50–12:50
When to start/stop bone-specific medication
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Manju Chandran When to start/stop bone-specific medication
Room 209 Oral Communication 11:50–12:50
OC15
Room 218 Oral Communication 11:50–12:50
OC16
13:00 Saturday 6th
Melbourne Room Sponsored Lunch Symposium 13:00–14:30
14:40 Saturday 6th
Room 203 Symposium 14:40–16:10
Matters of the heart
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Gemma Figtree A female-centric approach to preventing heart disease
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Virginia Miller Lessons from KEEPS
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Peter Chedraui Preventing cardiometabolic disease
Room 210 Symposium 14:40–16:10
Laser: turning up the heat; revolution or hazard
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Marco Gambacciani The nuts and bolts; how does Laser work
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Jason Abbott The evidence
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Tim Hillard Setting standards for laser use in Gynaecology
Room 207 Symposium 14:40–16:10
Healthy ageing: how to promote and protect (European Society of Gynecology)
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Tommaso Simoncini Promoting health and active lifestyle at menopause: implications for woman’s health
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Johannes Bitzer What does aging well mean
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Andrea Genazzani Hormone replacement strategies for prevention and healthy aging
Room 208 Oral Communication 14:40–16:10
OC17
Room 209 Oral Communication 14:40–16:10
OC18
Room 218 Oral Communication 14:40–16:10
OC19
16:40 Saturday 6th
Room 203 Meet the Experts 16:40–17:40
Care of survivors of menopausal cancers
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JoAnn Pinkerton Care of survivors of menopausal cancers
Room 210 Debate 16:40–17:40
Is there a role for androgen therapy beyond sexuality
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Susan Davis Is there a role for androgen therapy beyond sexuality
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James Simon
Room 207 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 16:40–17:40
Asia Pacific Menopause Federation
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Neelam Aggarwal Healthy Ageing: compression of co- morbidities
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Ang Seng Bin Dermatological issues in perimenopausal women
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Zaida Gamilla The characteristics of breast cancer prevalence in various regions in Asia-Pacific and the difference from the West
Room 208 Oral Communication 16:40–17:40
OC20
Room 209 Oral Communication 16:40–17:40
OC21
Room 218 Oral Communication 16:40–17:40
OC22
17:45 Saturday 6th
Melbourne Room Plenary Lecture 17:45–18:15
Early detection and better survival of cancer patients in South East Asian women
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Teo Soo Hwang
Early detection and better survival of cancer patients in South East Asian women
18:30 Saturday 6th
Room 210 Assembly 18:30–19:30
IMS General Assembly
Sunday 7th February 2021
07:30 Sunday 7th
Room 203 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 07:30–08:30
Approach of climaterio for the XXI century in latin america, in patients with special situations (FLASCYM)
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Paulina Villaseca Approach of the Sx. climacteric in surviving patients Ca Mama
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Luis Danckers
Schemes of TH in climacteric patients with Diabetes and / or Metabolic Sx
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Konstantinos Tserotas
Schemes of TH; risks and benefits, in climacteric patients with autoimmune diseases
Room 210 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 07:30–08:30
Issues in midlife women: Chinese experiences (Chinese Society of Gynecological Endocrinology)
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Wei Zhang Ovarian aging and fertility in older Chinese women
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Xiangyan Ruan Prevention strategy of iatrogenic POI in China; Cooperation project China - UK
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Xin Yang Management of lower urinary tract symptoms in China
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Alfred Mueck Progestogen component in MHT and breast cancer risk; Cooperation project China - Germany
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Muqing Gu Mechanisms of PGRMC1 in breast cancer development; Cooperation project China - Canada
Room 207 Symposium organized by CAMS Societies 07:30–08:30
Menopause in the Modern World (Australasian Menopause Society)
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Gavin Jack Menopause and work
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Kate Stern Social egg freezing
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David Cunnington How modern life and menopause impact on sleep
08:40 Sunday 7th
Room 203 Meet the Experts 08:40–09:40
Sex Steroids and Depression Across the Lifespan of Women
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Andrea Genazzani Sex Steroids and Depression Across the Lifespan of Women
Room 210 Meet the Experts 08:40–09:40
Management of POI
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Stephanie Faubion Management of POI
Room 207 Meet the Experts 08:40–09:40
Innoculations
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Vivien Brown Management of POI
09:50 Sunday 7th
Room 203 Plenary Lecture 09:50–10:20
Bio Identical hormones and alternative options; where (why) have we failed?
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Rodney Baber Bio Identical hormones and alternative options; where (why) have we failed?
10:50 Sunday 7th
Room 203 Symposium 10:50–12:20
Ethical issues
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James Pickar Ethics in Publishing
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Penny Browne When is it a good time to retire
Room 210 Meet the Panel 10:50–12:20
Common gynaecological problems in peri/post menopausal women
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Wendy Wolfman Common gynaecological problems in peri/post menopausal women
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Mary Ann Lumsden Common gynaecological problems in peri/post menopausal women
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David Archer Common gynaecological problems in peri/post menopausal women
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Xiangyan Ruan Common gynaecological problems in peri/post menopausal women
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Steven Goldstein Common gynaecological problems in peri/post menopausal women
Room 207 Oral Communication 10:50–12:20
OC23
12:30 Sunday 7th
Room 210 Plenary Lecture 12:30–13:00
Sonia's Snippets; an update on the latest and greatest in themenopause world
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Sonia Davison Sonia's Snippets; an update on the latest and greatest in the menopause world
13:00 Sunday 7th
Room 210 Closing Ceremony 13:00–13:15
The Grand Final(e) and Premiership Awards - Announcement of Presidential Poster Awards and AMS Awards
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