Join the AMN-NS for an education day designed for healthcare providers seeking practical, evidence-based approaches to assessing and managing pelvic and reproductive pain.
Registration to open soon!
For more information, please contact atlantic.mentorshipnetwork@nshealth.ca
Friday, September 25, 2026
AGENDA
8:30am – 8:45am | Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45am – 9:00am | Opening Remarks
9:00am – 10:00am | Pain Control in Medical and Procedural Abortion – Dr. Lianne Yoshida
10:00am – 11:00am | Will It Hurt? IUD Insertion in Primary Care & IWK’s Adult Comfort Promise – Dr. Drea Mossman & Jen Spencer
11:00am – 11:15am | BREAK
11:15am – 12:15pm | Endometriosis & Chronic Pain – IWK’s Endometriosis & Chronic Pain Program Team
12:15pm – 1:15pm | LUNCH
1:15pm – 2:15pm | Menopause Related Pain – Dr. Heidi Bentley
2:15pm – 3:15pm | Dyspareunia: Assessment and Management from a Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Perspective – Ainslee McCann & Amy Yorke
3:15pm – 3:30pm | Closing
Learning Objectives
Following the workshop, participants will:
- Use trauma-informed, inclusive communication to discuss pelvic, sexual, menopausal, and procedural pain, including consent and examination modifications.
- Assess and differentiate common pelvic and reproductive pain conditions and recognize red flags requiring further investigation.
- Implement patient-centered, evidence-based management plans using multimodal pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies.
- Describe the roles of allied health and specialty providers and apply referral pathways to support coordinated, interdisciplinary pelvic health care.