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Description

Method of Participation in the Learning Process/Evaluation Method

Successful completion of this activity includes reading the entire article and successfully completing the post-quiz and an evaluation form.

Getting the Most out of the Activity

As you prepare to participate in this activity, please reflect on your practice and your patients and identify clinical challenges you hope to have addressed.

While participating in the training, identify ways you can use newly acquired knowledge, strategies, and skills to enhance patient outcomes and your own professional development.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Accurately counsel patients on the risks and benefits of initiating hormone therapy (HT) for vasomotor symptoms (VMS).
  2. Apply current evidence to select appropriate HT for treatment of VMS in uncomplicated postmenopausal women.
  3. Compare the risks and benefits of HT for special subpopulations of menopausal patients, such as women with a history of breast cancer, BRCA mutation carriers, those with hypertension, women older than 65 years, and those at a high risk for or with a history of venous thromboembolism.

Disclosures

The authors and all staff in a position to control the content of this CME activity, and their spouses/life partners (if any), have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with, or financial interests in, any commercial organizations pertaining to this educational activity.

Price: $49.00

Credits:

  • ACCME 2.0 CME

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Lippincott Continuing Medical Education Institute, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Planner
Professions: Physician
Test Code: PGO1116B
Published: November 30, 2016
Expires: 1/1/2026
Sources: Topics in Obstetrics & Gynecology: Practical CME Newsletter for Clinicians
Required Passing Score: 7/10 (70%)
Authors: Kathryn P. Gard, MD, Kathryn I. Marko, MD, and Nancy S. Gaba, MD
Categories: Obstetrical , Women's Health
Specialties: OB/GYN
Topics: Hormone Therapy , Menopause , Vasomotor Symptoms