The Menopause Society to launch $10 million training program for healthcare professionals

A $5 million anonymous grant helped to launch the NextGen Now initiative this summer

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The Menopause Society is to launch a $10 million comprehensive training program in the United States to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge, tools and support to improve menopause care.

Despite affecting half the population, menopause remains one of the most overlooked and underserved areas in medicine. The NextGen Now initiative, due to launch this summer, is aimed at addressing this need.

An anonymous grant of $5 million has helped to enable the program.

Little to no current guidance on menopause

The Menopause Society aims to reach 25,000 healthcare professionals within the next 3 years. These professionals include women’s health physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and trainees. Those involved in midlife women’s health are expanding exponentially, yet most receive little to no guidance on menopause.

“We have long recognized that education on midlife women’s health and the menopause transition has been woefully inadequate,” says Dr. Stephanie Faubion, medical director of The Menopause Society.

“The mission of our organization is to empower healthcare professionals to improve the health of women during the menopause transition and beyond. This includes providing the resources and knowledge they need to improve the health and quality of life of their patients.”

The NextGen Now initiative will include development and implementation of curated and immersive training experiences for healthcare professionals, study materials, scholarships, and new position statements and consensus recommendations, among other resources.

“We are thrilled to have a benefactor who is as passionate about improving midlife women’s health as we are and who is aligned with our commitment to providing evidence-based resources to help accomplish this,” says Dr. Claudio Soares, president of The Menopause Society.

“The NextGen Now initiative includes additional components, exploring the use of augmented and virtual reality. The Society is now seeking to secure $5 million in matching funding to support these innovative training methods.”