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The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) convenes an annual scientific meeting each fall that is widely considered the top menopause-related meeting in North America. It is a unique forum where representatives from multiple healthcare disciplines and nations come together to present research and discuss the latest clinical recommendations and developments.
Here’s a numeric snapshot of the 2011 NAMS Annual Meeting by some measures that might be of interest to those who attended the meeting or are considering it in the future.
- A total of 1,265 registrants attended the 2011 NAMS Annual Meeting. Many of these attendees are key national and world opinion leaders in women’s health.
- Of these attendees, 50.6% were physicians and 5.6% were nurse practitioners. Others who attended in significant numbers—reflecting the broad professional interest in menopause management—included physician assistants, nurses, certified nurse midwives, pharmacists, mental health professionals, nutritionists, exercise specialists, researchers, administrators, and editors.
- Attendees came from 41 different nations around the world, underscoring the international reputation and significance of the NAMS Annual Meeting.
- 77% of attendees were from the United States (see figure for breakdown by region).
- Some 123 abstracts of previously unpublished scientific research were presented—24 as oral presentations and 99 as posters.
- The Pre-Meeting Symposium, “Hormone Therapy A–Z: Update for 2011,” was completely sold out, prompting plans for a larger venue for the 2012 Pre-Meeting Symposium.
- NAMS hosted STRAW+10, a major NIH-supported scientific symposium, immediately prior to the meeting, bringing together a coalition of expert organizations including NAMS, ASRM, IMS, and the Endocrine Society to refine and update the standard for staging reproductive aging. A report will be published in Menopause.
- At least 24 media organizations attended the meeting, with dozens of interviews conducted before, during, and after the meeting and scores of online and print stories covering the meeting’s speakers and research presentations.
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If you missed the meeting or just want to revisit key symposia, you can do so via the complimentary, registration-free meeting webcast available here to all through September 15, 2012.
And don’t forget that abstracts of the meeting’s scientific poster and oral presentations are available in the December 2011 issue of the NAMS journal, Menopause (print circulation 3,500 plus thousands more through online and institutional subscriptions).
If this has whet your appetite for the next NAMS meeting, block off October 3-6, 2012, on your calendar and join us in Orlando, FL, for the 2012 NAMS Annual Meeting. Details on the scientific program and registration will be coming to www.menopause.org soon. |