09/16/2025
This weekend, I had the pleasure of speaking at Private Physicians Alliance Annual Meeting on menopausal hormone therapy. We discussed evidence-informed practices, context-dependent action of estradiol, determining individual benefits vs risks and how to use shared decision making to get the best results for our patients.
My esteemed co-speaker, Dr. Shamita Trivedi, discussed benefits of menopausal therapy on bone health and beyond, and using yoga and mindfulness as a powerful modality for women in menopause. I loved the easy-to-implement yoga poses you shared!
While other topics spanned AI, personalized, evidence-informed care, healthspan, hospitality and tech, it was clear that cultivating deep connections with our patients and being fully present with both our patients and our team are core values we all share.
I also want to highlight something that I often think about, that is instrumental in how we treat our patients.
We can’t settle for headlines and polarized views of only one correct way to do things, and judging studies as simply “good” or “bad”. Quality of evidence is nuanced, it may apply to some populations and not others, some contexts and not others, and while it may not be popular to live in nuance, it’s critical that we maintain our critical thinking. We use AI, which is undoubtedly a game-changer, but we still need to continue to use our brains to filter this information and add our own experience, our own assessment, new information, and most importantly, think, how is this going to apply to the unique, individual patient I’m caring for.
