With Dr Samantha Newman
Online via Zoom - xx & xx March 2026
2 sessions: 9 am - 11 am
If you are waiting on funding approval - we strongly recommend you contact us to pencil book a place as these workshops do sell out.
Exploring the Signs and Science of Hormones, Perimenopause, and Beyond in Clinical Settings
Dr Samantha Newman (MBChB BSc (hons) DipOMG) is a GP with a special interest in Menopause.
Faye's notes
Hormones in the mind - rethinking mental health in clinical settings. Understanding mental health and hormones in clinical settings
Expansion of her work with the Goodfellow Unit of NZ: Hormone related mood changes across the lifespan.
Is it perimenopause? Clinical clues and confidence in early recognition. How hormones are relevant
Workshop Aims and Learning Outcomes
Workshop Aims
Understand why hormones can and should be considered along many other health conditions in the mid-life of women.
Develop confidence to talk about the role of reproductive hormones and hormone treatment.
The Learning Outcomes
Session 1
1. Understand how menopause sits within a psychological, physical and social construct.
a. What is the menstrual cycle, and why is it important?
b. What is perimenopause?
c. What is menopause?
2. Be able to counsel a low risk individual about the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy.
Session 2
Managing Menopause without Hormone Therapy.
1. Brief review of the menstrual cycle.
2. Be able to counsel about the lifestyle options.
Who Should Attend
This training is designed to be relevant for healthcare & mental health professionals including, but not limited to:
GP’s, hospital doctors, nurses, clinical leads, trainee nurses, clinicians, pharmacists, practitioner's
Psychotherapists, counsellors, social workers, case managers and community support workers.
NOTE - If your organisation is interested in having Dr Newman present face-face a private workshop to 15 - 40 of your team, please contact Faye Johnson for more information.
If you do not have sufficient numbers within your team, we recommend you consider opening the training up either to other Branch’s of your organisation or other region-based community agencies you work with. We have worked with many organisations this has worked well for - contact us for further information.
What others have said about this training
"The Women's Health Update with Dr Samantha Newman was fantastic and so informative. She is a brilliant presenter with so much wonderful knowledge.” Practice Nurse, Health Hawkes Bay.
The following peak bodies and organisations recognise that the training we offer is of a high quality, evidence based and relevant for their members CPD.
About the Presenter
Dr Samantha Newman
MBChB BSc (hons) PGDipOMG
Honorary Lecturer at the University of Auckland
Adjunct Research Associate at the University of Monash
Accredited MEDSAC
Samantha (Sam) qualified from Bristol University Medical School in 2010, and started her clinical training in North-west London, subsequently moving into Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist Training. In 2013, with her husband Sam moved to New Zealand and has been working as a GP since 2015. Her Hawkes Bay based clinic, the FemaleGP was established in 2016 to improve access to focused healthcare for women.
In 2020-2021 Sam was the Clinic Lead of a GP-led prolapse and incontinence clinic at Hawkes Bay Hospital and worked as a Forensic Medical Examiner for sexual assault for 6 years. This experience proved invaluable to her day to day practice, and focused her ambition to run a specialist clinic on menopause and women’s health.
Sam regularly meets with specialist health care providers in women’s health, particularly menopause and reproductive hormone medicine from all over the world, to ensure her delivery of quality healthcare, both as a GP and as a specialist.
Health is influenced by physical health and mental health and these are significantly affected by hormones, which also change throughout a person’s life. Offering online webinars and face-face presentations and seminars, Sam applies a western medical approach looking at women as a whole. Her ambition is to make hormone and wellbeing information more accessible for all.
Based in Hawke's Bay with her daughter, husband and dogs, out of work Sam is either with her family, or running with friends. She also loves baking and trying her hand at a variety of arts and crafts, particularly with her daughter.
ZOOM Date & Details
xx & xx March 2026
9.00am - 11 am
You will be sent the details to access ZOOM after you have registered. This is an interactive workshop with breakout room activities and we therefore ask all participants to have their own computer / laptop with a working camera and mic as this makes interaction with the breakout room activities and discussions easier and enhances the learning for all.
We also encourage participants to email their questions to us prior to the workshop, or via the chat at the meeting - email faye@grow.co.nz.
Note: this webinar will not be recorded.
Price
Online Workshop
$250.00 inc GST for both sessions.
The price stated is per person. If you are sending 5 or more delegates, please email us for a discounted rate.
Payment in full is required before commencement of the training.
Online payment is by Debit or Credit Card: VISA, Mastercard or American Express only and there are 3 easy steps to complete the online booking process.
Our registration platform is hosted by Lil Regie, our NZ based booking agent. Upon completing your registration by hitting the blue 'Confirm Booking' button, you will receive an automated email from Lil Regie confirming the booking and amount paid by credit card. This will appear on your statement as from LIL REGIE LTD WELLINGTON.
A GST Tax Invoice showing your payment in full will also be emailed to you.
If you have any issues or questions about your booking, please contact Faye Johnson.
Can't pay online and require an invoice?
We work hard to ensure that all workshops are cost effective by automating our systems. If your organisation is unable to use our automated booking system and pay by credit/debit card and therefore require an invoice instead to pay by direct bank credit, there will be a $25.00 inc GST surcharge for this, and you will need to supply the following please:
The full organisation name and postal address required to appear on the invoice.
The contact name and email of the person(s) responsible for authorising this expense and approving payment.
Any purchase order references required on vendor invoices.
Please email this information to Brian - accounts@grow.co.nz and faye@grow.co.nz , and along with the Invoice we will also send you a special booking link which will come up as free of charge. Through this link you will need to complete your registration.
Our workshops fill quickly so if you would like to reserve a place, please contact faye@grow.co.nz
What happens if you have to cancel?
We know that sometimes your plans can change for many different reasons. Should you be unable to attend, a substitute delegate is welcome to attend at no extra cost. If a substitute delegate is not available and you need to cancel your registration, please be aware of the following:
Online Events - Up to 7 days prior to the event you will be provided a refund of your registration cost, less a $20.00 inc GST per attendee service charge.
Face-Face Events - Up to 7 days prior to the event you will be provided a refund of your registration cost, less a $60.00 inc GST per attendee service charge.
If you cancel within 7 days of the event, you are not eligible to receive a refund. Please note: should your registration not be paid by the time of the event, you are still liable to make the payment. Unpaid accounts may be passed over to our debt collection agency and additional costs may be incurred.
All cancellations must be received in writing (email).
Delegates are responsible for their own travel/accommodation bookings and no compensation will be made should the event be rescheduled or cancelled.
For more information see our full Terms of Trade.
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