Women’s Health Champion Lunchtime Seminar: Professor Martha Hickey - Empowering Women to Manage Menopause
Published: 05/06/24
The Scottish Government are hosting a women's health lunchtime webinar on the 26th of June with Professor Martha Hickey on Empowering Woman to Manage Menopause.
Scotland’s Women’s Health Champion Professor Anna Glasier invites world-renowned menopause researcher Professor Martha Hickey to discuss ‘Empowering women to manage menopause.’ Reflecting on her recent Lancet series on menopause Professor Hickey outlines a new approach to menopause that goes beyond the treatment of specific symptoms and instead creates an active process of gaining knowledge, confidence, and self-determination to self-manage health and make informed decisions about care.
When and where: The webinar will be held on 26 June 2024 at 12.00 – 1.00 pm and will be hosted by the Scottish Government on MS Teams.
Register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9f6ae761-8b21-410b-a9c9-2b540629dd85@0ef77447-1083-4dec-b89f-27c765076840
Please ensure that you register, and join the meeting, using your professional email address for example an NHS, local government or third sector email address.
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