Menopause is a natural stage of life, yet it is still often surrounded by stereotypes and misconceptions. During this panel, experts will discuss the impact of menopause on women’s health, everyday life, and overall well-being, combining medical perspectives with real-life experiences and challenges faced at different stages of this process. Join us for a conversation about a transition that affects millions of women, yet too rarely becomes part of public debate.

• Monika Tomaszewska, PhD in Health Sciences – Director of the Clinical Management and Medical Projects Department at LUX MED Group; Director of the Institute of Nursing at the University of Medical Sciences.
  A registered nurse and graduate of the Medical University of Białystok and the Medical University of Warsaw, where she earned her PhD in Health Sciences. She completed specialist training in internal medicine nursing and later in epidemiological nursing. She also holds an MBA in Healthcare Management from the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw. For the past 15 years, she has overseen nursing and midwifery services across the LUX MED Group, covering both outpatient and hospital care, while remaining actively engaged in clinical practice. For more than two decades, she has collaborated with medical universities educating future nurses as an academic lecturer, supervising master’s theses and serving as an auxiliary supervisor for doctoral research. She has been involved with the Nursing programme at the University of Medical Sciences since its inception.
• Anna Samsel – psychologist and group facilitator. At the Kulczyk Foundation, she leads the Menopause Without Taboos project, which aims to raise awareness about menopause and promote solutions that support women during the menopausal transition.
• Moderator: Anna Augustyn-Protas – expert contributor to Zwierciadło magazine.