Media Training on Menopause for Health Professionals

Over 40 million American women will enter their 40s in the next two decades, and the subject of mengaining widespread attention. Many women, however, do not know what to expect during the menopause ahealth professionals for more information and help in making decisions about hormone therapy. Unfortprofessionals often know little about the normal menopause transition and may not be up-to-date on thormone therapy. Further, at a recent NIH-sponsored conference on menopause (March 1993), one of therecommendations was that health professionals need to be provide with the skills to help counsel womwomen in decision making about menopause management. We will develop a detailed design for the produROM program for health professionals which will provide a comprehensive, up-to-date source of informon the issues of menopause and hormone replacement therapy. The CD-ROM, designed as a CME accreditedprovide a rich source of background material and research data on menopause and hormone replacementpractitioners to learn ways of working with women to help them make decisions. The high degree of fland control allowed by CD-ROM technology will allow for sophisticated self-tests, the presentation oeducational vignettes, and production of informational packets customized for patients. Based on yeaexperience on menopause from the acclaimed Massachusetts Women's Health Study, the investigators arequalified to develop this program. The specific aims of this Phase I application are to develop a defor the CD-ROM in collaboration with content providers and CD-ROM producers; to develop a distributicollaboration with a qualified CD-ROM producer and distributor; to initiate CME accreditation for thwith consultants to optimize the content, interface, and subject matter of the disc; and to developwhich the disc content will be finalized and the disc will be produced and evaluated.