STUDENTS: Women's Health & Hormone Replacement Therapy - Spring 2027 Course
Students: Women's Health & Hormone Therapy
Enhance your doctorate education with a strong foundational knowledge in women's health and hormone replacement therapy.
Comprehensive Knowledge
Gain a deep understanding of hormonal physiology, imbalances, and therapeutic management.
Practical Application
Learn how to clinically assess patients and utilize hormonal drug therapy.
Broad Scope
Covers issues impacting women of all ages, with a focus on peri-menopause, menopause, and post-menopause.
Imagine mastering hormonal health, enhancing your clinical skills and patient outcomes.
Signing up for this course will equip you with the knowledge to make prepared to take on the these opportunities upon graduation.
Course Details:
Women’s Health & Hormone Replacement Therapy
Course Description: This course offers valuable insights into hormonal changes that nearly all female patients will experience over the life span along with appropriate clinical utilization of drug therapy in this population. This course covers hormonal physiology, clinical presentations of imbalance, and therapeutic management approaches during key hormonal transitions. The main focus on this course will be related to peri-menopause, menopause, and post-menopause but discussion of issues impacting younger women with hormonal imbalance will be covered.
Course Fee: $349 (student rate)
Course Schedule: Jan 5, 2027 - April 30, 2027
Course Credit: 2 credit hours (if approved by academic credit by educational institution)
Instructional Method: BWEB (Blended 50% or more Web) Lecture combined with live Q&A lectures, case-based learning activities, and literature review/discussion
Course Faculty
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Bryan Ziegler, PharmD, MBA |
Virtual |
Course Learning Objectives
- Explain the physiology and biochemistry of female sex hormones, including their synthesis, roles and changes across the menstrual cycle which includes: premenopause, peri-menopause, menopause, and post-menopause.
- Evaluate clinical presentations of hormonal imbalance, including symptoms, diagnostic criteria, and appropriate laboratory assessments.
- Analyze hormone related laboratory data to diagnose deficiencies and guide therapeutic decision making
- Compare and contrast hormone therapy options, including risks, terminology, dosage forms, synthetic vs bio-identical products, commercial vs compounded options, and non-hormonal alternatives.
- Develop evidence-based monitoring and management plans for patients receiving hormone replacement and/or alternative therapies.
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Lecture and Assessment Schedule |
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Lecture |
Topic |
Faculty |
Assignment Due |
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1 |
Course Introduction; Key Hormones, Terminology, Hormone production/biochemistry |
Ziegler
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Homework Questions |
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Female Hormone production changes through the life span, Menstrual cycle review, Lab testing, Diagnosing |
Ziegler |
Homework Questions |
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3 |
Estrogen, Progesterone, Testosterone, DHEA functions, signs of deficiency |
Ziegler |
Homework Questions |
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4 |
Hormone Replacement Options, Non-hormonal replacement drug options, Lab testing |
Ziegler |
Review Drug Package Inserts for Administration/ Counseling |
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5 |
20-40 year olds – Common Hormonal Imbalance Issues - PMDD/PMS, Migraines, PMOS, Endometriosis, Surgical Menopause |
Ziegler |
Homework Questions |
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Perimenopause - Symptoms, Hormonal changes, Lab testing options, Treatment evaluations and options |
Ziegler |
Homework Questions |
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Perimenopause Cont’/Literature Review |
Ziegler |
Case Assignment/Literature discussion |
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8 |
Case Studies |
Ziegler |
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9 |
Menopause – Symptoms, hormonal changes, lab testing options, Treatment (part 1) |
Ziegler |
Homework Questions |
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Menopause (Part 2) – Effects of hormone changes on patients – vaginal, mood/sleep, weight changes, skin, brain function, gut health, breast health, bone health |
Ziegler |
Homework Questions |
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Menopause (Part 3) – Risk/benefit of treatment, Journal Club – Key Historical Journal articles, Treatment guidelines, Lab testing (hands on – kits) |
Ziegler |
Journal Club Discussion, |
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12 |
Vaginal Conditions/Libido |
Ziegler |
Homework questions |
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13 |
Prescription Product (vaginal) review, Journal Club/Treatment options for High Risk Patients |
Ziegler |
Journal Club Discussion |
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14 |
Case Studies |
Ziegler |
Case Assignment -prep outside of class and submit for grading prior to class |
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