Is It Me Or My Hormones?: Understanding Midlife Change

About Margaret SmithPatricia Michalka

Margaret Smith trained in medicine in Adelaide graduating in 1956. She did five years postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynaecology in Edinburgh and London gaining MRCOG  1963 FRCOG 1971 With surgeon husband Frank she spent seven years in Papua New Guinea as the specialist Obstetrician/Gynaecologist to the Highlands region. Between 1972 and 1987 she was Senior Lecturer in obstetrics and gynaecology for UWA based at KEMH. In 1978 she founded the first menopause clinic in WA (at KEMH). This clinic has now been named after her. From 1987 to 2012 she was in private practice (known as Caring for Women) in the field of women's hormonal health. Margaret is a foundation member of the Australasian Menopause Society (1988) and was president from 1995 to 1997. Margaret was amongst a small group of professionals who founded the 'Serpentine Falls Holistic Centre' which became the 'Centre for Attitudinal Healing' in 1988. She was the president of this organisation from 1986 to 1997 In 1994 she was WA Citizen of the Year (professional category). She was made AM in 1996 for her work in advancing women's health care in WA and Inducted into WA Women's Hall of Fame  2011 She is the author of three books ; 'Midlife assessment-a handbook for women'. Caring for Women Publications 1998 'Is it ME or my hormones?'(with Patricia Michalka).  Finch Publishing 2006 / Harper Collins 2013 'Now and Then - a gynaecologist's journey' Crumplestone Press  2010