Women's Health and Menopause
- Continuing Education
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 to course materials for 11 months.
- Live Online or In Person
This course is taught Live Online and In Person.
Fairmont Copley Hotel | 138 St James Ave, Boston, MA 02116
$1,695
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Earn up to:
66.00 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:
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.
Schedule
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Monday, March 23, 2026
The Overwhelming Importance of Women’s Health & Menopause
8:00-8:55 am
Break
8:55-9:00 am
The Science of Perimenopause & Menopause
9:00-9:55 am
Break
9:55-10:10 am
Menopausal Hormone Therapy 2026: Evidence and Guidelines
10:10-11:05 am
Break
11:05-11:10 am
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: Optimizing Treatment
11:10 am-12:05 pm
Lunch Break
12:05-1:05 pm
Hormones for Bone Health: Preventing Osteoporosis
1:05-2:00 pm
Break
2:00-2:05 pm
Prescribing Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Getting it Right
2:05-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
Managment of Perimenopausal Symptoms
3:15-4:10 pm
Break
4:10-4:15 pm
Complex cases in Menopause Management
4:15-5:10 pm
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Gastroenterology and the Brain-Gut Interactions in Women
8:00-8:55 am
Break
8:55-9:00 am
Estradiol and Impact of Reproductive Aging on the Brain
9:00-9:55 am
Break
9:55-10:10 am
Brain Fog: Expert Panel
10:10-11:05 am
Break
11:05-11:10 am
Thrombosis in Women & the Effect of Hormones
11:10 am-12:05 pm
Lunch Break
12:05-1:05 pm
Lifestyle Medicine for Physical and Mental Health
1:05-2:00 pm
Violence and Abuse Against Girls and Women: An International Scourge
1:05-2:00 pm
Break
2:00-2:05 pm
The HPA Axis: Dysfunction, Testing, and Adaptogens
2:05-3:00 pm
Trauma Informed Care in Women's Health
2:05-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
Extended Q&A Session from Melinda Ring’s talk on “The HPA Axis: Dysfunction, Testing, and Adaptogens
3:15-4:10 pm
Sexual Trauma, Consequences and Management: Expert Panel
3:15-4:10 pm
Break
4:10-4:15 pm
Culinary Medicine and Nutrition for Menopause
4:15-5:10 pm
Hair Loss Evaluation & Treatments in Women
4:15-5:10 pm
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Dietary Supplements for Vasomotor Symptoms: An Evidence-Based Integrative Review
8:00-8:55 am
Break
8:55-9:00 am
The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Women's Health
9:00-9:55 am
Break
9:55-10:10 am
Functional Medicine Testing
10:10-11:05 am
Break
11:05-11:10 am
A Mind-Body Approach to Menopause
11:10 am-12:05 pm
Lunch Break
12:05-1:05 pm
The Treatment of Osteoporosis
1:05-2:00 pm
Supplements and Integrative Medicine in Midlife: Expert Panel
1:05-2:00 pm
Break
2:00-2:05 pm
Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
2:05-3:00 pm
Extended Q&A Session from the panelists (Drs Ring, Vinicius Florentio and Qureshi) talk on “Supplements and Integrative Medicine in Midlife: Expert Panel
2:05-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
Considerations for MHT in Endometriosis
3:15-4:10 pm
ADHD in Midlife Women: Perimenopause, Menopause, and the Clinical Front Line
3:15-4:10 pm
Break
4:10-4:15 pm
Women’s Health Update 2026
4:15-5:10 pm
Premenstrual Symptoms, Mood Swings and Anxiety in Perimenopause
4:15-5:10 pm
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Weight Management in Perimenopausal and Menopausal Women
8:00-8:55 am
Break
8:55-9:00 am
Cardiometabolic Changes in the Menopausal Transition: Minimizing Risk
9:00-9:55 am
Break
9:55-10:10 am
Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Sex-based Differences
10:10-11:05 am
Break
11:05-11:10 am
Estrogen Matters: Concerns for Breast & Overall Health
11:10 am-12:05 pm
Lunch Break
12:05-1:05 pm
Breast Cancer Updates in 2026
1:05-2:00 pm
Hormones and Gynecologic Malignancies
1:05-2:00 pm
Break
2:00-2:05 pm
Young Breast Cancer: A Menopause and Survivorship Specialist Perspective
2:05-3:00 pm
Vulvar Disorders
2:05-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
Managing Menopause and Breast Cancer
3:15-4:10 pm
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy: Painful Sex & Incontinence
3:15-4:10 pm
Break
4:10-4:15 pm
Menopausal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients: Expert Panel
4:15-5:10 pm
Allergy, Immunology & Women’s Health
4:15-5:10 pm
Friday, March 27, 2026
Musculoskeletal Syndrome of menopause
8:00-8:55 am
Break
8:55-9:00 am
Optimizing Health and Fitness in Menopause and Beyond
9:00-9:55 am
Break
9:55-10:10 am
Issues in Urology: Incontinence and Pain
10:10-11:05 am
Break
11:05-11:10 am
Understanding Sexual Health in Midlife and Beyond
11:10 am-12:05 pm
LUNCH BREAK
12:05-1:05 pm
Navigating Sexual Pain through the Physical Exam
1:05-2:00 pm
Break
2:00-2:05 pm
Libido, Arousal, and How I Use Testosterone in Clinical Practice
2:05-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:15 pm
My Best Sexual Health Advice
3:15-4:10 pm
Break
4:10-4:15 pm
When Hot is Healthy in Menopause: Expert Panel
4:15-5:10 pm
Break
5:10-5:15 pm
Pre-recorded Sessions
Pre-recorded sessions will be available once the course begins.
| A: LQBTQ+ Care at Midlife | Jennifer Siegel |
| B: Shared Medical Appointments - Culinary Medicine in Midlife | Helen Delichatsios |
| C: Orthopedic Physical Therapy Examination of the Lumbar Spine, Pelvic Girdle, and Hip: A Patient Case of Hip Pain Associated with Activity | Jennifer Blake |
| D: An Approach to Addressing Sexual Problems in Women: Female Sexual Health 101 | Jewel Kling |
| E: Cosmetic Surgery and Procedures | Amy Colwell |
| F: Autoimmunity and Menopause: Core Concepts and Cases | Mehret Birru Talabi |
| G: Migraines and Hormones | Pelin Batur |
| H: Designed for Her: How AI Implementation Can Level the Playing Field for Women’s Health | Ami Bhatt |
| I: Human Trafficking – What Clinicians Need to Know | Andrea Reilly |
| J: Skin Care & Aesthetics for Women | Molly Wanner |
| K: Arthritis in Midlife | Marcy Bolster |
| L: Mental Health & Menopause: Focus on Depression | Hadine Joffe |
| M: Sleep: Mind-Body and Behavioral Approaches | Suzanne Bertisch |
| N: Medication Management of Sleep Disorders in Menopause | Suzanne Bertisch |
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Past Participant Comments
"This was hands-down the best CME course I have ever taken”
“This conference consisted of the perfect team of collaborators to address the various aspects of women's health. All of the topics were beneficial!”
“I really appreciated the lectures on HRT guidance in cancer patients”
“The diversity of topics of the presentations was excellent. The online portal was easy to use and navigate”
“The caliber of speakers was fantastic. Food provided was excellent. Hotel was excellent.”
“Entire course was amazing I look forward to start providing my patients with MHT”
“Outstanding combination of specific menopause prescribing nuts and bolts as well as broader topics impacting women in mid-life.”
“Having learned nothing about this in medical school or residency beyond the initial WHI findings, this was particularly illuminating as it gave me more confidence to start implementing HRT prescribing in my practice.”
“This was really such a fabulous course all around. The best CME course I have ever done. Such an important topic that so many of us have not gotten enough training in. So many great and applicable topics to women's health in my daily primary care practice. Such amazing speakers”
“The video attendance option was great. Depth of course content was amazing.”
“Outstanding breadth of topics, consistency of messaging regarding treatments. Support of women as a theme.”
“This was an exceptional conference - and so necessary. Thank you for organizing it and honestly - there were so many talks that I will revisit and incorporate the teachings into my practice. Your attention to detail - from your music playlist, to the healthy food choices, it was noticed and appreciated. There was also a friendliness among the participants at this conference that was notable. I came on my own and I met so many interesting and dedicated practitioners.”
"Bringing Menopause out of the dark!"
“The speakers, evidence-based research, information and visuals were all amazing”
"I really am impressed with this course overall. I have a fair knowledge of MHT but just needed this kind of in-depth review to feel comfortable applying that knowledge in clinical practice regularly. "
“Thank you for putting together this amazing event: the setting, city, refreshments, diverse international audience, cutting edge info and speakers energy and commitment to the topics”
"Love the music, the camaraderie was palpable even as a remote learner”
Testimonials
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 Leadership
Deborah Kwolek, MD, FACP, FAMWA, MSCP
Course Director
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Lead, Women’s Health and Sex and Gender Medicine Program
- Primary Care Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Director of Harvard CME Courses – Updates in General Medicine for Specialists + Women’s Health & Menopause + Primary Care Medicine
Mahmooda Qureshi, MD, MSCP, DipABLM
Course Director
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Primary Care Physician, Mass General Hospital
- Consultant, Menopause and Midlife Clinic, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Consultant, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine, Mass General Hospital
- Director of Harvard CME Courses: Women’s Health & Menopause + Primary Care Medicine
- Faculty Coach, Mass General Brigham
Tara Iyer, MD, DABOM, MSCP
Course Co-Director
- Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Director, Menopause and Midlife Clinic, Division of Women’s Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Associate Physician, Center for Weight Management and Wellness, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Co-Director of Harvard CME Course: Women’s Health & Menopause
Veasna Ngoun, APC
Course Administrator
- Manager of Harvard CME Courses – Updates in General Medicine for Specialists + Women’s Health & Menopause + Primary Care Medicine
- Special Projects Administrator, Sylvie Ratelle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center of New England, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Allison Baker, MD
Instructor in Psychiatry and Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Center for Women’s Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital
Suzanne Bertisch, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Director of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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
Mehret Birru-Talabi, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, Women's and Reproductive Health Rheumatology Clinic, UPMC
Jennifer Blake, PT, MS
APTA-CAPP-Pelvic and CAPP-Obstetric Certified Physical Therapist, Mass General Brigham
Avrum Bluming, MD, MACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, University of Southern California
Marcy Bolster, MD
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
Director, Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program
Amy Bregar, MD
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Gynecologic Oncology, Mass General Brigham
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 Comander, MD, FACLM, DipABLM, MSCP
Medical Director, Mass General Cancer Center-Waltham
Director, Breast Oncology Program at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Director, Lifestyle Medicine, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Elise De, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology, Albany Medical Center. Education Committee of the International Continence Society
Helen Delichatsios, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Educator in Culinary & General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Kristi Tough DeSapri, MD, MSCP, CCD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Ob/GYN, Director, Women's Bone Health Program, Department of Ob/GYN, Northwestern
Founding physician & owner, Bone and Body Women’s Health
Beth Frates, MD, FACLM, DipABLM
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Past President, American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Andre Vinicius Florentino, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Gynecology, Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil
Jill Goldstein, PhD, MPH
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Director, Innovation Center on Sex Differences in Medicine, Mass General Brigham
Claudia Guillen, DNP, MS, AGPCNP-BC, DipACLM
Nurse Practitioner, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Educator in Primary Care, Lifestyle & Culinary Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Colleen Harrington, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Education and Program Director, Women's Heart Health Program, Recruitment Chair and Associate Program Director, MGH Cardiology Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Frances Hayes, MB BCh, BAO
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Director Reproductive Endocrine Associates, Massachusetts General Hospital
Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, MSCP
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Kathie Huang, MD, FAAD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
Co-Director Hair-Loss Clinic, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Steven Isakoff, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director of Breast Cancer Clinical Research, Massachusetts General Hospital
Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc
Paula Johnson, MD Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Women's Health, Harvard Medical School Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jewel Kling, MD, MPH, FACP, MSCP
Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Emily Lau, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Nomi Levy-Carrick, MD, MPhil
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Vice Chair of Clinical Services, Vice Chair of Ambulatory Services, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Melissa McNeil, MD, MPH, MACP
Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Brown University
Corinne Menn, DO, FACOG, MSCP
Director of Clinical Innovation and Education at Alloy Health
Ruta Nonacs, MD, PhD
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Perinatal & Reproductive Psychiatry, Center for Women’s Mental Health, Massachusetts General Hospital
Eleandor Nwadinobi, MBBS, EMA, FAAC
Immediate Past President, Medical Women’s International Association
Andrea Reilly, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Trauma specialist, Director
Freedom Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital
Melinda Ring, MD, FACP, ABOIM, DipABLM, CNS, IFMCP
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
Director of Thrombosis Research, Massachusetts General Hospital
Rachel Rubin, MD, IF, MSCP
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
Chief Reproductive Endocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Director of the Gastrointestinal Motility Lab at Mass General Brigham
Joy Tsai, MD
Bone and Mineral Disorders, Endocrinology, Mass General Brigham
Molly Wanner, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School
Laser and Cosmetic Dermatology, Mass General Brigham
Anna Wolfson, MD, AAAAI
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Vonda Wright, MD, MS, FAOA
President of Hughston Orthopedics Southeast in Lake Nona, Florida
Featured Speakers
Heather Hirsch
MD, MS, MSCP
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Vonda Wright
MD, MS, FAOA
- President, Hughston Orthopedics Southeast
- CEO and Founder, The Casperson Clinic
Rachel Rubin
MD, IF, MSCP
- Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Urology, Medstar Georgetown University
- Clinical Instructor, Department of Urology, George Washington University
Avrum Bluming
MD, MACP
Corinne Menn
DO, FACOG, MSCP
- Director of Clinical Innovation and Education, Alloy Health
Melinda Ring
MD, FACP, ABOIM, DIPABLM, CNS, IFMCP
- Tina Trott Professor of Integrative Health Executive Director, Osher Center for Integrative Health, Northwestern University
- Clinical Professor of Medicine and Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Emily S. Lau
MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Co-Director, Women’s Heart Health Program, Mass General Brigham
Location Information
Venue
We are committed to providing you with an exceptional experience, whether you join us live or attend virtually.
All in person sessions will be held at:
Fairmont Copley Hotel
138 St James Ave
Boston, MA 02116
Hotel Reservations
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Course Fees
Registration Details
You may register through our secure online environment and will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of your payment. Prices include CME credit, electronic syllabus. At the end of the registration process, a $10 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration.
| Role | Course Fee |
|---|---|
| Physician (MD/DO) | $1,695 |
| Nurse (RN/APRN) | $1,095 |
| Nurse Practitioner (NP) | $1,495 |
| PA | $1,495 |
| Psychologist | $1,095 |
| Resident/Fellow | $1,095 |
| Social Worker | $1,095 |
| Allied Health Professional / Other | $1,095 |