Scientific Programme

Day 1: 25th July 2025 (Friday) - Tentative

	25^th July 2025 (Friday) – Day 1	Taming Sari Grand Ballroom	Position	Country
0730 – 0830	Registration
	Opening ceremony
0830 – 0835	Opening Speech	Dr Ho Choon Moy	President of APMF and MMS	Malaysia
	Moderators: Prof Nik Hazlina and Prof Jamiyah
0840 – 1020 (16 countries presentation – 5 minutes each)	“Menopause Care across APMF Countries: Challenges, Innovations, and Future Directions” Highlight Challenges: Share the unique cultural, social, or healthcare system-related challenges in menopause care specific to their country. Showcase Innovations: Present local solutions, advancements, or programs addressing menopause care, including traditional practices or cutting-edge therapies. Look to the Future: Outline goals or priorities to improve menopause awareness, accessibility to care, or policies in their context.	1. Prof Sonia Davidson 2. Prof SK Zinnat Nasreen 3. Prof Yu Qi 4. Prof Sunila 5. Dr Anditha Namira 6. Prof Masakazu Terauchi 7. Dr Ho Choon Moy 8. Prof Enkhee 9. Prof Sumbul Sohail 10. Prof Zaida 11. Prof Ang Seng Bin 12. Prof Kyungjoo Hwang 13. Dr Sanath 14. Prof Tsai Yung-Chieh 15. Prof Dr Unnop 16. Dr He Thanh Nha Yen	Country Representatives (in alphabetical order)	Australia and New Zealand Bangladesh China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Mongolia Pakistan Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Vietnam
1015 –1020	Welcome Speech	Dr Ho Choon Moy	President APMF
1020 -1040	Keynote Speech by Minister of Health, Malaysia	Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad	Minister of Health	Malaysia
1040 -1100	Opening Gig and Handover of the APMF Flag and Medal to Thailand			APMF 2025 and Thai video
1100 – 1130	Tea break (Minister booth visit and Press conference)
1130 – 1200	Lunch symposium 1	Sponsored
1200 – 1230	Lunch symposium 2	Sponsored
1230 – 1400	Lunch break and booth visit
1400 – 1430	Plenary 1 (Chair: Prof Dr Jamiyah Hassan) Topic to be confirmed	Prof Steven Goldstein	CAMS Chair, Past President of IMS and North American Menopause Society	United States of America (USA)
	Symposium 1 IMS (International Menopause Society)
1430 – 1450	TBC	Prof Rosella Nappi	President of IMS	Italy
1450 – 1510	Menopause and MHT – addressing the controversies	Prof Nick Panay	Immediate Past President IMS	United Kingdom
1510 – 1530	TBC	Prof Ang Seng Bin	President Elect IMS	Singapore
1530 – 1540	Q&A
	Symposium 2 Perimenopause
1540 – 1600		Astellas
1600 – 1620	THE ROLE OF VITAMIN D IN MENOPAUSAL WOMEN’S HEALTH	Prof Enkhee Sodnomdorj	President of Mongolian Menopause and Andropause Society	Mongolia
1620 – 1640	Menorrhagia and iron therapy	Prof Masakazu Terauchi	Vice President Japan Society for Menopause and Women’s Health.	Japan
1640 – 1650	Q&A
1650 – 170	Tea break and booth visit
1830 – 2000	APMF Council Meeting for Country Representatives

Day 2: 26th July 2025 (Saturday) - Tentative

	26^th July 2025 (Saturday) – Day 2	Tamingsari Grand Ballroom	Position	Country
0730 – 0800	Registration
	Symposium 3 (Menopausal Hormone Therapy)
0800 – 0820	Coping strategies for women in doubt with MHT	Prof Yu Qi	President Chinese Menopause Group, Chinese society of OB/GYN and Chinese Medical Association	China
0820 – 0840	Sponsored	Abbott
0840 – 0900	Sponsored	Organon
0900 – 0910	Q&A
0910 – 0940	Plenary Lecture: TBC Menopause in the Workplace	Prof Rosella Nappi	President of the International Menopause Society	Italy
0950 – 1020	Keynote speech by Minister of Women, Family and Community Development	Dato’ Sri Nancy Shukri	Minister	Malaysia
1020 – 1050	Tea Break Booth Visit by Minister and Press Conference
	Symposium 4 Nonhormonal Therapy
1050 – 1110	Sponsored	Compai		Spain
1110 – 1130	Sponsored	Hyphens
1130 – 1150	Sponsored	Germax		Dr Ho Choon Moy
1150 – 1200	Q&A
1200 – 1230	Lunch Symposium 3	Sponsored	Livial	Organon
1230 – 1300	Lunch Symposium 4	Sponsored
1300 – 1400	Lunch Break & booth visit
1400 -1430	Plenary 2 Topic TBC	Prof. Duru Shah	Past President Indian Menopause Society Past Chair of CAMS IMS	India
1430 – 1500	Plenary 3 Updated Global POI Guidelines	Prof Nick Panay	Past President International Menopause Society	United Kingdom
	Symposium 5 (Sexual Health)
1500 – 1520	Sponsored	Pharmaniaga
1520 – 1540	Sponsored by Trinity Exploring Non-Traditional Therapies for Menopause Management	Prof Nik Hazlina Nik Hussain	Vice-President Malaysian Menopause Society	Malaysia
1540 – 1600	Unspoken Realities: Addressing Sexual Health Challenges Among Elderly Men in the Asia-Pacific Region	Prof Dr Shaiful Bahari	Senior Professor of Family Medicine and Director USM Health Campus	Malaysia
1600 – 1610	Q&A
1610 – 1640	Tea Break
	Symposium 6 CVD, Weight Management and Bone Health
1640- 1700	Cardiovascular health in midlife women: strategies for prevention (TBC)	Prof SK Zinnat Nasreen	Secretary General BMS Bangladesh	Bangladesh
1700 – 1720	Weight management in midlife women (TBC)	Prof MA. Corozon Zaida N. Gamilla	Past President PGOS	Phillippines
1720- 1740	Osteoporosis prevention and management	Professor Unnop Jaisamrarn	President of Thai Menopause Society, President Elect APMF	Thailand
1740 – 1750	Q&A
1900 – 2200	APMF Dinner	Royale Chulan Hotel (invited guests only)

Day 3: 27th July 2025 (Sunday) - Tentative

	27^th July 2025 (Sunday) – Day 3	Tamingsari Grand Ballroom	Position	Country
0730 – 0810	Registration
8:10 – 8:20	Welcome Speech	Prof Nik Hazlina Nik Hussain	Co-Chair Scientific Committee APMF 2025	Malaysia
	Symposium 7 Miscellaneous
0820 – 0840	Mental Health and Menopause	Dr Jason Ng	Psychiatrist	United Kingdom
0840 – 0900	TBC	Prof Yung-Chieh Tsai	Past President of Taiwan Menopause Society	Taiwan
0900 – 0920	Setting Up an Optimal Menopause Clinic: Best Practices & Key Considerations	Prof Dr Sunila Khandelwal	Past President Indian Menopause Society	India
0920 – 0940	MHT and breast cancer risk, what’s special in ASIA?	Prof Chen Rong	Group leader-elect menopause group of CMA	China
0940 – 0950	Q&A
0950 – 1020	Plenary 5 Revolutionizing Menopause Care with Artificial Intelligence	Prof Dr Ang Seng Bin	President Elect International Menopause Society	Singapore
1020 – 1050	Tea break and booth visit
	Symposium 8 Menopause: The Present Landscape and Future Frontiers
1050 – 1110	APMF Consensus	TBC		Singapore
1110 – 1130	Optimizing Immunization Strategies for Midlife Women and Beyond	Prof Kim Mee-Ran	Past President Korean Menopause Society	South Korea
1130 – 1150	(TBC) Precision Menopause Medicine: Personalizing Care with Genomics and Biomarkers	Prof Jamiyah Hassan	Past President OGSM	Malaysia
1150 – 1200	Q&A
1200 – 1230	Lunch Symposium 5	Sponsored
1230 – 1300	Lunch Symposium 6	Available
1300 – 1400	Lunch Break
1400 – 1500	Debate “Personalized Menopause Care: Are We Ready for Genetic and Biomarker-Based Approaches?”	Sonia Davidson	versus	Prof Yu Qi
1500 – 1700	Top 8 Oral Communication presentations (10 min presentation & 5 min Q&A)	Prof Dr Jamiyah Hassan	Chairperson Oral Communications	Malaysia
1700 – 1715	Best Poster Presentation Award Best Oral Communication Award	Prof Nik Hazlina Prof Jamiyah	Chairperson Poster Presentations	Malaysia
1715 – 1745	Closing and tea break See you in Thailand in 2027

TBC means to be confirmed.

Concurrent Symposiums

Country	Date	Time
Thailand	25 July 2025 (Friday)	1540 – 1650
India	26 July 2025 (Saturday)	0800 – 0910
China	26 July 2025 (Saturday)	1050 – 1110
Singapore	26 July 2025 (Saturday)	1500 – 1520
Taiwan	26 July 2025 (Saturday)	1640 – 1750
Pakistan	27 July 2025 (Sunday)	0840 – 0950
Indonesia	27 July 2025 (Sunday)	1050 – 1110