Menopause Connecting Care Clinic
Health professional information
Clinical service overview
MCCC is available to females with hormone related conditions requiring a multidisciplinary team approach to their care. The clinic is located at Sandringham Hospital.
The supportive MCCC team will:
- Ascertain menopausal stage, evaluate symptoms and initiate appropriate care
- Provide a clear care plan to help bridge the gap for women and primary health care providers
The team includes:
- Endocrinologist
- GPs with a special interest in menopause
- Nurse Practitioner
- Physiotherapist
- Dietitian
- Psychologist
This clinic is designed to provide multidisciplinary assessment, over a maximum of 3 medical consultations, to develop a care plan to bridge the gap for women and primary health care providers. We will transfer care back to their usual GP on discharge.
Who we care for
This clinic is available to people with female-specific hormone-related health issues. This includes:
- Perimenopause
- Menopause
- Premature ovarian insufficiency
- Irregular or absent menses potentially due to hormonal changes
- Peri/menopause-associated sexual dysfunction
This clinic does not manage:
- Termination of pregnancy
- Infertility
- Sexually transmitted disease
- Gynecological conditions, including undiagnosed vaginal bleeding and IUD insertion
Refer your patient via eReferral
- Completed referrals are sent securely to the department or clinic selected.
- You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt and progress updates on your referral
- A copy of the referral will automatically be stored securely in the patient’s record.
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For questions, feedback or technical support, visit our eReferral webpage.
eReferrals
We accept GP and specialist referrals to this service.
All referrals are triaged by the service according to clinical urgency. Patients requiring immediate assessment should be sent to the Emergency & Trauma Centre.
To refer your patient, please send an eReferral. For urgent referrals, also contact the service Registrar to discuss the case.
To ensure appropriate and timely triage, include all demographic and clinical details as well as relevant investigation results.
If you are concerned about any delay of the appointment or if there is any deterioration in your patient’s condition, contact the service Registrar on call on (03) 9076 2000.
(03) 9076 2025
Clinic times
| Day | Campus | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Sandringham Hospital | Morning |
Clinic consultants
- Prof Susan Davis: Endocrinology