I this podcast episode, we welcome one of our educators, Dr. Kara Dinisio ND. Dr. Dinisio is one of the facilitators of our menopause hormone therapy course (which can be accessed here).

When asked what she wanted to share with our audience, she chose a study by the Mayo Clinic published in Maturitas in 2016 that explores the knowledge base, attitudes and beliefs of practitioners about hormone therapy.

Kara admitted she was nervous about choosing this paper, it is certainly not a type of study high on the hierarchy of evidence. However, she wanted to explore if it could serve as fodder for clinical self-assessment. 

Can we use these studies to self-audit our knowledge, both as evidence-based practitioners and as a profession? 

Can they help us identify our blind spots?

Have a listen. 

 

 

REFERENCES

1.  Files JA, Kransdorf LN, Ko M, et al. Bioidentical hormone therapy: An assessment of provider knowledge. Maturitas. 2016;94:46-51. doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.08.014

2.  Yu Q, Lin L. The promotion of menopausal hormone therapy might be determined by the attitude of health-care professionals. Climacteric. 2022;25(3):213-214. doi:10.1080/13697137.2022.2057038