Dr Louise Newson works as a medical editor for different publications and has authored several books on evidence-based medicine for general practitioners. She is an editor for the British Journal of Family Medicine (BJFM) and Geriatric Medicine journal. She commissions articles for the BJFM’s regular Women’s Health supplement. She is an Editor and Reviewer for various e-learning courses and educational modules for the RCGP. She writes regular articles for GPonline.com, MIMS Learning and Independent Nurse. Louise also writes articles and courses for www.OnMedica.net.

Dr Newson has a keen interest on the menopause and HRT. She feels passionately about trying to improve awareness of safe prescribing of HRT to healthcare professionals and women and has written many articles, editorials and given local and national presentations on this subject. She is the West Midlands lead for the Primary Care Women’s Health Forum. She runs a menopause clinic in Solihull and she is a member of the International Menopause Society and the British Menopause Society.