Harvard Women’s Health and Menopause 2025
Course Overview
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
| 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 |
Price : $ 100
