Peak Vista Provider Becomes Certified With The Menopause Society, One Of Three In Area (Photo) -12/13/24
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December 13, 2024
Peak Vista Provider Becomes Certified with
The Menopause Society, One of Three in Area
Colorado Springs, Colo. – Peak Vista Community Health Centers (Peak Vista) provider, Kady Moehring, WHNP, successfully met the criteria and passed the examination necessary to earn The Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP) certification, making her one of only three Certified Practitioners listed in Colorado Springs.
Founded in 1989, The Menopause Society is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering health care professionals to improve the health of women during the menopause transition and beyond. Those who hold the MSCP certification have demonstrated special interest and competency in the field of menopause, including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurses and pharmacists, among others.
“The medical field often focuses on a women’s reproductive years, and it leaves out the rest of their life,” says Moehring. “Women live 30, 40, even 50 years beyond this. I see patients every day that just know they aren’t feeling 100% – but they don’t know why. Many times, it’s hormonal fluctuations related to menopause, and we can help with that.”
According to the Mayo Clinic Health System, more than two million women each year reach menopause – 6,000 women daily. With the global percentage of menopausal-aged women increasing and the overall increase in life expectancy for women, the World Health Organization notes the need for specialized menopause care is only growing.
“Perimenopause and menopause affect so many women in our community. These conditions are perfectly normal, and women should feel comfortable discussing changes with their health care provider. Kady’s continued education and new certification makes her such a tremendous community recourse to help educate and treat women through even more stages of life,” said Dr. Lawrence O’Connell, medical director at Peak Vista’s Women’s Health Center.
Moehring started as a student at Peak Vista in 2009 and officially joined as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner in 2013. Today, she serves patients at the Women’s Health Center in Colorado Springs, assisting with general women’s health, pregnancy and childbirth, menopause care and more.
About Peak Vista Community Health Centers
Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a nonprofit organization providing exceptional health care to people facing access barriers through clinical programs and education. Celebrating over 50 years of community health service, Peak Vista offers primary medical, integrated behavioral health and dental care services. We proudly serve over 74,000 patients annually through 23 outpatient centers in Colorado’s Pikes Peak and East Central regions. To learn more about Peak Vista, visit peakvista.org.
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