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Women’s Health
Continuing Education Courses
The AANP CE Center offers a wide variety of continuing education (CE) activities for nurse practitioners (NPs). Members of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) get more, including access to many free activities and significantly discounted rates on others. The activities are updated frequently, and more than a dozen women's health-related options are currently available.
NP Tools and Resources
AANP-developed resources to support NPs in treating your patients.
Is Your Child Protected Against HPV-Related Cancers?
This informative handout for the NP has been developed to facilitate conversations about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination with patients and their families. It provides an overview of the types of cancers that HPV can cause and discusses the rationale for why the vaccination should be administered during childhood for optimal protection. This handout displays the HPV vaccination schedule and also addresses some common questions and concerns that families may have about HPV vaccination.
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.
The NP’s Guide to Helping Patients Reach Lipid Targets
This practical handout for the NP includes helpful information about the evaluation of patients with lipid abnormalities, risk assessment and treatment decision-making, and strategies for mitigating and managing side effects of statins. Resources are provided for managing the cost of medications.
Supported by an educational grant from Novartis.
Patient Education Tools and Resources
Alzheimer’s Disease
This FAQ-based educational handout is designed to support NPs as they engage in discussions about aging, cognitive changes and Alzheimer’s Disease with their patients and their loved ones. Content includes helpful information about normal age-related changes in cognition and of those that may be related to dementia, along with a summary of self-help activities and resources.
This tool is supported by an educational grant from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.
Major Depressive Disorder: What You Need to Know
This visually engaging educational handout is designed to support NPs as they engage in shared decision-making conversations with their patients about major depressive disorder (MDD). The handout provides information about MDD symptoms, risk factors, self-help strategies, medications and available resources.
Supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Menopause Tool
Women experience perimenopause and menopause in a wide variety of ways. Yet, NPs who may be the best positioned to help prepare women for this transition and provide timely treatment may not recognize the burden of systemic and genitourinary symptoms or how they affect their patient’s quality-of-life. In addition, NPs must be able to adapt to the patient’s evolving needs and to consider how health disparities may impact women differently across racial and ethnic backgrounds.
This resource is supported by an independent educational grant from Pfizer as part of the program, “The Impact of Racial and Ethnic Disparities: Menopausal Women and the NP Role”.
AANP Community
Engage, Learn, Network and Progress Practice in Women's Health
The Women's Health Specialty Practice Group (SPG) offers a unique opportunity to interactively collaborate with colleagues who share an interest or clinical expertise in women's health. As an SPG member, you’ll have access to a cutting-edge, online forum where you can engage in discussions, document sharing and knowledge exchange with fellow NPs. Come learn, share and help progress the development of theory and practice in women's health.
External Resources
Conveniently Curated Information From Other Top Sources
There are many resources available for both patients and providers. Some are listed below for your convenience. Inclusion of these links does not imply AANP endorsement.