Mastering the Protocols for Optimization of Hormone Replacement Therapy - PART I Discover the Power of BHRT Fundamentals

Mastering the Protocols for Optimization of Hormone Replacement Therapy - PART I Discover the Power of BHRT Fundamentals is organized by TruBalance Healthcare and will be held from Mar 14 - 16, 2025 at Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Toronto International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Course Objectives:

• Evaluate and become proficient in the medical literature that supports biologically identical hormone replacement in contrast to chemically altered hormones and realize that “all hormones are not the same” as demonstrated per the literature.
• Identify the uses of melatonin, DHEA and pregnenolone including correct dosing and monitoring.
• Discuss the prescribing of testosterone for men and women including, methods for administration, complications, precautions and potential side effects of testosterone.
• Evaluate new evidence that contradicts the experts conclusions from the HERS and WHI trials on estrogen treatment in women.
• Compare and contrast the health benefits of estrogen and progesterone to the health detriments and harm of synthetic estrogen and progestin.
• Describe the types, doses, and methods used to administer estrogen and progesterone in addition to how different formulations affect absorption, efficacy, side effects and complications.
• Discuss recent literature, questions and answers that demonstrate the beneficial effects of hormones such as improved function, healing, and better quality of life. 
• Describe current concepts of thyroid replacement andcompare and contrast different options available for thyroid replacement as supported in the medical literature and which lab tests are recommended.
• Implement best clinical practices in diagnosing, prescribing, monitoring and adjusting of BHRT for improved function and patient symptomatology.
• Recognize that it is the responsibility of the medical practitioner to assure that the compounding pharmacy they work with dispenses only high quality hormones from either a European, Canadian or USA made source in order to guarantee efficacy and therapeutic endpoints.
• Identify that some compounded hormones are poor in quality, poorly absorbed, not micronized, and usually prescribed in very inadequate amounts to conform to scientific standards of maintaining therapeutic levels.
• Analyze and review treatment protocols in case management for both simple and complex cases as it pertains to BHRT and when to use oral versus transdermal HRT.
• Evaluate the lack of peer-reviewed studies for any compounding hormones in comparison to the standardized, pharmaceutical bioidentical hormones which are the only natural hormones utilized in medical studies.
• Identify the biologic endpoints (lab tests) are the only reliable assessments to assure that the HRT prescribed is as efficacious as pharmaceutical bioidenticals utilized in the literature.