Update in Women's Health and Menopause

  • Continuing Education
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Registration Deadline: March 8, 2026

Elevate your expertise in caring for perimenopausal and menopausal women through WHAM, a comprehensive, evidence-based five-day curriculum led by nationally and internationally renowned experts. Gain cutting-edge clinical strategies, in-depth hormone science, and practical case-based learning—available in person or online with extended access.

  • Live Online or In Person

This course is taught Live Online and In Person.

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Continuing Education

Earn up to:
64.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™
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Five Days

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Overview

The Women’s Health and Menopause (WHAM) course provides a comprehensive curriculum for providers to gain expertise in the care of perimenopausal and menopausal women from national and international experts in the field, addressing topics only superficially covered in other courses. WHAM provides detailed evidence-base instruction in the science of menopause, menopausal hormone therapy, women’s sexual health, women’s cardiovascular health, lifestyle medicine for women, the effect of estrogen on the brain, testosterone therapy in women, and the effect of hormones throughout a women’s body during her lifespan. We do not shy away from discussing cutting edge, controversial and off-label uses of hormone therapy to equip providers for the many questions that arise from the 50 million menopausal women in the United States that currently have only partial answers. WHAM 2026 will feature an expanded curriculum with a module on an evidence-based approach to integrative medicine, the musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause and complexities in the care of women at risk for or living as breast cancer survivors.     

The faculty presentation and case discussions will ignite your passion for excellence in the care of women during midlife and menopause. WHAM invites the very best speakers and most respected experts to deliver an exciting week of instruction. WHAM is a comprehensive five-day course/curriculum/mini-fellowship in women’s health and menopause care designed by a multidisciplinary team of national, international and Harvard Medical School experts. 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 body and the treatment of medical symptoms and disorders from midlife and beyond.    

Our goal is to enhance your professional expertise in the comprehensive care of women, and the optimal care of women in 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, and the top nationally and internationally recognized guest faculty who are renowned in women’s healthcare. In addition to our in-person learning option, the conference is available as a live-streaming and recorded program for synchronous and asynchronous learning. Our virtual learning technical support team will provide outstanding images and sound quality. Presentations are focused, lively, and many are case based. 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. With concurrent sessions in the afternoons. 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). A bonus video library is available with content to supplement the main program.  

Learning Objectives

  • 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 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 scientific basis behind current integrative medicine practices in the care of menopausal women.
  • Discuss the impact, diagnosis, and treatment of sexual health issues in women including pelvic physical therapy, topical and systemic hormone use, and counseling.
  • Discuss the unique considerations of caring for women with cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, dermatologic, gastrointestinal, metabolic, neuropsychiatric, and oncologic conditions.

Developed and Offered By:

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Continuing Education courses are developed by faculty from Harvard Medical School's teaching hospitals and accredited by Harvard Medical School. This course is offered by Massachusetts General Brigham.

Who Should Participate

Family Medicine Physicians, OBGYN, Internal Medicine Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Specialty Physicians, PAs, and Allied Health Professionals

Schedule

All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.

Day 1

Monday, March 23, 2026

Welcome to Women's Health and Menopause Introduction

Deborah Kwolek

8:00-8:55 am

Break

8:55-9:00 am

Basics of HRT Assessment and Treatment

Tara Iyer

9:00-9:55 am

Break

9:55-10:10 am

Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: Individualizing Treatment to Optimize Health and Quality of Life

Jan Shifren

10:10-11:05 am

Break

11:05-11:10 am

The Science of Perimenopause & Menopause,

Deborah Kwolek

11:10 am-12:05 pm

Lunch

12:05-1:05 pm

Perimenopause

Heather Hirsch

1:05-2:00 pm

Non-CME: Using the Internet to Help Women

Anna Cabeca

1:05-2:00 pm

Break

2:00-2:05 pm

Prescribing Hormone Therapy for the High Risk Patient

Heather Hirsch

2:05-3:00 pm

Non-CME: Intimacy and General Health

Anna Cabeca

2:05-3:00 pm

Break

3:00-3:15 pm

Hormone Therapy Adjustments: Getting it Right

Heather Hirsch

3:15-4:10 pm

Cutting Edge Women’s Health in Brazil and Beyond

Andre Vinicius Florentino

3:15-4:10 pm

Break

4:10-4:15 pm

Advanced cases in hormone treatment (panel)

Deborah Kwolek

4:15-5:10 pm

Starting a Menopause Practice

Heather Hirsch

4:15-5:10 pm

Day 2

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Women's Heart Health and AI

Ami Bhatt

8:00-8:55 am

BREAK

8:55-9:00 am

Menopausal Cardiometabolic Changes & Treatment

Emily Lau

9:00-9:55 am

BREAK

9:55-10:10 am

Cardiovascular Disease in Women: sex-based differences

Colleen Harrington

10:10-11:05 am

BREAK

11:05-11:10 am

Thrombosis in Women & the Effect of Hormones

Rachel Rosovsky

11:10 am-12:05 pm

LUNCH BREAK

12:05-1:05 pm

Mind-Body-Spirit Management of Menopause

Mahmooda Qureshi

1:05-2:00 pm

Women’s Health and our international sisters- Global Concerns

ELEANOR NWADINOBI

1:05-2:00 pm

Break

2:00-2:05 pm

Exercise for Midlife Women for Fitness, Health & Prevention

Elizabeth Frates

2:05-3:00 pm

Trauma Informed Care

Andrea Reilly

2:05-3:00 pm

Break

3:00-3:15 pm

Culinary Medicine and Nutrition for Menopause

Mahmooda Qureshi

3:15-4:10 pm

Violence and Abuse Against Girls and Women: An International Scourge

ELEANOR NWADINOBI

3:15-4:10 pm

Break

4:10-4:15 pm

Mind-Body and Sleep (Sleep Behavioral Therapies)

Suzanne Bertisch

4:15-5:10 pm

Global Advances in Menopause

Andre Vinicius Florentino

4:15-5:10 pm

Day 3

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Integrative Medicine in Menopause

Melinda Ring

8:00-8:55 am

BREAK

8:55-9:00 am

Gut Microbiome in Health

Andre Vinicius Florentino

9:00-9:55 am

BREAK

9:55-10:10 am

HPA-axis Dysfunction, Testing and Adaptogens

Melinda Ring

10:10-11:05 am

BREAK

11:05-11:10 am

Dietary Supplements for Menopausal Symptoms

Melinda Ring

11:10 am-12:05 pm

LUNCH BREAK

12:05-1:05 pm

Mental Health & Menopause 1 - Depression

Hadine Joffe

1:05-2:00 pm

Allergy, Immunology & Women's Health

Anna Wolfson

1:05-2:00 pm

Break

2:00-2:05 pm

ADD in Menopause and Perimenopause

Mahmooda Qureshi

2:05-3:00 pm

Osteoporosis/Bone Health

Deborah Kwolek

2:05-3:00 pm

Break

3:00-3:15 pm

Mental Health: PMS, Rage and Anxiety panel

Mahmooda Qureshi

3:15-4:10 pm

Rheumatologic and Autoimmune Conditions in Midlife and Menopause

Deborah Kwolek

3:15-4:10 pm

Break

4:10-4:15 pm

Gynecologic Malignancies and hormones

Amy Bregar

4:15-5:10 pm

Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome in Menopause

Tara Iyer

4:15-5:10 pm

Day 4

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Estrogen and Health

Avrum Bluming

8:00-8:55 am

BREAK

8:55-9:00 am

Estradiol and Impact of Reproductive Aging on the Brain

Jill Goldstein

9:00-9:55 am

BREAK

9:55-10:10 am

Brain Fog

Jill Goldstein

10:10-11:05 am

BREAK

11:05-11:10 am

Women’s Health Considerations in Gastroenterology

Kyle Staller

11:10 am-12:05 pm

LUNCH BREAK

12:05-1:05 pm

Breast Cancer and menopause

Steven Isakoff

1:05-2:00 pm

Hair Loss & Treatments in Midlife

Kathy Huang

1:05-2:00 pm

Break

2:00-2:05 pm

Menopausal Symptom Management in Breast Cancer Survivors

Corinne Menn

2:05-3:00 pm

Advanced Management of Hair Loss in Women

Maryanne Senna

2:05-3:00 pm

Break

3:00-3:15 pm

Hormones in Breast Cancer Patients and High Risk Patients

Corinne Menn

3:15-4:10 pm

Skin Care / Aesthetics for Women

Molly Wanner

3:15-4:10 pm

Break

4:10-4:15 pm

Breast Cancer

Amy Comander; Ann Partridge

4:15-5:10 pm

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy: Painful Sex & Incontinence

Jennifer Blake

4:15-5:10 pm

Breast Cancer and menopause

Steven Isakoff

5:10-6:05 pm

Hair Loss & Treatments in Midlife

Kathy Huang

6:05-7:00 pm

Menopausal Symptom Management in Breast Cancer Survivors

Corinne Menn

7:00-7:55 pm

Advanced Management of Hair Loss in Women

Maryanne Senna

7:55-8:50 pm

Hormones in Breast Cancer Patients and High Risk Patients

Corinne Menn

8:50-9:45 pm

Skin Care / Aesthetics for Women

Molly Wanner

9:45-10:40 pm

Breast Cancer

Amy Comander; Ann Partridge

10:40-11:35 pm

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy: Painful Sex & Incontinence

Jennifer Blake

11:35 pm-12:30 am

Day 5

Friday, March 27, 2026

Musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause

Vonda Wright

8:00-8:55 am

Break

8:55-9:00 am

Women's Health Update 2026

Melissa McNeil

9:00-9:55 am

Break

9:55-10:10 am

Optimizing Health and Fitness

Vonda Wright

10:10-11:05 am

Break

11:05-11:10 am

You Are Not Broken: Intro to Sexual Health for Women

Kelly Casperson

11:10 am-12:05 pm

Lunch

12:05-1:05 pm

Navigating Sexual Pain through Physical Exam

Rachel Rubin

1:05-2:00 pm

Break

2:00-2:05 pm

Testosterone, Arousal and Orgasm

Rachel Rubin

2:05-3:00 pm

Break

3:00-3:15 pm

My Best Sexual Health Advice

Kelly Casperson

3:15-4:10 pm

Break

4:10-4:15 pm

Advanced Health for Women

Vonda Wright; Rachel Rubin; Kelly Casperson

4:15-5:10 pm

Day 6

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Prerecording 1: LQBTQ+ Care at Midlife

Jennifer Siegel

8:00-8:55 am

Prerecording 2: Human trafficking: what clinicians need to know

Andrea Reilly

8:55-9:50 am

Prerecording 3: Physical Therapy Orthopedic Examination of the Lumbar Spine, Pelvic Girdle and Hip

Jennifer Blake

9:50-10:45 am

Prerecording 4: Cosmetic Surgery and Procedures

Amy Colwell

10:45-11:40 am

Prerecording 5: Migraines and Hormones

Pelin Batur

11:40 am-12:35 pm

Prerecording 6: Weight management and perimenopause

Tara Iyer

12:35-1:30 pm

Prerecording 7: POI infertility

Frances Hayes

1:30-2:25 pm

Prerecording 8: Pelvic Floor PT

Jennifer Blake

2:25-3:20 pm

Prerecording 9: An Approach to Addressing Sexual Problems in Women

Jewel Kling

3:20-4:15 pm

Prerecording 10: Issues in Urology: Incontinence and Pain

Deborah Kwolek

4:15-5:10 pm

Faculty

Harvard Medical School Continuing Education attracts the best and brightest faculty from all around the world. As a student in this course, you’ll have access to outstanding course directors and faculty.

 

Course Directors

Mallika Anand, MD
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess

Caroline Apovian, MD
Member of the Faculty of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Allison Baker, MD
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Suzanne Bertisch, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Ami Bhatt, MD, FACC
Chief Innovation Officer | American College of Cardiology
Former Associate Professor of Medicine | Harvard Medical School
Chair, FDA Digital Health Advisory Committee Cofounder, Elevate Leadership Program | Massachusetts General Hospital

Jennifer Blake, PT, MS
APTA-CAPP-Pelvic and CAPP-Obstetric Certified Physical Therapist, Mass. General Brigham

Avrum Bluming, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, University of Southern California

Amy Bregar, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Pelin Batur, MD, FACP, MSCP
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University

Kelly Casperson, MD
CEO and Founder of The Casperson Clinic

Amy Colwell, MD
Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

Amy Commander, MD
Medical Director, Mass General Cancer Center-Waltham
Director, Breast Oncology Program at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Director, Lifestyle Medicine, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Helen Delichatsios, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Kristi Tough DeSapri, MD
Director of the Northwestern Women’s Bone Health Program in the Department of Ob/GYN, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Ob/GYN at Northwestern, and the University of Chicago.

Beth Frates, MD
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Part-time, Harvard Medical School

Angela Fitch, MD, FACP, FOMA
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard University, the former co-director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center, board member of Obesity Action Coalition, founding member of the Massachusetts Coalition for Action on Obesity

Andre Vinicius Florentino, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Gynecology, Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil

Jill Goldstein, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Claudia Guillen, DNP, MS, AGPCNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Harvard Dental Center, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner,  Massachusetts General Hospital

Colleen Harrington, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Transgender Health Program, Massachusetts General Hospital

Frances Hayes, MBChB
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Heather Hirsch, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine

Kathie Huang, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School 

Steven Isakoff, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc
Paula Johnson, MD Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Women's Health, Harvard Medical School

Jewel Kling, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Emily Lau, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Melissa McNeil, MD
Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Brown University

Corinne Menn, D.O., FACOG, MSCP
Director of Clinical Innovation and Education at Alloy Health

Eleandor Nwadinobi, MD
Past President, Medical Women’s International Association

Andrea Reilly, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Melinda Ring, MD, FACP, ABOIM
Tina Trott Professor of Integrative Health
Executive Director, Osher Center for Integrative Health at Northwestern University,
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Rachel Rubin, MD, IF, NCMP
Assistant Clinical Professor in Department of Urology at Medstar Georgetown University, Clinical Instructor in Department of Urology at George Washington University

Stephanie Seminara, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Maryanne Senna, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center

Jan Shifren, MD, MSCP
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Midlife Women’s Health Center, past President of the Menopause Society

Jennifer Siegel, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Transgender Health Program, Massachusetts General Hospital

Kyle Staller, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Birru Talabi, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Associate Program Director, UPMC Rheumatology Fellowship

Joy Tsai, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Molly Wanner, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School 

Anna Wolfson, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Vonda Wright, MD, MS, FAOA
President of Hughston Orthopedics Southeast in Lake Nona, Florida
 

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The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 64.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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