- DURATION 60 mins
Event Description
🦴 Join Us for an Informative Webinar: "Healthy Bones, Healthy Life: Menopause and Osteoporosis" 🌟
Are you curious about maintaining strong bones during menopause and ways to prevent (or manage) osteopenia or osteoporosis? We've got you covered!
My Menopause Centre’s co-founders, Dr Clare Spencer and Helen Normoyle, will be in conversation with endocrinologist Dr Afroze Abbas where they’ll discuss:
- Understanding Osteoporosis: What it is and how it’s diagnosed
- Causes and Risks: Why osteoporosis becomes more common during menopause and other risk factors for osteoporosis
- Bone Health Tips: Steps to maintain strong bones
- Managing Conditions: How to handle osteopenia and osteoporosis
Plus there will be time for your questions!
This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from leading experts and take proactive steps towards better bone health.
Meet the Panellists
Dr Clare Spencer
Registered menopause specialist, GP and co-founder My Menopause Centre
Dr Clare qualified from Cambridge University and holds Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners. She is also a member of the British Menopause Society (BMS) Medical Advisory Committee and a BMS menopause trainer.
Dr Afroze Abbas
Consultant Endocrinologist BSc (Hons) PhD MBChB FRCP
Dr Afroze is a Consultant Endocrinologist and Lead Clinician for Endocrinology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
He is a member of the Society for Endocrinology Calcium and Bone Specialist Endocrine Network and the Yorkshire Bone Network. Dr Afroze has been the lead investigator for osteoporosis-related clinical drug trials and is the lead for the Bone Health service in Leeds.
Dr Afroze offers private consultations at DEXAStrong, The Headline, Leeds LS1 4ET.
- Duration: 60 mins
- Online Zoom event: Join from your computer, phone or tablet (no replay available)
Meet the Host, Helen Normoyle
Helen co-founded My Menopause Centre with her good friend, Dr Clare Spencer. She is on a mission to raise awareness of menopause and help empower women with the knowledge they need to embrace this new chapter and thrive. Helen is particularly passionate about supporting women in the workplace and helping employers understand the benefits of having a positive menopause policy. Helen has held Chief Marketing Officer roles in a range of sectors with Boots, the BBC, DFS and Countrywide. She has also worked in broadcast and telecoms regulation at Ofcom and in the mobile technology sector with Motorola.
Preparing for the Event
For the best experience, you will need to have Zoom downloaded onto your computer. Please ensure you're connected to broadband/wifi rather than using your mobile phone connection (3G/4G).
We also recommend that pets are either calmly sitting on your lap or in another room, and any refreshments you may require are within your reach!
More Information
What if I can’t make the event?
If a recording’s available for the event, you can still register for it and we will send you an email with a link to a recording shortly after it ends.
Will my camera be on and will I be visible to the other people?
Your camera and microphone does not need to be on for you to enjoy the event. The choice about whether to do this is completely yours.
How do I watch the live event?
Rest Less events are hosted on Zoom, a computer application that allows you to attend online events just by clicking a link. For detailed instructions, please go to our "FAQ" page, which you can find a link to in the nav bar at the top of the page.
How do I sign-up for and access the recording? (Recorded events only)
Book the event as normal (as if you are attending live). After the event ends you will automatically receive a post-event email with a link to the recording, as long as the event was recorded. You do not need to do anything else and there is no separate booking process for recordings only. Please note it can take up to 24 hours for Zoom to process recordings.