The ACI is leading the NSW Government’s menopause initiative, working with all 17 LHDs and specialty health networks (SHNs) to establish multidisciplinary services for people experiencing severe and complex symptoms associated with the transition to menopause.
Four specialist hub services will be established in:
- Northern Sydney LHD
- South Eastern Sydney LHD
- South Western Sydney LHD
- Hunter New England LHD (to lead a rural network hub).
The hubs will support other services through virtual care, outreach visits, education and capability building.
A 17-member multidisciplinary Menopause Taskforce provides strategic advice around the design and implementation of the services. The Taskforce is led by four co-chairs:
- Professor Rodney Baber, Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Doctor Amanda Beech, Endocrinologist and Obstetric Medicine Physician
- Professor John Eden, Director, Royal Hospital for Women Menopause Unit
- Ms Joanne Perks, Nurse Practitioner Women’s Health Centre, Liverpool
Separate consumer and clinician reference groups also support the taskforce. An Implementation Working Group, with representatives from each district and network, is putting the models into practice.
Menopause webinar
The next Menopause Lunch and Learn - A MDT Holistic Approach to Managing Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause will be held on 27 April.
More about the Menopause Taskforce