Public health information session well received by locals
Wednesday March 24, 2010
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Outback Division of General Practice personnel Samantha Honeyman, Charee Beard, Susanne Weress and Dr Margaret Himmelhoch at the public health information evening at Cobar Bowling and Golf Club last Thursday.
Staff from the Outback Division of General Practice (OGDP) and Cobar Primary Health Care Centre (CPHCC) were very pleased with the response to a public information evening held at the Cobar Bowling and Golf Club last week.
Samantha Honeyman, the practice support officer for ODGP, said the ‘Menopause and how to treat it” information night was very well attended and went longer than originally planned.
“The presentation was supposed to be for about an hour, however it was so well received that it went for an extra 45 minutes with lots of questions asked,” Ms Honeyman said.
Presentations were made by Dr Margaret Himmelhoch (from the Royal Flying Doctor Service) who is a regular visitor to Cobar, Susanne Weress (an accredited pharmacist) as well as local pharmacist Vee-Vian Ong.
A range of topics associated with Menopause were covered including symptoms, treatment, medications, therapeutic choices, the pros and cons of HRT (Hormone Therapy Replacement), breast screening, PMS (Pre-Menstrual Syndrome) and mood swings, pap smears and what exactly the practitioner is looking for from the test, hysterectomies and contraception.
It was attended by 26 women aged between 21 to 80 with approximately 90 per cent of the attendees having experienced menopausal symptoms.
“The targeted audience was women suffering from menopausal symptoms but was not limited to any other health topic questions asked.
“A lot of women were attending with other questions such as a cancer related issue,” Ms Honeyman said.
“While some were hesitant to ask questions in the beginning, it only took one woman to start the ball rolling with a question and they soon became very comfortable.
“It was very open to discussion.”
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