Women’s Health Foundations

2-Day Professional Development Training for Health Practitioners, Students & Aspiring Health Professionals

Next offering: January 16-17, 2027 (10am-6pm), In-Person at Simon Fraser University (Burnaby BC)

In this 2 day training, we will provide you with a deeper understanding of the connections between hormones, nutrition, lifestyle and psychological factors impacting women's health. Health practitioners and students will develop the tools and confidence to support women throughout different life stages. 

Our training is evidence informed, developed and reviewed by health practitioners. This training includes real life case studies and practical examples where you will walk away with a better understanding of when collaboration or referral to another health practitioner may be beneficial. 

This training is designed to be multidisciplinary for anyone working in the field of women's health or students seeking a career in women's health. This could include but not limited to: social workers, dieticians, mental health practitioners, midwives, nurses, and other allied health professionals who want to strengthen their assessment, communication, referral and interdisciplinary care skills.  

What You’ll Learn

Module 1: Hormonal & Physiological Changes
Build a stronger understanding of key hormonal and physiological changes across the female lifespan and how they may influence physical and emotional well-being.

Module 2: Nutrition Considerations
Explore nutritional considerations in women’s health. Learn about how nutrition can intersect with energy, mood, hormonal health and overall well-being.

Module 3: Mood, Anxiety & Mental Health
Explore the relationship between women’s health, hormonal transitions and common mental health concerns, including changes in mood and anxiety.

Module 4: Sleep, Stress & Lifestyle
Learn how sleep, chronic stress and lifestyle factors can influence health and learn practical considerations that can support more comprehensive client care.

Module 5: Scope of Practice & Interdisciplinary Referrals
Strengthen your ability to recognize concerns outside your professional scope, communicate with clients about next steps and identify when collaboration or referral to another practitioner may be appropriate.

Module 6: Case Studies
Apply what you have learned to realistic client scenarios and explore how different health disciplines can work together to provide more comprehensive, person-centred care. Attendees are welcome to bring their own case studies to this session but please let us know in advance if you wish to do so. 

Learning Outcomes:

• Recognize how hormonal, nutritional, psychological and lifestyle factors can intersect in women’s health.
• Ask more informed questions and better understand the broader context behind a client’s concerns.
• Identify when another health discipline may provide valuable support.
• Communicate more confidently with clients about women’s health concerns.
• Apply an interdisciplinary perspective to real-world client scenarios.

What’s Included

Your registration includes:

• Two days of in-person professional development training in Burnaby BC
• Comprehensive training booklet and reference materials
• Practical case studies and learning activities
• Certificate of completion (16 hours)
• Lunch and refreshments on both days

Pre-Training Questionnaire

Prior to your registration, please complete the pre-training questionnaire to give us a better understanding of the group and how we can tailor our examples and discussions to the practitioners attending. 

Investment

$450CAD+GST for the full two-day training. 

Capacity

Our in-person training is limited to 20 spots per session.