Hormones, Headaches & Holistic Reviews: The Triple H in Women’s Health

Our study days are sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, who provide funding that allows us to offer all events completely free of charge. Sponsors have no involvement in agenda development, speaker selection, or clinical content – this is managed entirely by MORPh’s clinical team.

The “Hormones, Headaches & Holistic Reviews: The Triple H in Women’s Health”  Study Day is free to access for all registered healthcare professionals that have a MORPh Account.

Doors will open at 09:00 for welcome and introductions the study day will begin shortly after. Our expert speakers will be discussing the following topics:

Learning Objectives 

By the end of today’s session, delegates will be able to: 

• Apply current guidance to menopause management, including appropriate selection and monitoring of HRT and testosterone. 
• Tailor HRT in complex patients, considering cardiovascular risk, migraine, breast cancer history and drug interactions. 
• Optimise migraine management in primary care, including recognising medication overuse headache and treatment options. 
• Conduct structured, patient-centred reviews, integrating menopause and migraine care into holistic consultations. 
• Use effective consultation skills, including shared decision-making, safety-netting and appropriate signposting. 

Menopause & HRT: Effective Patient Management – CPD Accredited 

By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Apply NICE NG23 (2024) and BMS 2026 guidelines to diagnose peri/menopause clinically in primary care, including the role of testosterone 
• Select the appropriate HRT type, route, and formulation based on individual patient risk profiles, including VTE, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic factors 
• Describe evidence-based holistic and non-pharmacological approaches for women who cannot or choose not to take HRT 
• Communicate the risks and benefits of long-term HRT using contemporary comparative lifestyle risk data 
• Manage menopause in women with CVD risk factors including T2DM, hypertension, and heart failure 
• Navigate confident consultations on symptom management and unscheduled bleeding 

HRT Prescribing in Complex Patients

• Considerations to make in patients with cardiovascular risk, obesity & metabolic syndrome  
• How to manage patients with migraines and aura considerations  
• Confident conversations and shared decision making in patients with breast cancer history  
• Drug interactions to consider with HRT (antiepileptics, tamoxifen, anticoagulants)  
• Ensuring appropriate shared decision-making documentation  

Migraine Management and Reviews in Primary Care

• Incorporating migraine reviews into your holistic reviews  
• Overview of up to date and novel treatment options in migraine management  
• Guidance on Medication Overuse Headaches 
• How to manage patients on HRT with migraines and headaches 

Menopause & HRT: Consultation Skills – CPD Accredited 

By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 

• Conduct effective consultations, medication reviews and annual reviews with menopause patients 
• Use effective questioning techniques to identify risk, impact and patient priorities 
• Manage common difficult conversations surrounding menopause & HRT, including those with worsening symptoms and disease progression  
• Understand and implement good safety netting, counselling and follow up principles alongside clear documentation in all HRT and menopause consultations