Her and Now (herandnow.org) is an education initiative funded by the National Library of Medicine that aims to strengthen clinician knowledge and comfort with providing menopause and midlife care to women living with HIV.
The webinars are taught by multi-disciplinary clinicians and women living with HIV from across the US. Free educational credit will be offered for each session to multiple disciplines (physicians, pharmacists, nurses, APPs, social workers, and psychologists).
This session reviews the latest evidence on mood, sleep, and hot flashes occurring during menopause. Depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance are common among women with HIV, and the mechanisms through which menopause and HIV may interact to influence mental health will be discussed. Further, women with HIV may experience more burdensome menopausal hot flashes, that have been shown to influence adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Participants will gain an understanding of the prevalence, underlying mechanisms, and clinical management of these common symptoms.