Continuing Education, Inservice and Mentorship - for Allied Health Professionals
Menopause and Exercise Continuing Education - for allied health professionals.
Next program commences Wednesday 26th March 2025, 7pm - 8.30pm
Registration - scroll to the bottom of this page after reading OR here
Continuing Education - 5 week block
Week 1 - The science of menopause - understand the physiology behind the menopause transition, hormonal changes, symptoms and management strategies, introduction to case studies
Week 2 - Vasomotor symptoms and cardiovascular changes - the physiological changes that occur and how to manage with exercise prescription, progression of case studies
Week 3 - Bone/muscle health and brain/mental health - the physiological changes that occur and how to manage with exercise prescription, progression of case studies
Week 4 - How to work with a person during the menopause transition - understand the challenges a female may face during menopause and how these may impact their life to enable you to work wholistically and with a person centred approach for your client. Focus on both case studies.
Week 5 - Case studies - brief wrap up of both case studies followed. 20-30 minutes to bring your own questions regarding your own clients. Programming - how to start, progress and modify an exercise program for a female in menopause
Each week is 1.5 hours online and will include a short assessment at the end of each week - assessment includes 5 x short answer questions. A certificate of completion will be emailed to each participant upon completion of all 5 weekly assessments with a pass mark of 80%.
There will be two case studies, one general population female and one athletic female, that will be built into the learning each week, focusing on each weeks subject matter as we go. There will be a wrap up in Week 5 plus time to ask questions.
Sessions are recorded and a weekly wrap up is provided shortly after each week via email, along with the recording.
What our first course participants in November 2024 said about the course, running for the first time!!
Content and Learning - 9/10
Presentation and resources - 8/10
Feedback and response to questions - 9.5/10
Comparison to other courses in increasing skill as a clinician - 8.5/10
“I loved the depth of 'why' things happen and the science behind menopause”
“How the content was separated into the four components made it more digestible, the length of each session was the perfect amount, Kathy really encouraged questions and group discussion, the quizzes were a great way to assess integration of knowledge.”
“I loved the overall topic and content and particularly in discussions around athletic pop. It was helpful when you explained how to apply clinically or in life. I love the additional resources, articles and your wrap ups. I also found it much easier to understand when I could read the slides as you spoke. Thanks for the time and effort you've put into this Kathy!”
Based on other feedback from participants, we have made some upgrades to this course in terms of more case study learning, more participant participation and interaction, and also providing more access to external resources for further learning in between weeks.
This upgraded course is now really on point!!
Business Owners!!
This continuing education course can also be offered face to face for your business over a 1 day session - minimum of 5 and up to 10 employees - to find out more about this option, get in contact with Kathy via our contact at the bottom of each page or email hello@shecommunity.net.
Inservice
I also offer Inservice options for organisations that would like to provide internal up-skilling for their staff. These inservice sessions are two hours and are a snapshot summary of the critical aspects of knowledge/education, treatment and exercise prescription for working with females in Menopause. It covers more of the information side, but will touch on basic aspects of assessment and prescription.
Mentorship
I also offer ongoing mentorship opportunities throughout the year to up skill with flexible one on one sessions. These sessions can involve Menopause and/or a range of other women’s health and/or clinical exercise physiology issues. These sessions are flexible and can be a one off or program of sessions depending on what you need. To find out more about this option, get in contact with Kathy via our contact at the bottom of each page or email hello@shecommunity.net.
Who am I?
My name is Kathy and I am an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and have been for 23 years. This means I come with the highest standard of training to assist specific populations with exercise as medicine for all injuries, illnesses, disabilities and medication conditions.
Over my 23 years of practice, I have worked in women’s health private practise (including pre and post-natal and menopause in my own business), mobile and community treatment, hospital setting, workcover, my aged care and the NDIS space. I have worked with a variety of different clients and patients and am highly skilled at wholistic healthcare and moving people towards a healthier lifestyle and better quality of life, whatever that means for them.
I have worked in middle management, clinical supervision, mentoring and staff training roles and understand how to educate and impart knowledge to others.
I am a Certified Specialist Menopause Coach with Girls Gone Strong (accredited by ESSA) and also completing a Master in Women’s Health Medicine at present.
Also, and most importantly, I am a menopausal female. I can bring lived experience to education and help you develop a really strong person-centred approach to your treatment.
I look forward to helping you improve your knowledge and skills!! See more about me here
OUR 2025 INTAKE IS OPEN NOW.
Kathy xo
