Better Aging in BC: Mapping Menopause Research Priorities

We will bring together people who research, provide, and receive menopause care. They will create a complete list of research ideas to support healthy aging in British Columbia. The process will include healthcare providers from nursing, medicine, and psychology. It will also include researchers from basic, health, and social sciences. Individuals with lived experience of midlife and menopause will also take part. Power dynamics within and throughout groups will be accounted for with trauma-informed and patient-centered approaches. Together, we will create a “Research Agenda for Menopause and Midlife Women’s Health.” It will show ways to improve care for menopause and midlife women’s health. The project activities will lead to new and stronger partnerships among researchers, clinicians, and people with lived experience. The Agenda will be hosted by the Women’s Health Research Institute and will set up the new Menopause and Midlife Health Program at BC Women’s Hospital to be a Centre of Excellence in both research and clinical care.