Her and Now (herandnow.org) is an education initiative funded by the National Library of Medicine that aims to strengthen clinician knowledge and comfort with providing menopause and midlife care to women living with HIV.
The webinars are taught by multi-disciplinary clinicians and women living with HIV from across the US. Free educational credit will be offered for each session to multiple disciplines (physicians, pharmacists, nurses, APPs, social workers, and psychologists).
In this session, attendees will learn about HIV-specific risk factors for cardiovascular disease in women and strategies to promote cardiovascular health throughout the menopause transition. The session will review the latest guidelines for statin use in women with HIV and discuss current FDA indications for menopausal hormone therapy in this context. Sustainable, practical approaches to optimizing nutrition to promote heart health during midlife will be explored, with consideration of food access and available resources. The session will also address the higher prevalence of tobacco use (cigarette smoking) among women with HIV, including its impact on cardiovascular health and evidence-informed strategies to support smoking cessation.