Event

Medical education: CPD for primary care clinicians

Medicine Central

DOI: 10.26303/xqhe-jt97

What is it about?

Menopause management in UK primary care is changing, and this free online CPD webinar on Thursday 12 November 2026 gives GPs, prescribing nurses and clinical pharmacists a practical 2026 update.

It covers:

  • The full symptom picture and why cognitive, sleep and musculoskeletal symptoms are so often attributed to low mood or ageing
  • A structured approach to HRT initiation, review and unscheduled bleeding
  • The current evidence on non-hormonal options
  • Plus the complex consultation after cancer, including genitourinary symptoms and vaginal oestrogen safety.

The session is case-based and clinically led by GP and British Menopause Society menopause specialist Dr Claire Phipps.

Register free and automatically receive your CPD certificate following the session.

Why is it important?

Clinical practice has moved quickly: NICE has updated its menopause guidance, added a new non-hormonal treatment option for vasomotor symptoms when HRT is unsuitable, and revised its advice on unscheduled bleeding.

This webinar brings those changes together in one practical, case-based hour for primary care, so clinicians can stay current between guideline updates and apply the evidence in a standard appointment. It is one of the few menopause updates built specifically around the decisions UK prescribers make in the room, from HRT initiation and monitoring to the complex consultation after cancer.

Perspectives

We created Medicine Central because clinical evidence moves faster than the guidelines that follow it.

Menopause is one of the clearest examples of that lag. After more than a decade in medical affairs, I had seen how often the real problem is not the clinician but the fact that good training dates quickly, and menopause care has changed a great deal in a short time. I wanted a straightforward way for GPs, prescribing nurses and pharmacists to stay current between updates without having to hunt for it.

This session is built with Dr Claire Phipps, whose clinical judgement I trust, and it is deliberately practical rather than academic. My hope is that people leave with a few things they can use in their next clinic, and that fewer women go home feeling their symptoms were not taken seriously.

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Educator briefing

A ready-made menopause update for primary care trainers and CPD leads

Menopause is one of the clearest examples of clinical training dating faster than the people delivering it. Most UK GPs report that their menopause education was inadequate, only a minority find the guidance clear enough for everyday practice, and the evidence has moved considerably in a short time. For anyone responsible for training primary care clinicians, that creates a recurring problem: teaching materials and personal knowledge both need refreshing more often than the formal curriculum allows, and the gap belongs to the pace of change rather than to any individual clinician.

This webinar is a current, structured update designed to be used that way. It sets out what has changed and what it means in a standard appointment, from recognising the fuller symptom picture to a practical approach to HRT initiation, review and unscheduled bleeding, the evidence on non-hormonal options, and the complex consultation after cancer, including genitourinary symptoms and vaginal oestrogen safety. It is case-based and clinically led by GP and British Menopause Society menopause specialist Dr Claire Phipps, which makes it straightforward to use as a teaching session, as protected learning time for a practice team, or as a CPD resource for trainees and appraisees. The free session runs online on Thursday 12 November 2026, with a CPD certificate for attendees, and can be recommended to a whole team from a single link.

Details and registration are at medicinecentral.co.uk/webinars/140001

Practitioner briefing

Menopause care has moved on: what UK primary care needs to know in 2026

Menopause presents in far more ways than the classic vasomotor symptoms, and cognitive, sleep and musculoskeletal complaints are still commonly attributed to low mood or ageing. At the same time the guidance has moved quickly, so training that felt current a couple of years ago may no longer reflect how the menopause is assessed and managed today. That gap belongs to the pace of change rather than to any individual clinician, and it is one a short, focused update can close.

This webinar sets out what has changed and what it means in a standard appointment, from recognising the fuller symptom picture and taking a structured approach to HRT initiation, review and unscheduled bleeding, to the current evidence on non-hormonal options and the complex consultation after cancer, including genitourinary symptoms and vaginal oestrogen safety. It is case-based and clinically led by GP and British Menopause Society menopause specialist Dr Claire Phipps, and it is built so that GPs, prescribing nurses and clinical pharmacists can update their approach against current guidance and apply it the same week.

The free session runs online on Thursday 12 November 2026, with a CPD certificate for attendees. Details and registration are at medicinecentral.co.uk/webinars/140001

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