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In this comprehensive session on midlife breast health, our experts will discuss:
- Understanding normal vs concerning changes during perimenopause/menopause.
- Assessing breast cancer risk, guiding screening and surveillance in primary care.
- Menopausal Hormone Therapy.
- Addressing patient concerns.
- Clarifying risk in context.
- Supporting shared decision-making.
- Best modality for screening, especially for higher-risk women (2D vs 3D and MRI screening).
As always, we will answer as many questions as possible.
Presenter
Magdalena Biggar
BHB MBChB FRACS
Magdalena works as a Breast, Endocrine and General Surgeon in private practice and as a Consultant Surgeon for Counties Manukau Health. The majority of her work encompasses assessment and treatment of breast cancer and other breast disease (in both breast screening and diagnostic environments), thyroid assessment and surgery, parathyroid surgery, as well as elective and emergency general surgery - with a particular experience in gallbladder surgery.
Magdalena is a skilled surgeon, with years of experience and is dedicated to providing a high standard of care with precision, compassion and a commitment to excellence.
Presenter
Carla Pajak
MD 2012 Toronto; FRCS 2018; Spec Cert General Surgery 2018 RCPS
Carla Pajak earned a Bachelor of Science with honours from the University of British Columbia before completing medical school at the University of Toronto. She then went on to complete specialist surgical training at the University of British Columbia and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. Carla completed a two-year, dedicated sub-specialty program in breast surgery, focusing on oncoplastic techniques, through the competitive BreastSurg ANZ training scheme. She also received additional sub-specialty training in endocrine surgery and the surgical management of soft tissue malignancies. Carla currently holds a consultant surgeon position at Auckland City Hospital. She moved to Auckland in 2018, where she now lives permanently with her husband and three children.
Presenter
Sugania Reddy
MBBCh (Wits), DCH (SA), FC Rad Diag (SA) FRANZCR
Specialising in breast and women’s imaging, body imaging
Sugania completed her postgraduate training at WITS University in Johannesburg, South Africa and moved to NZ in 2009, initially working in Christchurch before joining Allevia Radiology in 2011.
She has a particular interest in breast imaging, gaining further experience in recent breast imaging techniques following a visiting fellowship at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA. She has also held a consultant radiologist position at Middlemore Hospital since 2012.
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