atlantic menopause show agenda

Most of the programming is in the Main Ballroom and Level 5 open areas! 

8:00 - 9:00    Registration and Marketplace

                            Doors open, trade show, community booths, wellness marketplace, coffee/networking

9:00 – 9:15     Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:15 - 9:20       Lawtons Drugs Keynote intro with Dr Vivien Brown

9:20 – 10:20  Ballroom Main Stage: Flashes of Insight 1  sponsored by Lawtons Drugs  

                             Dr. Vivien Brown - Hormones: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!! 

10:20 -10:25    Energy Boost

10:25 - 10:45    Break and Networking

10:45 - 12:00    Ballroom Main Stage: Flashes of Insight 2 sponsored by the IWK Foundation 

                               IWK Foundation intro to special panel and moderator Avis Favaro

                                           Dr. Kathie McNally ( family physician, health policy expert - PEI)

                                           Cathy Hoyles (Menopause Foundation of NL co-founder)   

                                           Shannon Hunter (SJ Regional Hospital Foundation President and CEO - NB)

                                           Jennifer Gillivan (IWK Foundation President and CEO - NS) 

                                           Dr. Shawna O'Hearn (Menopause Society of NS co-founder) 

12:00 – 1:00    Lunch & Networking in the foyer 

                              Lunch is provided along with time to explore the Trade Show 

(Some of the afternoon sessions will be held in breakout rooms.)

1:00 – 1:45     Breakout Sessions - the Hot Flash Huddles (Learning Circles)

                           Mental Health/mindfulness with Dr. Maria Patriquin                                     Rooms 501-502

                           Living Well Integrative Health Centre Founder.

                           Midlife Nutrition with Diana Dibblee - Registered Dietitian (RD)           Rooms 603-604

                           with a private practice focused on women's midlife and menopause                                      

                           Menopause after Cancer with Dr. Alison Macbeth - a medical doctor     Rooms 612-613

                           and accredited menopause specialist, and Dr. Astrid Scott-Wells who

                            is also a medical doctor and a certified menopause specialist.

                           ADHD and Menopause with Reagan Chapman                                                   Rooms 608 - 609

                           Registered Counselling Therapist  specializing in perimenopause 

                           mental health and life transitions.

 1:45 – 2:00     Break with time to change between breakout sessions

2:00 – 2:45     Breakout Sessions - the Hot Flash Huddles (Learning Circles)

                              *** Sessions above from 1 - 1:45 will be repeated *** 

3:00 – 3:45     Ballroom Main Stage: Flashes of Insight 3 sponsored by Hologic

                             Pelvic Health and Post-menopausal Bleeding 

                             Hologic Intro of special panel with moderator Avai Kochanoff

                             Erika Burger  physiotherapist and founder of  The Pelvic Health Clinic

                             Dr. Baharak Amir   - urogynecologist, staff surgeon, and medical educator. 

3:45 -4:00       Musical Moment Break 

                             Intro for final keynote speaker

4:00 – 4:45     Ballroom Main Stage: Flashes of Insight 4  brought to you by Emera 

                             Intro by Emera of afternoon keynote with moderator Dawn Baldwin

                             Amanda Thebe:  Best-selling author and Women's Health Expert

4:45 - 5:00       Wrap Up and closing remarks