A Turning Point for Women: Menopause and the Cardiovascular System

Dr Olivia Hum

NHS GP Partner in Lewes, East Sussex

Wednesday 29 April 2026

Start Time: 19:30 | Finish Time: 21:30

Course Accredited for 2 hours CPD

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Part Funding provided by pharmaceutical companies including a sponsored session over break time.
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Learning Objectives

Explore how menopause influences the cardiovascular system and alters cardiovascular risk factors.

We will address the ongoing debate around hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and its impact on cardiovascular disease, reviewing the latest evidence and clarifying what clinicians should be communicating to patients. Finally, we’ll consider the use of HRT in women over 60, as well as in those with elevated cardiovascular risk or a prior history of cardiovascular disease.

Agenda

19:30 - 20:15

Session 1 - Dr Olivia Hum

How does menopause affect the cardiovascular system?
Lifestyle and risk reduction
Controversy: How does HRT affect cardiovascular risk? Examining the evidence

20:15 - 20:45

Break and Promotional Presentation

20:45 - 21:30

Session 2 - Dr Olivia Hum

HRT in high risk women
HRT in women over 60
HRT after myocardial infarction or stroke

21:30

Webinar Ends

Meet the Speaker

Dr Olivia Hum

NHS GP Partner in Lewes, East Sussex

British Menopause Society (BMS) Accredited Menopause Specialist

Co-Founder of Myla Health, Sussex

Dr Olivia Hum has been an NHS GP Partner in Lewes, East Sussex, for the last 17 years. She specialises in women's health and sexual health and runs a small NHS sexual health service, the Circle Room. She is a British Menopause Society (BMS) accredited menopause specialist and sits on the Medical Advisory Council of the BMS.

She is the co-Founder of Myla Health, an organisation providing women's health care in Sussex, Kent, Sheffield, Exeter and online. Myla Health also delivers health education all over the UK to doctors, patients and corporate clients.

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Wednesday 29 April 2026

Start Time: 19:30 | Finish Time: 21:30

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