Menopause - it's everyone's business
Menopause can affect us all - from the people who are actually experiencing it to their colleagues, bosses, partners and friends. The symptoms can impact all aspects of a person's life, both at work and at home.
This is an important issue for the veterinary profession, which is largely made up of women who will likely experience the effects of menopause at some point in their lives. If you are experiencing the effects of menopause, or you are supporting someone through this stage of their life, this webinar is for you.
Description
Webinar: 7.30pm, Wednesday 26 July
"As an older mum, I felt like I had only just had my children when perimenopause suddenly came along and hit me like a bus"
For me, it was hot flushes, mood changes and fatigue. Along with the reappearance of my teenage acne. Wrangling two young sons while coping with the hormonal turbulence of perimenopause made me realise how challenging this chapter can be. As a doctor, I want to help others navigate through their own perimenopause and menopause journeys.
Dr Linda Dear MBBS FRNZCGP BA(Hons) Psychology DRCOG NCMP
Originally from the UK, Linda moved to New Zealand in 2014.
In her younger years, she was a British Rhythmic Gymnast competing all over the world including at the 1994 Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze medal. She then went on to work as a Personal Fitness Trainer and Ashtanga Yoga Teacher.
In 2002, she completed a Psychology degree from the University of Manchester and then worked as a Research Psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry in Kings College London. She has also completed post-graduate training in the ACT model of psychotherapy.
In 2011 she graduated from University College London Medical School. She then obtained a Post-graduate diploma from the UK Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2013.
Currently, she is a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners and a NAMS Certified Menopause Practitioner (NCMP). NAMS (North American Menopause Society) is regarded as the leading global authority on Menopause. She is also a member of the Australasian Menopause Society and the British Menopause Society.
Linda now works as a Menopause Specialist in Tauranga (Menodoctor - www.menodoctor.com), and lives with her husband and two energetic young boys.
Cost
NZVA member: Free | | Non-member support-staff*: Free | Non-member veterinarian: $30
*Support staff can attend for free when at least one NZVA member is employed within the same veterinary clinic.
Access
You will receive a link to the webinars in your confirmation email which you will receive upon registration. The links will be sent again on the morning of the webinar.
Contact
Shannon Leader
Events Manager
shannon.leader@vets.org.nz
Sponsors
This course is made possible by the support of NZVA's Diamond Partners.