Jean Hailes for Women's Health has a range of information and resources developed specifically for health professionals concerning menopause.

About Menopause

This section presents general information about menopause such as definitions and why does it happen?, symptoms, surgical menopause and early menopause. More...

Investigations

This section presents the most commonly used investigations and their indications, the assessment of the menopausal women and about measurement of testosterone in women. More...

Management

A thorough assessment of the menopausal woman should culminate in a management and/or treatment plan, outlining to the woman her options so that she may decide on choices to improve or maintain her quality of life, at the same time developing an empathic, communicating and ongoing relationship for the woman with her doctor. More...

Management Algorithm

Jean Hailes for Women's Health has developed an algorithm that can assist GPs in the assessment and management of women experiencing menopause. More...

Issues

GPs and Health Professionals from the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health produce a wide variety of information and articles for health professionals on current topics concerning menopause. More...

Medical Observer

Each month Medical Observer features an article written by the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health. These articles include full references. More...

Patient information

The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health has an extensive range of patient information resources available including fact sheets, websites and books (for sale through our shop). More...

The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health's intent is to assist General Practitioners and Health Professionals- Dieticians, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists - in delivering programs to support the general health status of women by addressing key issues of gender and health.

Education Kit

This Women's Health Education Resource Kit contains all the materials and resources required to deliver midlife health information sessions to women in your local community. The Kit is available free to Community Health Nurses and Health Educators in Australia only. More...

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Monthly article

The Foundation is making a series of women's health articles available to various organisations, including health and community groups, for publication in your newsletter during 2010 for noncommercial, nonprofit, educational purposes only. For more information and to obtain a copy of these articles go here.

Professional development

Online GP and HP education: The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health presents an interactive online professional development website (http://education.jeanhailes.org.au) that provides free access to a range of Active Learning Modules, webcasts and other educational activities. More...

CPD for physicians

Menopause: What the physician needs to know

This education section is designed to increase physicians' understanding and awareness of menopause and related issues and provide an avenue whereby further information can be sought and guidance given as to when and where to refer women for further management. More...

Publications

The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health concentrates on groundbreaking research in key areas of women's health. The Foundation's work has been published in various prestigious journals. More...

Content updated December 13, 2010