Name: Harvard Women’s Health and Menopause 2025
SKU: 20958
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Course Overview

Women’s Health and Menopause 2025 is a comprehensive course in women’s health and menopause care designed by a multidisciplinary team of national and Harvard Medical School experts. This five-day conference is available in person or live streamed. It addresses the need for comprehensive care of women in midlife and menopause, utilizing evidence-based knowledge on a broad range of health topics, integrating hormonal changes throughout the lifespan.

Womenu2019s Health and Menopause 2025 is a comprehensive course in womenu2019s health and menopause care designed by a multidisciplinary team of national and Harvard Medical School experts. This five-day conference is available in person or live streamed. It addresses the need for comprehensive care of women in midlife and menopause, utilizing evidence-based knowledge on a broad range of health topics, integrating hormonal changes throughout the lifespan.

Sessions will address the perimenopausal/menopausal transition, hormonal and non-hormonal menopausal treatments, the use of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone treatments in women, lifestyle medicine, womenu2019s cardiology, brain health, sexual health, and much more.

Our goal is to enhance your professional expertise in the comprehensive care of women, and thorough treatment of menopause. This course will improve your confidence and competence as a womenu2019s health clinician and guide you to improved clinical strategies for caring for women. The faculty has been selected from the most experienced clinical educators of Harvard Medical School and its affiliated hospitals with nationally and internationally recognized guest faculty. In addition to our in-person learning option, our virtual learning technical support team will provide the best images and sound quality possible. Presentations are focused, lively, and many are case based. We are fully dedicated to the joy of learning new knowledge to improve your patient care. All lectures and materials will be available online for viewing for a full 11 months after the conclusion of the course.

The format for the Womenu2019s Health and Menopause course consists of morning and afternoon lecture sessions, Monday through Friday. Each lecture is 45 minutes in length with another 10 minutes for a supervised question and answer session. Speakers are available at the conclusion of each session for additional questions and via email (email addresses are provided for most speakers).

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Sessions will address the perimenopausal/menopausal transition, hormonal and non-hormonal menopausal treatments, the use of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone treatments in women, lifestyle medicine, women’s cardiology, brain health, sexual health, and much more.

Our goal is to enhance your professional expertise in the comprehensive care of women, and thorough treatment of menopause. This course will improve your confidence and competence as a women’s health clinician and guide you to improved clinical strategies for caring for women. The faculty has been selected from the most experienced clinical educators of Harvard Medical School and its affiliated hospitals with nationally and internationally recognized guest faculty. In addition to our in-person learning option, our virtual learning technical support team will provide the best images and sound quality possible. Presentations are focused, lively, and many are case based. We are fully dedicated to the joy of learning new knowledge to improve your patient care. All lectures and materials will be available online for viewing for a full 11 months after the conclusion of the course.

The format for the Women’s Health and Menopause course consists of morning and afternoon lecture sessions, Monday through Friday. Each lecture is 45 minutes in length with another 10 minutes for a supervised question and answer session. Speakers are available at the conclusion of each session for additional questions and via email (email addresses are provided for most speakers).

Who Should Attend

Internal Medicine Physicians
Family Medicine Physicians
OB/GYN Physicians
Nurse Practitioners
Specialty Physicians
Physician Assistants
Allied Health Professionals
Nurses and Social Workers
Mental Health Professionals

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Recognize an overview of a woman’s lifespan and hormonal phases.
Discuss new and innovative skills in clinical reasoning and problem solving around menopausal symptoms.
Develop a deeper understanding of perimenopause and its management.
Design management plans for prescribing hormone therapies in women including estrogen, progesterone and testosterone as indicated.
Demonstrate a knowledge of weight gain in menopause and the treatment of obesity.
Describe the safety and risks of menopausal hormone therapy.
Delineate alternatives to hormone therapy for symptoms of menopause.
Demonstrate an understanding of Lifestyle Medicine and healthy lifestyle practices including nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress management.
Discuss the impact, diagnosis, and treatment of sexual health issues in women including pelvic PT, topical and systemic hormone use, and counseling.
Describe inclusive LGBTQ issues relevant to the health of all women.
Discuss the unique considerations of caring for women with cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, dermatologic, gastrointestinal, metabolic, psychiatric, and oncologic conditions.

Monday, March 24 – Friday, March 28, 2025

7:50am – 8:00am	Welcome to Women’s Health and Menopause Introduction (Non CME) Deborah Gomez Kwolek, MD, FACP, FAMWA, MSCP
8:00am – 8:55am	Why Estrogen Matters Avrum Bluming, MD, MSCP
8:55am – 9:00am	Break
9:00am – 9:55am	The Science of Perimenopause & Menopause Kathryn Martin, MD, MSCP
9:55am – 10:10am	Break
10:10am – 11:05am	Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: Individualizing Treatment to Optimize Health and Quality of Life Jan Shifren, MD, MSCP
11:05am – 11:10am	Break
11:10am – 12:05pm	Prescribing Hormone Therapy: Individualizing Treatment Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, MSCP
12:05pm– 1:05pm	Lunch Break
1:05pm – 2:00pm	Prescribing Hormone Therapy in Perimenopause Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, MSCP
2:00pm – 2:05pm	Break
2:05pm – 3:00pm	Prescribing Hormone Therapy for the High Risk Patient Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, MSCP
3:00pm – 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm – 4:10pm	Hormone Therapy Adjustments: Getting it Right Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, MSCP
4:10pm – 4:15pm	Break
4:15pm – 5:10pm	Advanced Cases in Hormone Treatment (Panel) Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, MSCP Anna Cabeca, DO, FACOG, ABAARM Deborah Gomez Kwolek, MD, FACP, FAMWA, MSCP

8:00am – 8:55am	Migraines & Hormones Pelin Batur, MD, FACP, MSCP
8:55am – 9:00am	Break
9:00am – 9:55am	Menopausal Cardiometabolic Changes & Treatment Emily Lau, MD, MPH
9:55am – 10:10am	Break
10:10am – 11:05am	Cardiovascular Disease in Women Colleen Harrington, MD
11:05am – 11:10am	Break
11:10am – 12:05pm	Thrombosis in Women & the Effect of Hormones Rachel Rosovsky, MD
12:05pm- – 1:05pm	Lunch Break
1:05pm – 2:00pm	Stress Reductions & Coaching Mahmooda Qureshi, MD, MSCP, DipABLM
2:00pm – 2:05pm	Break
2:05pm – 3:00pm	Exercise for Women for Fitness & Health Beth Frates, MD, DipABLM, FACLM
3:00pm – 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm – 4:10pm	Nutrition & Culinary Medicine in Menopause/Midlife Helen Delichatsios, MD, MS, DipABLM
4:10pm – 4:15pm	Break
4:15pm – 5:10pm	Weight Gain in Menopause & Prescribing Weight Loss Meds Tara Iyer, MD, MSCP

8:00am – 8:55am	Osteoporosis & Menopausal Bone Loss Joy Tsai, MD Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, MSCP
8:55am – 9:00am	Break
9:00am – 9:55am	Infertility & Assisted Fertility Frances Hayes, MBBCH, BAO
9:55am – 10:10am	Break
10:10am – 11:05am	Women’s Health Update 2025 Melissa McNeil, MD, MPH, MACP
11:05am – 11:10am	Break
11:10am – 12:05pm	Rheumatic Diseases & Autoimmunity in Women Marcy Bolster, MD
12:05pm- – 1:05pm	Lunch Break
1:05pm – 2:00pm	Mental Health & Menopause Hadine Joffe, MD, MSCP
2:00pm – 2:05pm	Break
2:05pm – 3:00pm	Estradiol and Impact of Reproductive Aging on the Brain Jill Goldstein, PhD, MPH
3:00pm – 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm – 4:10pm	Sleep in Women Suzanne Bertisch, MD, MPH
4:10pm – 4:15pm	Break
4:15pm – 5:10pm	Trauma Informed Care & Survivors of Human Trafficking Andrea Reilly, MD

8:00am – 8:55am	Comprehensive Women’s Healthcare: Why Sex & Gender Matter Deborah Gomez Kwolek, MD, FACP, FAMWA, MSCP Eleanor Nwadinobi, MD
8:55am – 9:00am	Break
9:00am – 9:55am	Women’s Health Considerations in Gastroenterology Kyle Staller, MD, MPH
9:55am – 10:10am	Break
10:10am – 11:05am	Allergy, Immunology & Women’s Health Anna Wolfson, MD, AAAAI
11:05am – 11:10am	Break
11:10am – 12:05pm	Skin Care/Aesthetics for Women Molly Wanner, MD
12:05pm- – 1:05pm	Lunch Break
1:05pm – 2:00pm	Breast Cancer Steven Isakoff, MD, PhD
2:00pm – 2:05pm	Break
2:05pm – 3:00pm	Menopausal Symptom Management in Breast Cancer Survivors Tara Iyer, MD, MSCP
3:00pm – 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm – 4:10pm	Lung Cancer in Women Christina Costantino, MD
4:10pm – 4:15pm	Break
4:15pm – 5:10pm	Gynecologic Malignancies, Hormones & Sexual Health Amy Bregar, MD

8:00am – 8:45am	OXYPLAY: The Science of Oxytocin (Non-CME) Anna Cabeca, DO, FACOG, ABAARM
8:45am – 9:40am	Vaginal Health & Intimacy (Non-CME) Anna Cabeca, DO, FACOG, ABAARM
9:40am – 10:10am	Break
10:10am – 11:05am	Hair Loss & Treatments in Midlife Kathie Huang, MD, FAAD
11:05am – 11:10am	Break
11:10am – 12:05pm	An Approach to Addressing Sexual Problems in Women Jewel Kling, MD, MPH, FACP, MSCP
12:05pm- – 1:05pm	Lunch Break
1:05pm – 2:00pm	Navigating Sexual Pain through Physical Exam Rachel Rubin, MD
2:00pm – 2:05pm	Break
2:05pm – 3:00pm	Help for Painful Sex & Incontinence: Pelvic Physical Therapy Jennifer Blake, PT, MS
3:00pm – 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm – 4:10pm	Sports Medicine: Sex & Gender Considerations Kimberly Templeton, MD
4:10pm – 4:15pm	Break
4:15pm – 5:10pm	Cosmetic Surgery & Procedures Amy Colwell, MD, FACS
Study Hall	LGBTQ Issues & Menopause Jennifer Siegel, MD
	Human Trafficking – What Clinicians Need to Know Andrea Reilly, MD
	Physical Therapy Orthopedic Examination of the Lumbar Spine, Pelvic Girdle and Hip Jennifer Blake, MD, MS
	Arousal and Orgasm – A Systematic Approach Rachel Rubin, MD
	Testosterone & Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) Rachel Rubin, MD
	Healthy Cooking for Menopause Claudia C. Guillen, DNP, AGPCNP