Development of a Framework for Menopause Competence - VAITO

The VAITO project aims to enhance healthcare professionals’ knowledge and practices related to menopause, ensuring that services effectively support the wellbeing of individuals experiencing menopausal symptoms while delivering consistent, high-quality care. In addition, the project seeks to design and implement a structured care model for the management of menopausal symptoms within both primary healthcare and occupational health services. Providing timely, expert guidance and treatment not only improves women’s quality of life and work ability but also contributes to reducing the overall costs to society.

Development of a Menopause Competence Operating Model (VAITO) – The goal of the project is to strengthen the skills of primary and occupational healthcare professionals in identifying and treating menopause, and to create an operating model that ensures services support the wellbeing and work ability of women in menopause age. The VAITO model consists of a training package for healthcare professionals, concrete treatment practices, and operational models, which will be integrated into a whole and published in an open-access menopause information portal. The project promotes multidisciplinary and cross-organisational cooperation and networking in menopause competence by establishing a healthcare professional network in the Pirkanmaa region and disseminating materials produced within the VAITO project.