Course Overview

Menopause as a Hormonally-Driven Neurologic Event

Explore brain changes in menopause, hormonal impacts, and evidence-based strategies to support neurologic health.

2024 Annual Conference

October 25-27, 2024

Required Lessons

1 lesson with pre-test, video, post-test, and evaluation

Time to Complete

65 minutes

CME Eligible*

1.0 credit(s)

Detailed Course Info

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Course Description
Target Audience
Learning Objectives
Disclosures
Accreditation

Course Description

This session delves into menopause as a hormonally-driven neurologic transition, exploring how hormone fluctuations impact brain rewiring and influence neurologic symptoms. Participants will gain insights into the physiological changes occurring in the brain during the menopausal transition, including shifts in glucose metabolism, inflammatory processes, and estrogen-regulated systems. Evidence-based support strategies, such as supplements, adaptogens, and lifestyle interventions, will be reviewed to help manage and support this critical phase. By understanding these changes, healthcare providers can better address the complex needs of women navigating menopause.

Accreditation

Accreditation Statements

In support of improving patient care, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing Education for the healthcare team.

American Osteopathic Association

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to award continuing medical education to physicians. 

Designation Statements

Physicians

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this program for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour of AOA Category 1B CME credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in the activity. 

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Pharmacist

This knowledge-based activity has been assigned UAN JA0004637-9999-24-036-H99-P and will award 1.0 contact hour of continuing pharmacy education credit in states that recognized ACPE Providers.   

Statements of participation will indicate hours and CEUs based on participation and will be issued online at the conclusion of the activity. Successful completion includes completing the activity, its accompanying evaluation and/or posttest (score 70% or higher) and requesting credit online at the conclusion of the activity.   

Credit will be uploaded to CPE Monitor, and participants may print a statement of credit or transcript from their NABP e-profile. HSC complies with the Accreditation Standards for Continuing Pharmacy Education.

Nurses

This activity provides up to 1.0 contact hours. 

Certificate of Attendance

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth certifies this activity for 1.0 hours of participation.

For questions about CME credit, please contact us at https://www.aihm.org/contact/. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and/or the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, learners will be able to:

  • Review the brain rewiring phenomenon of the menopausal transition
  • Discuss the impact of hormone fluctuations on this neurologic change
  • Review support for this change including supplements and lifestyle interventions

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists. 

Disclosures

Planner(s)

  • Bryan Hauf, MEd has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
  • Caitlin Marinaro has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Speaker(s)

  • Wendy Warner, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

What's included in this course?

This course includes the following:
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  • Video Recording
  • Downloadable Audio
  • Speaker Handout(s)
  • Quiz
  • Evaluation
  • Certificate of Completion
  • CME/CEUs

Course Outline

Meet Your Faculty

Wendy Warner, MD

Dr Warner spent the first 14 years of her career in a conventional ObGyn practice. During this time, she was already beginning to practice integrative holistic medicine, and in 2004, she founded Medicine in Balance. That practice was comprised of many different practitioners all under the same roof, allowing access to many techniques and points of view. In this way, issues could be addressed in the most efficient and effective ways possible. In 2022, Dr Warner took the practice entirely online; this saves patients driving time and allows everyone to be seen in the comfort of their own homes.

Over the years, Dr Warner has been a President of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine, the first organization that offered certification in integrative medicine. She served on the board of directors of that organization as well as the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine. She is an educator for the Institute for Functional Medicine and is a national lecturer.