A systems-based clinical framework for modern hormone care
Confidence for Complex Hormone Care
Her panels read normal. She still doesn’t feel like herself.
Learn to connect physiology, personalize treatment, and navigate today’s most challenging hormone cases with confidence.
16
On-Demand CE hours
5
Clinical Questions
4
Live Sessions
∞
Replay Included
Replay included · All CE bundled at completion · Start the enduring modules today
Patient · midlife, doing everything right
Pattern: not herself
Thyroid panelTSH within range
Reads normal
Fasting glucoseReassuring
Reads normal
WeightRising despite effort
Off
Sleep & moodRestless, anxious
Off
CyclesChanging
Off
Every clinician has had this patient
She isn’t just tired
Her labs read normal, yet something clearly isn’t. One symptom becomes another referral, one medication becomes two — and she still asks, “Why don’t I feel like myself?”
Looks fine
Thyroid panel normal
but she’s exhausted and gaining weight
Looks fine
Fasting glucose reassuring
but her metabolism clearly isn’t
Looks fine
Cycles “just changing”
but perimenopause is already underway
Looks fine
One more referral
but no one connects the physiology
The real challenge
The challenge isn’t a lack of knowledge. It’s that hormone physiology doesn’t exist in isolation — and neither should the way we evaluate it.
The philosophy
Hormones don’t operate in isolation. Neither should your clinical reasoning.
Traditional education teaches thyroid disease, PMOS, menopause, and insulin resistance as separate topics. Real patients present with overlapping physiology. This summit teaches clinicians to think in systems, not silos.
Taught in Silos
- Thyroid disease, PMOS, menopause & infertility as separate topics
- One hormone, one lab value, one visit at a time
- Reference ranges built to detect disease, not to define wellness
- Gut, stress & metabolic drivers sitting outside the endocrine workup
- Each new symptom generating another referral
- Nutrition & lifestyle treated as an afterthought to pharmacology
Practiced in Systems
- Overlapping physiology recognized as the norm, not the exception
- Laboratory patterns interpreted in relationship to one another
- Better questions asked, and more meaningful testing ordered
- Gut, stress & metabolic drivers evaluated as primary levers
- Personalized plans that integrate lifestyle, nutrition & pharmacology
- One framework that holds across every life stage, in men and women
What you’ll be able to do
Skills you’ll apply with your next patient
By the end you won’t simply know more about hormones — you’ll think differently.
01
Read thyroid, cortisol & sex hormone panels as connected patterns, not isolated numbers
02
Trace hormone symptoms upstream to gut, stress & metabolic drivers
03
Counsel confidently on hormone therapy: candidates, routes, timing, risks & monitoring
04
Apply a root-cause framework to PCOS, endometriosis & mood presentations
05
Build & sequence a personalized hormone care plan you can actually run in clinic
What you’ll learn
You won’t just know more. You’ll think differently.
☉ The shift this summit creates
“By the end, you’ll recognize physiologic patterns that once appeared unrelated — and see why weight gain despite ‘normal’ labs finally makes sense.”
You’ll develop confidence creating personalized, evidence-informed care plans that integrate lifestyle, nutrition, pharmacology, and clinical reasoning.
Persistent symptoms despite treatment become a solvable puzzle.
6
interconnected domains, unified in one clinical framework
16
hours of CE across on-demand modules, live sessions & the PMOS bonus
Who it’s for
Built for clinicians managing complex hormone presentations
Eligible for pharmacists, physicians, NPs, PAs, nurses, and RDs. No functional medicine background required.
Pharmacists
Physicians
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Associates
Nurses
Registered Dietitians
Primary Care Clinicians
Develop a framework for approaching increasingly complex hormone presentations.
Pharmacists
Integrate pharmacology with physiology, nutrition, and lifestyle medicine.
Functional & Integrative Practitioners
Strengthen clinical reasoning with a systems-based approach.
Registered Dietitians
Connect nutrition to endocrine physiology and personalized care.
This is more than memorizing guidelines
It’s a way of thinking.
Recognize patterns
Connect physiology
Think in systems
Personalize treatment
Practice with confidence
Complete curriculum
Every module and objective
Seven hours of on-demand modules plus four live case sessions, August through September. Enduring modules unlock at enrollment; all CE is bundled and awarded at completion.
2
Expert Faculty
5 Questions
One Clinical Sequence
4
Live Case Sessions
16 hrs
Total CE incl. bonus
On-Demand Modules
Introduction to Hormone Health Across the Lifespan 60 min
- Explain the functional medicine approach to hormone health
- Identify key hormones and how they shift across the lifespan
- Describe foundational contributors to hormone imbalance, including lifestyle, gut, and environmental factors
Nutrition + Lifestyle Foundations for Hormone Balance 60 min
- Evaluate the role of nutrition and micronutrient status in hormone regulation
- Identify evidence-based dietary strategies to support hormone health
- Discuss how lifestyle patterns influence estrogen, insulin, cortisol, and thyroid hormones
Stress, Cortisol + the HPA Axis 60 min
- Describe how stress impacts hormonal systems and cortisol regulation
- Identify signs and stages of HPA axis dysfunction
- Implement evidence-based interventions to support adrenal resilience
Men’s Health: Hormones, Andropause, and Metabolism 150 min
- Identify the clinical presentation and drivers of male hormone imbalance and andropause
- Discuss laboratory evaluation of testosterone and related hormones
- Evaluate the role of inflammation, metabolic dysfunction, and stress in male hormone decline
- Implement functional strategies including nutrition, sleep, exercise, and supplements to support testosterone and vitality
- Apply a systems-based approach to low libido, erectile dysfunction, and fatigue in men
Fertility & Preconception Care: A Root-Cause Framework 90 min
- Describe the root causes of subfertility and infertility through a functional lens
- Assess how thyroid, cortisol, gut health, and inflammation impact fertility
- Identify key lab markers and testing options for preconception assessment
- Implement nutrition, detox, and lifestyle strategies to support conception
- Create preconception protocols addressing both male and female fertility challenges
Live Sessions LIVE
Session 1 · Immediate Access · Perimenopause + Menopause BHRT 2 hr
- Describe hormonal changes in perimenopause and menopause
- Compare therapeutic options including bioidentical hormone therapy, adaptogens, and lifestyle strategies
- Create personalized support plans for midlife women
Session 2 · Aug 27 · Thyroid Health + Hormones & Mood 2 hr
- Interpret thyroid labs beyond TSH to assess dysfunction
- Recognize clinical signs of hypothyroidism and autoimmune thyroiditis
- Discuss lifestyle and nutritional support for thyroid optimization
- Discuss the role of hormone imbalance in mood and cognition
- Identify neuroendocrine markers related to anxiety and depression
- Evaluate support strategies using nutritional and lifestyle interventions
Session 3 · Sept 10 · Gut-Hormone Axis + Endometriosis 2 hr
- Explain the gut’s role in hormone detoxification and regulation
- Identify signs of dysbiosis that may impact hormone balance
- Apply dietary and probiotic strategies to support the gut-hormone axis
- Explain the inflammatory drivers of endometriosis and related syndromes
- Identify immune and gut-based interventions to reduce symptoms
- Design functional treatment strategies using a systems-based approach
Session 4 · Sept 24 · Putting It All Together 1.5 hr
- Construct personalized hormone care plans using functional frameworks
- Apply testing results and symptom patterns to real-world cases
- Utilize tools and strategies to implement root-cause care in practice
- Followed by live case rounds to close the summit (non-CE)
Included bonus
Plus the PMOS session — free with enrollment
PMOS and Insulin Resistance: A Root-Cause Approach — a 1.5-hour CE session, included with your enrollment.
- Identify the diagnostic criteria and subtypes of PMOS
- Explain how insulin resistance drives reproductive hormone imbalance
- Build individualized lifestyle and supplement protocols
Insulin resistance sits at the center of ~85% of PCOS cases.
Meet your faculty
Two clinicians. One framework.
Melody Hartzler and Lara Zakaria bring complementary expertise in pharmacology, nutrition, functional medicine, and systems-based clinical care — guiding you through evidence-informed strategies and practical case application.
Melody L. Hartzler
PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, ABAAHP
Clinical Pharmacist & Metabolic Specialist
Lara Zakaria
PharmD, CNS, IFMCP
Clinical Pharmacist & Nutritionist
The centerpiece
Introducing the Hormone Mastery Framework
A practical clinical model for how interconnected systems shape hormone health. Every module reinforces the relationships between them — not isolated diagnoses. The connections are the point.
- Metabolic Health — insulin, glucose, body composition & cardiometabolic risk
- Thyroid Function — conversion, autoimmunity & cross-axis interaction
- Stress Physiology — cortisol rhythm, HPA adaptation & downstream effects
- Gut & Immune Health — microbiome, estrogen metabolism & inflammation
- Nutrition & Lifestyle — micronutrients, diet, sleep, movement & circadian rhythm
- Life Stage & Environment — puberty through menopause & andropause, plus exposures
Six systems. One framework — because hormones never act alone.
Final invitation
Modern hormone care requires more than memorizing guidelines.
It requires thinking in systems.
Recognize the patterns. Connect the physiology. Practice with confidence. Join Hormone Mastery and discover a new framework for modern hormone care.
16 hours CE incl. the PMOS bonus · on-demand + 4 live sessions · replay included
AKH Inc is an accredited provider through Joint Accreditation. AKH and Revelar Health LLC are jointly providing credit for this activity. It will be awarded AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, ACPE, AAPA, AANP, ANCC, and RD/DTR credit. Eligible for pharmacists, physicians, NPs, PAs, nurses, and RDs; all CE is bundled and awarded at completion.