European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) symposium

Chairs: George Christodoulakos, Irene Lambrinoudaki
Topics:

• Ovarian freezing to delay menopause. Haitham Hamoda (UK)
• Endometriosis before and after menopause. Ludwig Kiesel (Germany)
• Management of peri- and postmenopausal uterine bleeding. Patrice Lopez (France)

EMAS Session: The Menopause and the Brain

Moderation: I. Ceausu, M. Birkhäuser

Speakers:

• M. Birkhäuser “Effects of various progestins on neuroendocrinological disorders, especially on mood”
• M. Brincat “Aetiology and Treatment of Hot Flushes”
• I. Ceausu “From the Brain to the Heart. Hot Flashes and Cardiovascular Risks”
• M. van Trotsenburg “Sleeping disturbances under cross-sex hormonal treatment”

Congress program

Menopause 4.0: managing woman’s health at midlife in the era of e-medicine Organized by the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS)

Chairperson/s: John Stevenson , Irene Lambrinoudaki 

Speakers:

• Blazej Meczekalski  How to predict and prevent the long-term risks of POI
• Irene Lambrinoudaki  Androgen excess after the menopause, clinical consequences and personalized approach
• John Stevenson  From risk stratification to risk reduction in postmenopausal cardiovascular medicine

EMAS Session:  Menopausal hormone therapy revisited: Benefits beyond hot flushes

Moderation: Martin Birkhäuser, A.E. Schindler

Speakers:

• Mark Brincat: Musculoskeletal and Intervertebral discs effects of the Menopause and of HRT
• Martin Birkhäuser: Natural Menopausal Hormone Therapy – How? Which molecules?
• Iuliana Ceausu: Pregnancy as a Predictor Factor of Future Women Health – Gestational Diabetes
• Stavroula Paschou: Diabetes and the menopause 2

Vienna program 2018

EMAS Symposium:
Hormone therapy in menopause: Beyond hot flushes.

Chairs: Tommaso Simoncini, Peter Chedraui

Speakers:

• Patrice Lopez: Management of perimenopausal bleeding.
• Petra Stute: The impact of progesterone on weight and sleep.
• John Stevenson: Primary prevention of CHD with HRT.
• Herman Depypere: HRT and cognition: is there a place for primary prevention?
• Alfred Mueck: Breast cancer during HRT – Experimental vs. clinical data.

EMAS Session: Preventive approach for healthy aging: Hormones and beyond

Chairs: Irene Lambrinoudaki, Greece, Tommaso Simoncini

Speakers:

• John Stevenson, UK: The True risks of HRT
• Martin Birkauser, Switzerland: How to maintain good Quality of Life after menopausey
• Tommaso Simoncini, Italy: The slippery border between VVA and urogenital dysfunction: between menopause and aging
• Rosella Nappi, Italy: Revisiting androgen insufficiency in women: are we really in need of a replacement?

EMAS Session: Management of menopause

Speakers:

• Irene Lambrinoudaki: Diet and Lifestyle to prevent weight gain at menopause
• Mark Brincat: Menopause transition in women and men
• Petra Stute: Models of care for healthy aging women

EMAS Symposium: The close integration of all European circles of gynecologists and endocrinologists

Chairs: Prof. Andrzej Milewicz, Prof. Mirosław Wielgoś, Prof. Błażej Męczekalski, Prof. Andrea Genazzani, Prof. Mariusz Zimmer

Speakers:

• Schenker Josef (IL) – Future trends in human reproduction
• Adamyan Leila (RO)– Reconstructive surgery in treatment of infertility
• Andrea Genazzani (I) – Sex Steroids and Human Brain from differentiation to protection

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EMAS Symposium: Lifestyle and culture in the promotion of healthy aging

Chairs: Irene Lambrinoudaki, Florence Tremollieres

Speakers:

• Alfred Mueck. Menopausal symptoms across cultures
• Faustino Perez – Lopez. The Mediterranean lifestyle and longevity
• Florence Tremollieres. Maintaining a healthy skeleton: beyond medication
• Tommaso Simoncini. Personalized prevention and treatment strategies for a healthy pelvic floor aging

EMAS Symposium: Managing estrogen deficiency in the menopause

Chairs: Irene Lambrinoudaki, Serge Rozenberg, Dimitrios Goulis

• Margaret Rees, UK, Lifestyle and menopausal symptoms
• John Stevenson, UK, Prescribing menopausal hormone therapy according to cardiovascular risk
• Serge Rozenberg, Belgium. Menopausal hormone therapy today: the safety of the breast.
• Santiago Palacios, Spain. Prevention and management of osteoporosis: new strategies

EMAS Session: Management of menopause: unrecognized problems and new solutions

Chairs: Faustino Perez-Lopez, Juan Blumel

Speakers:

• Juan Blumel: Premenopausal climacteric symptoms: diagnosis and management
• Faustino Perez-Lopez: Endometriosis and menopause
• Tommaso Simoncini: The pelvic floor across menopause and ageing

Thursday 19 May 2016, 16:15 – 17:45 / North Foyer Hall

EMAS Session: New pathways for the management of menopause – related diseases

Chairs: Alessandra Graziottin (IT), Irene Lambrinoudaki (GR)

Speakers:

• Mark Brincat (Malta): Hormone Prevention Therapy at the Menopause in the reduction of Breast Cancer
• Johannes Bitzer (Switzerland): Menopausal transition for women and men-what is the challenge
• Alessandra Graziottin (Italy): Joint pain after the menopause: how to address it
• Stavros Athanasiou (Greece): Laser treatment for the genitourinary syndrome of menopause

EMAS representative: Iuliana Ceausu.
“Non-hormonal management of menopausal vasomotor symptoms”

Strategies for a healthy menopause

Chairs: Florence Tremollieres, Irene Lambrinoudaki

Speakers:

• Blazej Meczekalski: Nutrition and eating disorders in aging women
• Irene Lambrinoudaki: Exercise for disease prevention in menopause
• John Stevenson: The true risks of menopausal hormone therapy
• Peter Chedraui: Sexual dysfunction in middle aged women

EMAS Session: Care for the aging woman

Chairs: Martin Birkhaeuser, Irene Lambrinoudaki

Speakers:

• Iuliana Ceausu: Breast cancer screening: for whom and when
• Irene Lambrinoudaki: Menopausal hormone therapy and the breast
• Petra Stute: Ultra-low dose hormone therapy: options beyond the menopausal transition
• Martin Birkhaeuser: Frailty and longevity