SPEAKING & WORKSHOPS
Closing the gap, one room at a time.
I speak to patients, clinicians, and community audiences about women's hormonal and whole-body health - what's been missed, what the evidence actually says, and what to do differently.
WHO I SPEAK TO
Two audiences. One problem worth solving.
Community & Patient Groups
Women's groups, libraries, fitness studios, book clubs, nonprofits, and employer wellness events. Plain-language education that helps women recognize what's actually going on in their bodies - and what to do about it.
· Libraries and community organizations
· Fitness and Pilates studios
· Women's groups and clubs
· Employer wellness events
· Private gatherings
Clinicians & Professional Audiences
Continuing medical education for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and other clinicians. Practical, evidence-based content designed to address the training gaps I encountered in my own medical education - so fewer patients get missed.
· Continuing medical education (CME / CE)
· Medical practice and hospital talks
· Nurse practitioner and physician assistant groups
· Allied health conferences
· Residency and fellowship programs
TOPICS
What I speak about.
Perimenopause: What Comes Before the Headlines
The hormonal shifts that start years before a last period - sleep disruption, new anxiety, brain fog, mood changes - and why they're so often dismissed or misdiagnosed.
Menopause & Hormone Therapy: Rewriting the Narrative
What the 2002 Women's Health Initiative study actually found, how it was misinterpreted, and what current evidence says about the benefits and risks of HRT today.
When "Normal Labs" Aren't Enough
Commonly missed conditions in women - sleep apnea, iron deficiency, autonomic dysfunction, hypermobility, and more. How to spot them when standard workups don't.
Hormones and the Brain
How estrogen and progesterone affect mood, focus, and cognition - and why so many women are told they have anxiety when what's actually happening is hormonal.
Connecting the Dots: Hormones, Gut, and Connective Tissue
The overlapping patterns between hormonal shifts, inflammatory symptoms, and connective tissue conditions - and why many women with multiple diagnoses have one underlying story.
A Workshop for Your Organization
Custom sessions designed around your group's specific questions - structured as a talk, Q&A, or a combination.
Format, length, and depth are flexible - from 30-minute community talks to longer clinician CME sessions.
PODCAST
A regular guest on Simply Soulful
I'm a regular guest on the Simply Soulful radio show on WRHU 88.7 FM, hosted by Sandy Lafazan, LCSW. We talk about perimenopause, menopause, HRT, and the parts of women's health that don't get enough air time in mainstream medicine.
RECENT EPISODES
The Doctor Is In: Meet Dr. Katie Rowan
Doctor Katie Returns: How Hormones Affect the Female Brain
GET IN TOUCH
Bring this conversation to your group.
Book Katie to Speak
Have a group of women who want to know more about perimenopause, menopause, or women's health more broadly? Hosting a CME event or clinician training? Send an email with your event details, audience, preferred date range, and format - I'll get back to you to talk it through.
Become a Patient
If you found this page looking for care rather than a speaker - the work that happens in my practice is where most of this starts. 60-minute first appointments, in-person or virtual across NY State.
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Shorter form education on perimenopause, menopause, HRT, and the conditions that get missed in standard care.
@katierowanmd