2007/2008 CME Journal Supplement -- "A multidisciplinary systematic clinical review of psychiatric illness, stress, and the symptomatic menopause"

has just been published, Exp Rev Neurother, Nov 2007, Vol 7, No 11s, pgs S1-180. Open access at http://www.future-drugs.com/r/meno.

Access our CME provider's Web-based post tests for this series

here.

To read the supplement series, please go to http://www.future-drugs.com/r/meno.

2006 AFWH Article, Article Review, and Case Discussion CME Program

Testosterone and libido in surgically and naturally menopausal

CME no longer available for this program

Future Medicine Women's Health Journal, Review, May 2006, Vol. 2, No. 3, Pages 459-477.

To access article click below for preferred type of access (HTML, PDF etc)

Summary | Full Text | PDF (176 KB) | PDF Plus (291 KB)

Credits: 2.5

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(s)

For ACCME, AAFP, ASSECT/CE, Social Work CE

Term of Approval:

October 2006 through

August 2007

Method of Participation

This online enduring material is in a journal article format that can be accessed by linking to Future Medicine Women's Health HTML or PDF format for downloading.

To receive a maximum of 2.5 ACCME and AAFP AMA PRA Category 1 Credits you should:

• Read the review article

Principal Faculty and Biographies

Jeanne Leventhal Alexander, MD, FABPN, FRCPC, FAPA, FACPsych biography

Dr. Lorraine Dennerstein, AO, BMMS, PhD, DPM, FRANZCP biography

Henry Burger,AO, FAA, MD, FRCP, FRACP, FCP(SA), FRCOG, FRANZCOG biography

Dr. Alessandra Graziottin, MD biography

Curricular Goal

Participants will acquire a knowledge of the diagnosis and management of new onset libido problems in the context of female aging as related to contemporaneous factors, hormones, and the evidence for current treatments

Educational Objectives

1. Definitions of arousal, orgasm, and hypoactive sexual desire disorder

2. Understand the multidimensional nature of female sexuality

3. Understand the impact of stress, environment, interpersonal, and sociocultural factors on sexual desire with a focus on the mid life to older woman

4. Know the limitations of current randomized control trial research on the effects of Estrogen and Testosterone replacement on libido

5. Treatment approaches for this woman

Overview

There continues to be an enormous menopausal population with increasing complaints related to aging and sexual function. There remains an ongoing need for education on the differential diagnosis, work up and treatment for women who complain of new onset sexual function problems, specifically related to desire/libido.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

ACCME is provided by Starfish Associates, a CMA-accredited provider for continuing medical education in Category 1 toward the California Medical Association's Certification in Continuing Medical Education. American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) are also providing CME. The AAFP invites comments on any activity that has been approved for AAFP CME credit. Please forward your comments on the quality of this activity to cmecomment@aafp.org. Visit the Web site to view the AAFP CME credit statements. We currently are pleased to offer CME as well as CE for AASECT (American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists). It is our understanding that the the California Medical Association's Certification in Continuing Medical Education as well as the AAFP CME may be acceptable for PhD CEU's in certain states. To confirm this please contact the American Psychological Association. Starfish Associates are providing CE for social workers. AAFP and ACCME credits are applicable to nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

Disclosures

The full disclosure statements will be published with every CME/CE program in keeping with the ACCME polices of regarding balanced, objective, and unbiased presentations. Faculty relationships with industry or other organizations that are relevant to the topic, disclosing of off-label or investigational products will all be indicated.

Author disclosures are listed in the article as well as below:

Jeanne Leventhal Alexander, MD, FABPN, FRCPC, FACPsych, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Lorraine Dennerstein, AO, MBBS, PhD, DPM, FRANZCP, has received grants and/or research support from Organon and Wyeth; is a consultant to Pfizer, Organon and Boehringer-Ingelheim; and has been a consultant to Procter & Gamble.

Henry Burger, AO, FAA, MD, FRCP, FRACP, FCP(SA), FRCOG, FRANZCOG, is a consultant to Wyeth, Novonordisk, Solvay, Servier, Organon, Eli Lilly and Novartis, and is currently a speaker for Organon and Schering.

Alessandra Graziottin, MD, is a consultant to Epitech Lab, Fater, Rottapharm and Theramex; serves on the advisory board of Boehringer-Ingelheim, Pfizer, Rottapharm, Organon and Valeas and is a member of the Speakers' Bureau for Bayer, Janssen-Cilag, Novonordisk, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Rottapharm, Schering, Solvay and Theramex

Funding/Grants

AFWH and Starfish Associates (provider of ACCME for this enduring activity) have sought out educational grants to support this online program. Both AFWH and Starfish Associates follow the ACCME's updated standards for commercial support. For a complete discussion of ACCME philosophies for accredited providers, standards for commercial support, as well as "Ask ACCME" please click here.

Acknowledgement of Support

We wish to thank the Vivus Pharmaceutical Company for providing an educational grant to support our ability to offer CME for this program, the editors of Future Medicine Women's Health for agreeing to publish this article open access, and to the authors for donating their time to write this review, to the individual supporters of the foundation for the operational costs of maintaining this site, and to Starfish Partners for their assistance with ACCME.

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