Agenda - WOMEN’S HEALTH AND MENOPAUSE

Monday, March 23 – Friday, March 27, 2026

8:00am – 8:55am	The Overwhelming Importance of Women’s Health & Menopause Deborah Gomez Kwolek, MD, FACP, FAMWA, MSCP
8:55am – 9:00am	Break
9:00am – 9:55am	The Science of Perimenopause & Menopause Stephanie Seminara, MD
9:55am – 10:10am	Break
10:10am – 11:05am	Menopausal Hormone Therapy 2026: Evidence and Guidelines Tara Iyer, MD
11:05am – 11:10am	Break
11:10am – 12:05pm	Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: Optimizing Treatment Jan Shifren, MD, MSCP
12:05pm– 1:05pm	Lunch Break
1:05pm – 2:00pm	Hormones for Bone Health: Preventing Osteoporosis Kristi Tough DeSapri, MD
2:00pm – 2:05pm	Break
2:05pm – 3:00pm	Prescribing Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Getting it Right Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, MSCP
3:00pm – 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm – 4:10pm	Management of Perimenopausal Symptoms Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, MSCP
4:10pm – 4:15pm	Break
4:15pm – 5:10pm	Complex Cases in Menopause Management Heather Hirsch, MD, MS, MSCP

Please Note: Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.

8:00am – 8:55am	Gastroenterology and the Brain-Gut Interactions in Women Kyle Staller, MD, MPH
8:55am – 9:00am	Break
9:00am – 9:55am	Estrogens Impact of Reproductive Aging Effects on the Brain Jill Goldstein, PhD
9:55am – 10:10am	Break
10:10am – 11:05am	Brain Fog Deborah Kwolek, MD, FSCP, FAMWA, MSCP
11:05am – 11:10am	Break
11:10am – 12:05pm	Thrombosis in Women & the Effect of Hormones Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH
12:05pm– 1:05pm	Lunch Break
1:05pm – 2:00pm	Concurrent Session #5A • Lifestyle Medicine for Patients and their Clinicians Beth Frates, MD
1:05pm – 2:00pm	Concurrent Session #5B • Violence and Abuse Against Girls and Women: An International Scourge Eleandor Nwadinobi, MD, MBBS
2:00pm – 2:05pm	Break
2:05pm – 3:00pm	Concurrent Session #6A • The HPA Axis: Dysfunction, Testing, and Adaptogens Melinda Ring, MD, FACP, ABOIM
2:05pm – 3:00pm	Concurrent Session #6B • Trauma Informed Care in Women’s Health Nomi Levy-Carrick, MD
3:00pm – 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm – 4:10pm	Concurrent Session #7A • Sleep: Mind-Body and Behavioral Approaches Suzanne Bertisch MD, MPH
3:15pm – 4:10pm	Concurrent Session #7B • Panel: Sexual Trauma, Consequences and Management Eleandor Nwadinobi, MD, MBBS, Nomi Levy-Carrick, MD
4:10pm – 4:15pm	Break
4:15pm – 5:10pm	Concurrent Session #8A • Culinary Medicine and Nutrition for Menopause Claudia Guillen, MD
4:15pm – 5:10pm	Concurrent Session #8B • Hair Loss Evaluation & Treatments in Women Kathie Huang, MD

Please Note: Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.

8:00am – 8:55am	Evidence-based Dietary Supplements for Menopausal Symptoms Melinda Ring, MD, FACP, ABOIM
8:55am – 9:00am	Break
9:00am – 9:55am	The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Women’s Health Andre Vinicius, MD
9:55am – 10:10am	Break
10:10am – 11:05am	Functional Medicine Testing Melinda Ring, MD, FACP, ABOIM
11:05am – 11:10am	Break
11:10am – 12:05pm	A Mind-Body Approach to Menopause Mahmooda Qureshi, MD, MSCP, DipABLM
12:05pm– 1:05pm	Lunch Break
1:05pm – 2:00pm	Concurrent Session #9A • The Treatment of Osteoporosis Joy Tsai, MD
1:05pm – 2:00pm	Concurrent Session #9B • Mental Health & Menopause: Depression Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc
2:00pm – 2:05pm	Break
2:05pm – 3:00pm	Concurrent Session #10A • Primary Ovarian Insufficiency – it’s not Menopause Frances Hayes, MBChB
2:05pm – 3:00pm	Concurrent Session #10B • Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and Anxiety in Perimenopause Ruta Nonacs, MD
3:00pm – 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm – 4:10pm	Concurrent Session #11A • Hormones and Gynecologic Malignancies Amy Bregar MD
3:15pm – 4:10pm	Concurrent Session #11B • ADD in Menopause and Perimenopause Allison Baker, MD
4:10pm – 4:15pm	Break
4:15pm – 5:10pm	Concurrent Session #12A • Women’s Health 2026: Most Important Updates Melissa McNeil, MD
4:15pm – 5:10pm	Concurrent Session #12B • Medication Management of Sleep Disorders in Menopause Suzanne Bertisch, MD

Please Note: Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.

Considerations for MHT in Endometriosis,

8:00am – 8:55am	Improving Women’s Heart Health with AI Ami Bhatt, MD, FACC
8:55am – 9:00am	Break
9:00am – 9:55am	Cardiometabolic Changes in the Menopausal Transition: Minimizing Risk Emily Lau, MD, MPH
9:55am – 10:10am	Break
10:10am – 11:05am	Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Sex-based Differences Colleen Harrington, MD
11:05am – 11:10am	Break
11:10am – 12:05pm	Estrogen Matters: Concerns & Overall Breast Health Avrum Bluming, MD
12:05pm– 1:05pm	Lunch Break
1:05pm – 2:00pm	Concurrent Session #13A • Breast Cancer Updates in 2026 Steven Isakoff MD, PhD
1:05pm – 2:00pm	Concurrent Session #13B • Hair Loss & Treatments in Midlife  Andre Vinicius, MD
2:00pm – 2:05pm	Break
2:05pm – 3:00pm	Concurrent Session #14A • Young Female Survivors of Breast Cancer Corinne Menn MD
2:05pm – 3:00pm	Concurrent Session #14B • Vulvar Disorders Amy Bregar, MD
3:00pm – 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm – 4:10pm	Concurrent Session #15A • Management of Menopausal Symptoms n Breast Cancer Survivors Amy Commander, MD; Corinne Menn, D.O., FACOG, MSCP
3:15pm – 4:10pm	Concurrent Session #15B • Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy: Painful Sex & Incontinence Jennifer Blake, MD
4:10pm – 4:15pm	Break
4:15pm – 5:10pm	Concurrent Session #16A • Menopausal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients: Expert Panel Corinne Menn, MD; Avrum Bluming, MD; Amy Comander, MD, Steven Isakoff, MD, PhD
4:15pm – 5:10pm	Concurrent Session #16B • Allergy, Immunology & Women’s Health Anna Wolfson, MD

Please Note: Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.

8:00am – 8:45am	Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause Vonda Wright, MD, MS, FAOA
8:45am – 9:40am	Optimizing Health and Fitness in Menopause and Beyond Vonda Wright, MD, MS, FAOA
9:40am – 10:10am	Break
10:10am – 11:05am	Weight Management in Perimenopausal and Menopausal Women Tara Iyer, MD
11:05am – 11:10am	Break
11:10am – 12:05pm	Understanding Sexual Health in Midlife and Beyond Kelly Casperson, MD
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	Testosterone, Arousal and Orgasm Rachel Rubin, MD
3:00pm – 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm – 4:10pm	My Best Sexual Health Advice Kelly Casperson, MD
4:10pm – 4:15pm	Break
4:15pm – 5:10pm	When Hot is Healthy in Menopause: Expert Panel Vonda Wright, MD, MS, FAOA; Rachel Rubin, MD; Kelly Casperson, MD
Study Hall	Prerecording 1: LQBTQ+ Care at Midlife Jennifer Siegel, MD
	Prerecording 2: Shared Medical Appointments in Culinary Medicine for Midlife Helen Delichatsios, MD, MS
	Prerecording 3: Physical Therapy Orthopedic Examination of the Lumbar Spine, Pelvic Girdle and Hip Jennifer Blake, MD, MS
	Prerecording 4: An Approach to Addressing Sexual Problems in Women Jewel Kling, MD
	Prerecording 5: Cosmetic Surgery and Procedures Amy Colwell, MD
	Prerecording 6: Rheumatologic and Autoimmune conditions in midlife and menopause Mehret Birru Talabi. MD Prerecording 7: Migraines and Hormones Pelin Batur, MD, FACP, MSCP Prerecording 8: Issues in Urology: Incontinence and Pain Malilka Anand, MD Prerecording 9: Human Trafficking – What Clinicians Need to Know Andrea Reilly, MD Prerecording 10: Human Trafficking – Skin Care & Aesthetics for Women Molly Wanner, MD Prerecording 11: Human Trafficking – Rheumatology Marcy Bolster, MD Prerecording 12: Human Trafficking – Mental Health & Menopause: Depression Hadine Joffe, MD

Please Note: Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.

WOMEN’S HEALTH AND MENOPAUSE

March 23 – 27, 2026
Fairmont Copley Hotel • Boston, MA

Course Director

Course Director

Course Co-Director

Featured Keynote Speakers

JAN L. SHIFREN, MD, MSCP

HEATHER HIRSCH, MD, MS, MSCP

AVRUM BLUMING, MD, MACP

Monday, March 23 – Friday, March 27, 2026