CME Credit Available
This activity offers
1 Category 2A AOA
1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Abstract
Approximately 80% of women experience physical and/or psychological symptoms around menopause. Menopause can substantially affect mental health, which is underappreciated by many healthcare providers (HCPs) who attribute symptoms to stress, particularly for patients in perimenopause. Join Drs. Mary Jane Minkin, Mache Seibel, and Verna Brooks McKenzie who present cases of women going through the stages of menopause. The faculty summarize risk factors for menopause-related depression and examine treatment options and considerations.

Faculty

	Verna Brooks McKenzie, MD, PhD, NCMP Adjunct Professor Touro University Medical Imaging Program New York, NY
	Mary Jane Minkin, MD, FACOG, MSCP Clinical Professor Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences Yale Medical School New Haven, CT
	Mache Seibel, MD Menopause Expert, Speaker, Author 25-year Member Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA

Learning Objectives

Those participating in this activity will receive information that should allow them to:

• Describe the risk for depression in perimenopausal women with a history of depression/depressive symptoms.
• Examine the effects of hormone therapy on depression in perimenopausal women.
• Describe the need for patient education on menopause.
• Recognize the relationship between mental health issues and menopause.
• Recognize racial disparities in menopausal symptoms and treatment.
• Recall the health-related outcomes associated with vasomotor symptoms in women in menopause.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures
ACOOG requires each planner and presenter to identify all conflicts of interest, and mitigates risk of bias using a series of strategies for relevant conflicts. Unless otherwise noted below, the ACOOG, ACOOG staff and planners for this activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

The following planners, content reviewer, and writer/editor have reported that they do not have any relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies during the past 24 months: Andrew Crim, MEd, CHCP, FACEhp; Matthew Fleming; Michael Fleming, MD; Karen Giblin, Laura Irvin, MHL, RN, BSN; and Christine Welniak. 

Verna Brooks McKenzie, MD, PhD, NCMP, speaker for this educational activity, was an Advisory Board Member for the Women’s Health Astellas Pharma. This relationship has ended.

Mary Jane Minkin, MD, FACOG, MSCP, speaker for this educational activity, is a  Consultant for Astellas Pharma, Pfizer Inc., TherapeuticsMD, Inc., and Schaper & Brümmer, and a Speaker for TherapeuticsMD, Inc. The relationships with TherapeuticsMD, Inc. as Consultant and Speaker have ended.

Mache Seibel, MD, speaker for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

All relevant financial relationships above have been mitigated.

Release & Review Date
This activity is valid between October 23, 2023 and October 23, 2024.

System Requirements
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Requirements for Successful Completion
To successfully complete this activity, participants must:

• Read the CME/CE information and faculty disclosures.
• Watch the video-based content.
• Pass the post-test (70% or greater).
• Complete the activity evaluation.
• Claim credit

A certificate will be immediately available.

Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc. and Pfizer Inc.

CME Accreditation
The American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Designation

The American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 2A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

The American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NPs, PAs & CNMs
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) recognizes activities approved for Category 1-A credit through the American Osteopathic Association and Category 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ as providing advanced practice CE content hours for applicants seeking renewal through continuing education credit.

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) recognizes activities approved for Category 1-A credit through the American Osteopathic Association and AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ as Regular Category 1 CME for national certification maintenance.

The Certificate Maintenance Program of the American Midwifery Certification Board accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to satisfy its contact hours requirement. 

All NPs, PAs, CNMs and other health professionals participating in this activity will receive a certificate of completion commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. ACOOG strongly recommends all non-physician health professionals check with their certification/licensing organizations to confirm credit reciprocity.

Disclaimer
This activity is offered by the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOOG) for educational purposes only. Every patient case is different, and physicians must rely on their medical knowledge, experience, and relationships with patients to make clinical decisions. This material is not intended to represent the best or only methods or procedures appropriate for the condition discussed; rather the material is intended to present an approach, view, statement or opinion of the authors or presenters, which may be helpful, or of interest to other practitioners. Physician judgment must remain central to the selection of diagnostic tests, management strategies, therapy options, and follow-up of a specific patient's medical condition.

Use of Artificial Intelligence
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Grievances
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Data Use
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Refunds
Refunds are not available for this educational product.