Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Complaints in the Menopausal Transition: Scient

描述(申请人提供)：本次研讨会的目的是向高度关注绝经过渡期间妇女护理的不同卫生保健专业人员传播关于更年期过渡期间抑郁症状和认知投诉的最新研究结果。预期的结果是提高这一不断扩大的妇女人口的护理质量。研讨会旨在促进演讲者和更年期保健专业人员之间的互动，将于2009年9月在加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥举行的北美更年期协会第20届年度科学会议的前一天举行。重点将放在新的证据上，即在围绝经期过渡期间，情绪障碍的风险显著增加，以及神经内分泌因素在调节增加的风险中的作用。此外，还将重点介绍有关女性进入更年期时记忆和其他认知能力的变化以及雌激素对胆碱能系统和记忆的作用的最新发现。在这两个领域，种族/族裔对这些变化的影响程度将得到澄清。将积极努力让初级调查员和受训人员参加专题讨论会。本申请要求为这类个人提供三项旅行奖励，北美更年期协会(NAMS)将额外提供三项旅行奖励。虽然预计将有大约200人参加研讨会，但我们计划接触更多的人。整个活动将在NAMS网站上进行为期12个月的网络直播。此外，研讨会的摘要将发表在NAMS官方期刊《更年期》上。马基博士将综合这些演示文稿，并将利用她在发表有关更年期、记忆和情绪主题的评论方面的丰富经验。摘要在发表前将经过同行审查，并将通过NAMS网站向卫生保健专业人员和公众免费开放。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this symposium is to disseminate the results of recent research on depressive symptoms and cognitive complaints during the menopausal transition to a diverse group of health care professionals highly focused on the care of women during the menopausal transition and menopause. The expected result is to improve the quality of care of this expanding population of women. The symposium is structured to facilitate interactions among presenters and the menopause health care professionals and will take place on the day before the 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the North American Menopause Society in San Diego, California during September 2009. Emphasis will be placed on new evidence that the risk of mood disorders is significantly increased during the perimenopausal transition and the role of neuroendocrine factors in modulating the increased risk. Further, emphasis will be placed on recent findings on changes in memory and other cognitive abilities as women transition to the menopause and the role of estrogen effects on the cholinergic system and memory. In both areas the extent to which race/ethnicity impact these changes will be clarified. An active effort will be made to include junior investigators and trainees in the symposium. Three travel awards for such individuals are requested in this application and three additional travel awards will be made by the North American Menopause Society (NAMS). Although about 200 attendees are anticipated to attend the symposium, we plan to reach out to thousands more. The entire event will be videotaped for Webcast for 12 months on the NAMS web site. In addition, a summary of the symposium will be published in the NAMS official journal, Menopause. Dr. Maki will synthesize the presentations and in so doing, will draw on her extensive experience in publishing reviews on the topic of menopause, memory and mood. The summary will be peer-reviewed prior to publication and will remain free to health care professionals and the public through the NAMS web site.