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Evidence to Improve Care

Menopause

Care for People During Perimenopause and Menopause


This quality standard addresses care for people of all ages who are experiencing perimenopause or menopause (which includes people in postmenopause), including early or surgically induced menopause. The quality standard focuses on the identification, assessment, and management of symptoms at any stage and in all health care settings.


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The two guides below are in draft form. Please check back here in a few months for the finalized guides and a variety of other resources related to this standard.


Quality Standard – DRAFT

Know what quality care looks like, based on evidence and expert consensus

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Patient Guide – DRAFT

Patients: know what to ask for in your care

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The work on this quality standard started in: August 2024.

Ontario Health thanks the following individuals for their generous, voluntary contributions of time and expertise to help create this quality standard:

Michelle Jacobson (co-chair)
Obstetrician-gynecologist, Women’s College Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital

Iliana Lega (co-chair)
Endocrinologist, Women’s College Hospital

Nelly Faghani
Physiotherapist

Sharon Gilroy-Dreher
Lived Experience Advisor

Susan Goldstein
Primary care physician, Mount Sinai Hospital

Tracy Gomes
Lived Experience Advisor

Jennifer Hirsch
Psychiatrist, Mount Sinai Hospital

Hiyam Jibry
Lived Experience Advisor

Shawna Johnston
Obstetrician-gynecologist, Kingston Health Sciences Centre

Crystal Kaukinen
Nurse practitioner, Lakehead Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic

Ruksheen Minocher Homji
Primary care physician, Southwest Family Health Organization

Ardelle Piper
Obstetrician-gynecologist, Byward Family Health Team

Taunia Rifai
Primary care physician, The Ottawa Hospital Academic Family Health Team

Béatrice Séguin
Lived Experience Advisor

Marla Shapiro
Primary care physician

Alison Shea
Obstetrician-gynecologist, St. Joseph’s Healthcare

Anusha Sivalogarajah
Registered nurse, East Greater Toronto Area Family Health Team

Dragana Skokovic-Sunjic
Clinical pharmacist, Hamilton Family Health Team

Denah Smith
Primary care nurse practitioner, TAIBU Community Health Centre

Bev Young
Psychiatrist, Better Bria Inc.


Ontario Health also thanks the following individuals for their contributions to the development of this quality standard:

Tricia Blake
Founder, My Third Bloom

Janet Ko
President and Co-Founder, Menopause Foundation of Canada

If you have any questions, please contact QualityStandards@ontariohealth.ca.

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