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Overview
This course offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual)* attendance options
Video about this course from our course directors.
Course Directors - Ekta Kapoor, MBBS, Jewel Kling, MD, MPH, Taryn Smith, MD
June 12 - 14, 2025 - Hyatt Regency - Seattle, Washington
Mayo Clinic's Transforming Women's Health course is designed to assist healthcare professionals in improving the care of women based on emerging scientific and clinical evidence related to medical conditions that are unique to women, occur more frequently in women or present differently in women. The course includes presentations from key women's health specialty and subspecialty disciplines including obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive medicine, sexual health, menopausal medicine, cardiology, endocrinology, internal medicine, and preventive medicine.
Optional Course (In-person only)
The Menopause Society: Menopause 101 Course, June 12, 2025; 6:50 - 11:00 am
General Session
The General Session offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual)* attendance options
Thursday 6/12/2025 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Friday 6/13/25 7:00 am - 3:05 pm
Saturday 6/14/25 7:00 am - 2:05 pm
*Livestream will use Zoom Webinar. The livestream will be presented as voiceover PowerPoint only, no live camera feed on the presenter.
Post-course recordings will not be available.
| Registration Fees | |
|---|---|
| General Session | |
| MD, DO, PhD | $850 |
| Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Nurse, Resident, Fellow, Allied Health Professional, Retiree | $825 |
| Optional Course (in-person only) | |
| Menopause 101 | $300 |
Target Audience
This activity is appropriate for healthcare professionals including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and others with an interest in women’s health.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Summarize updates in the diagnosis and treatment of PCOS
- Appraise updated guidelines for the management of genitourinary syndrome of menopause
- Interpret the various screening options for cervical cancer
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
Program
Menopause Society’s Menopause 101
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - Optional Workshop
Times listed are Pacific time zone
6:20 am – 6:50 am | Menopause 101 Registration |
6:50 am – 7:00 am | Welcome Announcements |
7:00 am – 7:30 am
| Menopause 101 Stephanie Faubion, MD, MBA, FACP, MSCP |
7:30 am – 8:00 am
| Hormone Therapy Risks and Benefits Ekta Kapoor, MBBS, FACP, MSCP |
8:00 am – 8:15 am | Q&A |
8:15 am – 8:45 am
| Sleep During Menopause Gloria Richard-Davis, MD |
8:45 am – 9:15 am
| Testosterone Therapy in Women Taryn Smith, MD, MSCP |
9:15 am – 9:30 am | Q&A |
9:30 am – 9:45 am | Break |
9:45 am – 10:15 am
| Sexual Health Jewel Kling, MD, MPH, MSCP |
10:15 am – 10:45 am
| Menopause and the Heart: What Clinicians Need to Know Stephanie Faubion, MD, MBA, FACP, MSCP |
10:45 am – 11:00 am | Q&A |
11:00 am | Adjourn |
General Session
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Times listed are Pacific time zone
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Registration 11:15 am Livestream begins |
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm | Welcome Juliana (Jewel) M. Kling, MD, MPH, MSCP; Ekta Kapoor, MBBS, MSCP, & Taryn Smith, MD, MSCP |
ENDOCRINOLOGY TOPICS | |
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm
12:45 pm – 12:55 pm | Obesity Management in Midlife Women Meera Shah, MB, ChB Q&A |
12:55 pm – 1:25 pm
1:25 pm – 1:35 pm | Update in Osteoporosis Workup and Management Jad Sfeir, MD Q&A |
1:35 pm – 2:05 pm
2:05 pm – 2:15 pm | PCOS Diagnosis in 2025: What Clinicians Need to Know Suneela Vegunta, MD Q&A |
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm | Light Refreshment Break |
Potpourri Topics | |
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
3:00 pm – 3:10 pm | If the Gene Fits: An Update on Genomics in Cancer Prevention and Interception Including Multi-Cancer Detection Jewel Samaddar, MD Q&A |
3:10 pm – 3:40 pm
3:40 pm – 3:50 pm | HIV and STIs in Women: Prevention, Trends and Treatment in 2025 Mary Jo Kasten, MD Q&A |
3:50 pm – 4:20 pm
4:20 pm – 4:30 pm | Menopause Misinformation: Sorting Through the Noise Stephanie Faubion, MD, MBA, FACP, MSCP Q&A |
4:30 pm | Adjourn |
Friday, June 13, 2025
Times listed are Pacific time zone
6:00 am – 6:45 am | Vinyasa Yoga (complimentary for all registered group attendees) Vinyasa Yoga, also known as "flow yoga", is a popular style of yoga that involves a continuous flow of poses linked together by breathing. Vinyasa yoga can raise your heart rate and body temperature. It can be practiced by people of all abilities.
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6:30 am – 7:00 am | Light Breakfast 6:45 am Livestream begins |
7:00 am – 7:05 am | Welcome Juliana (Jewel) M. Kling, MD, MPH, MSCP; Ekta Kapoor, MBBS, MSCP, & Taryn Smith, MD, MSCP |
MENOPAUSE AND HORMONE THERAPY | |
7:05 am – 7:30 am
7:30 am - 7:40 am | Hormone Therapy Tips and Tricks for Management Taryn Smith, MD, MSCP Q&A |
7:40 am – 8:10 am
8:10 am – 8:20 am | Non-Hormone Therapies for Menopause Symptoms Gloria Richard-Davis, MD Q&A |
8:20 am – 8:50 am
8:50 am – 9:00 am | Premature Ovarian Insufficiency: It’s Not Just About Fertility Loss Ekta Kapoor, MBBS, MSCP Q&A |
9:00 am – 9:30 am
| From Hot Flashes to Hard Questions: Assessing Breast Cancer Risk with Menopausal Hormone Therapy Jewel Kling, MD, MPH, MSCP Q&A |
9:40 am – 9:55 am | Light Refreshment Break |
9:55 am -10:40 am | Menopause Panel Juliana (Jewel) M. Kling, MD, MPH, MSCP; Ekta Kapoor, MBBS, MSCP; Taryn Smith, MD, MSCP; Stephanie Faubion, MD, MBA, FACP, MSCP, & Gloria Richard-David, MD |
Sexual Health | |
10:40 am – 11:10 am
11:10 am – 11:20 am | Reclaiming Comfort and Confidence: Pelvic Physical Therapy for Women’s Sexual Health Pauline Lucas, Pt, DPT, WCS-ABPTS Q&A |
11:20 am – 11:50 am
11:50 am – 12:00 pm | Sexual Dysfunction: Assessment and Treatment Approaches Jennifer Vencill, PhD, LP Q&A |
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm | Pick up lunches |
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm
12:45 pm – 12:55 pm | CV Risk Calculator (PREVENT) and Healthy 8 Amy Pollack, MD Q&A |
CENTRAL SENSITIZATION, INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE AND BEYOND | |
12:55 pm - 1:25 pm
1:25 pm - 1:35 pm | The Best is Yet to Come: Lessons in Longevity Pamila Brar, MD Q&A |
1:35 pm- 2:05 pm
2:05 pm- 2:15 pm | Fitness and Exercise in Women Postmenopause: The Power of Motivational Interviewing Robert Scales, PhD Q&A |
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm
2:45 pm – 2:55 pm | Fibromyalgia Arya Mohabbat, MD Q&A |
2:55 pm | Adjourn |
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Times listed are Pacific time zone
6:30 am – 7:00 am | Light Breakfast 6:45 am Livestream begins |
7:00 am – 7:05 am | Welcome Juliana (Jewel) M. Kling, MD, MPH, MSCP; Ekta Kapoor, MBBS, MSCP, & Taryn Smith, MD, MSCP |
POTPOURRI TOPICS | |
7:05 am – 7:30 am
7:30 am – 7:40 am | Tips and Tricks for Pesky Pimples and Unwanted Hairs: Acne and Hirsutism Ashley Wentworth, MD Q&A |
7:40 am – 8:05 am
8:05 am – 8:15 am | Itchy Business: Demystifying Vulvar Dermatoses Katherine (Katie) Bodiford, MD Q&A |
8:15 am – 8:45 am
8:45 am – 8:55 am | Perimenopause Contraception, Including Complex Contraception Hannah Nordhues, MD Q&A |
8:55 am – 9:10 am | Light Refreshment Break |
GYNECOLOGY | |
9:10 am – 9:40 am
9:40 am – 9:50 am | Endometriosis: From Signs and Symptoms to Diagnosis and Treatment Megan Wasson, DO Q&A |
9:50 am – 10:20 am
10:20 am – 10:30 am | Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Megan Cheney, MD Q&A |
10:30 am -11:00 am
| An Approach to Urinary Incontinence: Urge, Stress and Everything in Between Q&A |
11:10 am – 11:25 am | Pick up lunches |
11:25 am – 11:55 am
11:55 am – 12:05 pm | Lunch Talk: Innovations in Cervical Cancer Screening: Is HPV Self-Collection the Way of the Future? Kathy MacLaughlin, MD Q&A |
BREAST HEALTH | |
12:05 pm – 12:35 pm
12:35 pm – 12:45 pm | Dense Breast Tissue: What does It Mean and How to Approach It Jessica Fraker, MD Q&A |
12:45 pm- 1:15 pm
1:15 pm – 1:25 pm | An Approach to Breast Cancer Risk Stratification: The Nuts and Bolts, and What’s Coming in the Future? Sandhya Pruthi, MD Q&A |
1:25 pm- 1:55 pm
1:55 pm- 2:05 pm | Management of Menopausal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors Susan Kok, MD Q&A |
2:05 pm | Adjourn |
Location
Guest rooms have been reserved for attendees and their guests with special course rates at Hyatt Regency Seattle. In order to receive the special rate, reservations must be made before the room block is filled or before the expiration date of May 20, 2025, whichever comes first. Reservations will be taken following this date based on space and rate availability. The Room Block is expected to fill, register for the conference and reserve your room early.
- Room Rate: $289 run of house rooms
- High Floor standard room (floors 26-45)
- Up to 4 guests
- Complimentary VIP Lounge access over official event dates (8th Floor)
- Complimentary access to Hyatt Stay Fit Gym or Fitness Center
- Complimentary high-speed in-room wireless internet
- Group rate offered 3 days pre/post official event dates (based on hotel availability).
- Please note: After conference hotel room availability will be limited. To reserve a room these pre/post dates, contact Hotel at 206-973-1234, request in-house reservations team to verify availability first.
- Parking: Self-Park in and out privileges for hotel guests $48.00 per night
Reservations
Online: Hyatt Regency Online Booking Tool
Phone: 206-973-1234 Reference Mayo Clinic Transforming Women’s Health Conference
All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.
Travel
Hotel Information
Located in the heart of the Emerald City, Hyatt Regency Seattle is the city's first and only LEED Gold-Certified hotel. Our downtown hotel is close to Lake Union and Elliott Bay and near Lumen Field, Pacific Place and Pike Place Market. Seattle Convention Center facilities are within walking distance, and the Link Light Rail is only two blocks away. Whether you are here for work or play, our spacious accommodations, various restaurants and bars, including a steakhouse on the second floor and an expansive fitness center make our hotel an ideal destination for anyone visiting Washington State.
Check in: 4:00 pm
Check out: 11:00 am
Restaurants onsite (see Hyatt Regency Dining website for hours)
- Market
- Serves espresso beverage, pastries, freshly prepared sandwiches and salads, hot entrees and more
- 6:00 am - 11:00 pm
- Andare Italian Kitchen & Bar
- Combines traditional Italian flavors with fresh Seattle ingredients
- Serves breakfast, lunch, dinner (hours vary)
- Daniel's Broiler
- Traditional steakhouse and seafood favorites
- Mon - Sun 4:00 - 9:00 pm
- Daniel's Broiler Lounge
- Located within Daniel’s Broiler
- Contact hotel for hours
Pet Friendly - please contact hotel for details.
Transportation:
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA): 15 miles away
Getting Around
Ride Share
Taxi
Westlake Station: 2 blocks from Hyatt Regency Seattle. Board the Link Light Rail and ride it to the airport, stadiums, the University of Washington and more.
Events and Attractions
FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Games June 15 to July 13, 2025
Faculty
| Course Directors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ekta Kapoor, MBBS | Jewel Kling, MD, MPH | Taryn Smith, MD |
| Mayo Clinic Faculty | Guest Faculty | |
|---|---|---|
| Katie Bodiford, MD | Pamala Brar, MD | Gloria Richard-Davis, MD, MBA |
| Anita Chen, MD | Megan Cheney, MD | |
| Stephanie Faubion, MD, MBA | Jessica Fraker, MD | |
| Mary Jo Kasten, MD | Susan Kok, MD | |
| Pauline Lucas, PT, DPT, WCS-ABPTS | Kathy MacLaughlin, MD | |
| Arya Mohabbat, MD | Sandhya Pruthi, MD | |
| Jewel Samadder, MD | Robert Scales, PhD, MS | |
| Jad Sfeir, MD, MS | Meera Shah, MB, ChB | |
| Suneela Vegunta, MD | Jennifer Vencill, PhD, LP | |
| Megan Wasson, DO | Ashley Wentworth, MD | |
Accreditation
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 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.
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 21.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Credit allocation:
Thursday 6/12/25 Menopause 101: 3.75
Thursday 6/12/25 General Session: 4.00
Friday 6/13/25 General Session: 7.25
Saturday 6/14/25 General Session: 6.50
MOC Statement
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 17.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Optional Royal College Statement
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Through an agreement between the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, medical practitioners participating in the Royal College MOC Program may record completion of accredited activities registered under the ACCME’s “CME in Support of MOC” program in Section 3 of the Royal College’s MOC Program.
AAFP
Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.
Available Credit
- 17.75 ABIM
- 21.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 21.50 Attendance
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