This half day masterclass will focus on Abnormal Uterine bleeding, Menopause and Contraception.
Contraception
The session will start by discussing contraception, aiming to explore management of patients seeking contraceptive advice and identify sexual health presentations.
Learning Objectives
Develop an understanding of different contraceptive options available
Identify treatment strategies suitable for individual patients
Explore current evidence and treatment guidelines.
Understand the importance of using varying strategies according to care plan agreed for patients/clients to improve concordance.
Recognise importance of referring to a family planning nurse or sexual health facility as appropriate.
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
The session will continue by discussing abnormal Uterine bleeding with an aim to update your knowledge of how to take a concise history, and current treatment options in treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding in primary care.
Learning Objectives
Identify what is abnormal uterine bleeding
Develop your consultation and questioning skills in assessing a female that presents with abnormal uterine bleeding.
Consider differential diagnosis and investigations to be performed.
Explore the current treatment options available.
Menopause
The session will finish discussing menopause, with its aim to provide you with an update around current management of menopause. This live menopause update will improve your clinical decision-making skills when seeing and treating gynaecology presentations in primary care.
Learning Objectives
Develop an understanding of the symptoms of menopause
Explore current treatment options available for menopause
Update knowledge of current guidelines
Consider different HRT treatments available
Facilitator
Dr Hayley Jenkins has an extensive history in Family planning and women’s health. She spent her GP reg year was with a doctor who specialised in family planning (FP) and women’s health too. During that time she achieved her DFSRH and LOC for coils and implants and has since become a FP trainer. As a partner in a larger training practice, she developed a weekly FP clinic and trained other doctors. Dr Jenkins worked with the local sexual health clinic in addition to her GP role and has since had roles as a FP trainer.
And in her own words: “Initially this was just 2.5hrs a fortnight but over time these hours increased, and I was able to reduce my core GP hours to accommodate. The more I’ve trained and worked in family planning the more specialist skills I’ve mastered mainly through practice and experience rather than exams and qualifications. I became known in Milton Keynes as an expert in my field and was then approached to lecture and teach local GPs and nurses. I secured a bid with my practice to run a community gynae clinic working alongside a local consultant – pushing my skills to another level. Looking back at my career, it’s made up of three key components, GP, women’s health and teaching/training. I value them all equally and like the diversity this brings to my working life.
I now work as a salaried GP one day a week where I mainly focus on menopause and women’s health. I am also the contraception lead for Milton Keynes and Bedford Sexual health services. I enjoy all these roles very much and hope to continue them for a long time to come.”
