BHRT Part 2: Expand Treatment Options

Prerequisites

• Part I: Discover the Power of BHRT

CME BHRT Training

Bioidentical Hormone Training Part II follows with advanced concepts and up-to-date research above and beyond BHRT Part I. This three-day hrt medical seminar will keep you current on the appropriate skills needed to manage everyday HRT-related problems. It will serve as a short refresher of HRT but will primarily serve to teach new and alternative therapies not explained previously, as well as introduce management of new conditions such as PCOS, Osteoporosis, Cancer and hormones and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Some of the other exciting topics to be discussed include the following:

• Alternatives to raising testosterone, including methods that maintain or even may increase fertility in men, such as clomid and HCG. 
• The importance of early identification of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), including recognizing its associated signs and symptoms, atypical presentation, and treatment options to potentially improve fertility and reduce risk of long term health consequences, such as obesity, uterine cancer, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and type two diabetes. Also, learning why the word “PCOS” is a poor name and a misnomer for the condition, as it is primarily an endocrine condition. 
• Review what the literature shows about how hormones affect cancer progression and knowing when and which hormones may be appropriate and why

Bioidentical Hormone Training Part II goes into greater depth than the nuts and bolts covered in BHRT Part I, showcasing literature reviews that highlights the many benefits of HRT, particularly as they pertain to cardiovascular and cancer protection. We also review the scientific literature supporting a more preventive approach to chronic disease vs a sick care model that never treats root causes.

Access

This workshop is offered in-person and/or virtually. You can choose if you would like to be shipped printed educational materials. We will also post a recording for each day that same evening. The recording will be available until Thursday of the week after the event to re-watch or catch up on anything you may have missed, but it will not be available after this time.

Accreditation

• 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits
• 20 Nursing Contact Hours
• 20 Hours Pharmacy Credit

Upon completion of this workshop, the healthcare professional will be able to:

• Identify important issues in the relationship between hormones and cancer: cause, provocation or protection?
• Outline problem-solving techniques for difficult cases presenting with multiple disease processes and the potential benefits of hormones.
• Discuss literature citing new indications, risks, benefits and complications of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone therapy.
• Determine advanced treatment modalities and dosing strategies for estrogen and progesterone, including new and specific approaches to these therapies.
• Describe important aspects of the WHI findings: identify the experts that refute this study, and other factors not included in the trials that would change the conclusions.
• Determine advanced treatment modalities, including new and specific approaches to HGH, thyroid and testosterone in age management and disease prevention.
• Discuss over 40 articles that demonstrate thyroid replacement does not cause osteoporosis, even in TSH suppressive doses.
• Identify various new therapies for erectile/sexual dysfunction in men and women.
• Evaluate the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease and diabetes and the various treatment strategies as they pertain to medication, diet, exercise, lifestyle change and nutritional supplements.
• Explore the role of omega 3 fatty acids, antioxidants, niacin, glucose, and their influence on insulin, inflammation, disease progression and atherosclerosis.
• Describe the strategies for using the new cardiovascular risk markers, inflammation markers, new lipid parameters and how to make sense of all the new lipid fractionation components.
• Identify rational approaches to vitamins and supplements with a review of the medical literature supporting their use in wellness as well as citing any harmful effects and interactions.
• Determine current screening methods and management strategies of the most common pre-menopausal hormone disorder, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in addition to, implementing diagnostic and treatment strategies for PCOS.
• Apply diagnostic and treatment strategies for hirsutism and hair loss.
• Implement strategies for treating osteoporosis using hormone replacement therapy.
• Provide insightful and clinically meaningful cases to better help clinicians improve their practice and patient outcomes.