Women's Health Certification for Advanced Practice Providers: Intensive to Clinical Mastery

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Jaclyn M Piasta, DNP, WHNP-BC, FNPWH, MSCP Related seminars and products

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Jaclyn "Jackie" Piasta, DNP, WHNP-BC, FNPWH, MSCP, founded Monarch Health, a concierge clinical practice dedicated to evidence-based midlife care, after years in a traditional hospital-based private OB-GYN setting. A nationally recognized educator and speaker, her work spans menopause pharmacotherapy, perimenopausal management, hormone prescribing, and contemporary women's health topics, translating evolving evidence into practical, clinician-ready strategies for advanced practice providers and physicians. She serves as adjunct faculty at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, sits on the medical advisory board for the National Menopause Foundation and is a member of the Advocacy Committee for the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health.

 

In recognition of her leadership and contributions to the field, the Excellence in Leadership and Innovation Award from her DNP graduating class and induction into the inaugural class of Fellows of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health stand among her most notable honors. Board certified as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP-BC) and a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP), her formal training includes a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner degree from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Frontier Nursing University.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Jaclyn Piasta is the owner of Monarch Health, LLC., and Monarch health Clinician Academy. She previously received a consulting fee from Bonafide and a speaking honorarium and consulting fee from Padagis. Dr. Piasta is a stockholder and consultant with Amissa Health. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Jaclyn Piasta is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, the International Menopause Society, the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, the Obesity Medicine Association, the Menopause Society, the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

 

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Objectives

1. Analyze the endocrine mechanisms regulating hormonal balance across the female lifespan.
2. Differentiate functional versus pathologic causes of menstrual irregularities and hormone imbalance.
3. Apply advanced diagnostic reasoning to complex presentations of PCOS, PMS, PMDD, and endometriosis.
4. Evaluate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions for hormone and thyroid disorders.
5. Develop individualized care plans integrating nutrition, stress modulation, and pharmacology.
6. Assess pelvic floor, bladder, and bowel dysfunction using evidence-based screening tools.
7. Formulate trauma-informed strategies for sexual pain and pelvic health concerns.
8. Manage pharmacologic options for pelvic and urogenital conditions, including contraindications.
9. Design fertility and infertility care protocols incorporating diagnostics and lifestyle interventions.
10. Appraise medication safety during conception, pregnancy, and lactation.
11. Implement comprehensive postpartum management addressing physical and mental recovery.
12. Evaluate metabolic, cognitive, and cardiovascular changes associated with healthy aging.
13. Plan individualized menopause management including pharmacologic and alternative therapies.
14. Integrate current evidence for osteoporosis prevention and treatment into patient care.
15. Determine best-practice interventions for autoimmune, cardiac, and pain syndromes common in women.
16. Address sociocultural and psychosocial determinants influencing women’s health outcomes.
17. Compose interdisciplinary, culturally competent treatment plans for chronic female conditions.
18. Critique current research limitations and risks related to hormonal and women’s health therapies.
19. Demonstrate reflective practice strategies to prevent burnout and enhance clinical resilience.

Outline

Intensive One. Master Hormone Imbalances: What the Lab Values Aren’t Telling You

• Female hormone physiology: What the research actually tells us (and what it doesn’t)
• Diagnostic interpretation beyond the reference range – reading patterns, not just numbers
• Advanced management of PCOS, PMS/PMDD, and perimenopause
• Pharmacologic updates in thyroid management (Rx)
• Case Mapping Exercise: Know exactly where to start on the hormone cases that keep you up at night

Intensive Two. Pelvic Health: The Conditions Your Patients Have Been Told to Live With

• Real answers on pelvic floor dysfunction, interstitial cystitis, bowel irregularities, and sexual pain
• Missed endometriosis red flags and the workup that gets patients to diagnosis faster
• Evidence-based diagnostic tools and strategic referral pathways
• Pharmacologic management of infections and chronic pelvic pain (Rx)
• Trauma-informed, culturally responsive care – practical frameworks, not just principles
• Root Cause Rounds: Integrative case analysis linking pelvic health and fertility

Intensive Three. From Trying to Conceive to Postpartum Recovery: Practice so Nothing Gets Missed

• Fertility optimization and systematic infertility evaluation: What to assess, order, and when to refer
• The women’s health journey: Miss something early that becomes a lifetime consequence
• Holistic prenatal and postnatal care that providers too often overlook
• Pharmacologic safety across conception, pregnancy, and lactation (Rx)
• Case-based Decision-Making: Postpartum mood disorders, lactation challenges, recovery

Intensive Four. The Menopause Care Your Patients Have Been Begging For

• Metabolic and cardiovascular transitions in midlife: What to evaluate and when to act
• When symptoms are “just part of aging” – and when they aren’t
• Current evidence on menopausal hormone therapy and appropriate supplementation (Rx)
• Cognitive function, weight management, and nutrition optimization for aging women
• Treatment Plans: Build individualized menopause strategies from real cases

Intensive Five. See the Whole Woman. Treat Her That Way

• Autoimmune disorders, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and cognitive health across the lifespan
• Pharmacologic and lifestyle interventions for chronic conditions (Rx)
• Sociocultural influences: Stress, burnout, and relationship health in the clinical conversation
• Practice Transformation: Future influence on women’s health care

Included throughout the event

Pharmacology Pit Stops: Focused on medication decision making, dosing adjustments, contraindications, drug-supplement interactions, and patient counseling.

Clinical Reflections and Discussions: Integrate learning, reconnect with your clinical purpose, and return to work inspired to practice differently

Target Audience

Built for: Advanced practice providers in primary care and women’s health

• Nurse Practitioners
• Nurse Midwives
• Clinical Nurse Specialists, Physician Assistants
• Physicians