Better Menopause Care Starts in Pharmacy
Evidence-based menopause education for pharmacists and pharmacy teams
Women are already asking your pharmacy team questions about menopause.
The question now is: Is your team prepared to help them?
Pause Health provides menopause education designed specifically for pharmacy teams. Giving you the education to respond with greater knowledge, confidence and care for your patients.
Start with one hour. Our self-paced online mini-course is your first step towards more confident menopause conversations.
Get Started with Menopause Discovery
Pharmacy Has an Important Role to Play
Pharmacists are often the first healthcare professionals women approach for advice about menopause.
Yet, women still experience delays in receiving appropriate information, diagnosis, treatment and support.
Your pharmacy team is ideally positioned to help.
Not by replacing GPs or specialist care. But by:
✓ Recognising common menopause concerns
✓ Providing trusted, evidence-based information
✓ Supporting safe treatment conversations
✓ Addressing misinformation
✓ Recommending appropriate referral pathways
✓ Helping women feel heard
One informed conversation with you can change what happens next.
Start With Menopause Discovery
Your practical introduction to menopause care, specifically designed for pharmacy teams.
Menopause Discovery is our self-paced online mini-course designed to help pharmacists and pharmacy staff build a clearer foundation in perimenopause and menopause care.
Start Your Menopause Education JourneyMenopause Discovery: The Mini Course
In approximately one hour, you will explore:
- Perimenopause and menopause fundamentals
- Common symptoms and presentations
- The role of community pharmacy
- Sensitive, person-centred conversations
- Evidence-based support and recommendations
- Referral pathways
- Opportunities to create a menopause-friendly pharmacy service
This is not an overwhelming qualification.
It is not another pile of information to save for later.
This is a focused starting point created for the realities of pharmacy practice.
Menopause Discovery includes:
Get StartedWho Is Pause Health For?
Pause Health education has been created for:
✓ Pharmacists
✓ Pharmacy owners
✓ Pharmacy managers
✓ Intern pharmacists
✓ Pharmacy assistants
✓ Pharmacy students
It is for pharmacy teams who want to:
✓ Feel more prepared for menopause conversations
✓ Improve the support they provide to women
✓ Build stronger clinical and communication skills
✓ Understand their role and professional boundaries
✓ Explore menopause-related pharmacy services
✓ Continue developing their knowledge over time
You do not need to know everything. You need a clear place to begin.
The Pause Health Roadmap
A Complete Menopause Education Pathway
Pause Health is building more than one course. We are building a complete menopause education pathway for pharmacy teams.
We are creating a practical education pathway for pharmacy teams who want to improve menopause care at every level.
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Menopause Discovery
Build a strong foundation in menopause care, pharmacy practice and person-centred communication.
A practical, self-paced mini-course that can be completed in approximately one hour.
- Perimenopause and menopause fundamentals.
- Common symptoms and presentations.
- The role of community pharmacy.
- Sensitive, person-centred conversations.
- Evidence-based support and recommendations.
- Referral pathways.
- Opportunities to create a menopause-friendly pharmacy service.
Your first step towards more confident menopause conversations.
Coming Soon
Menopause Masterclass
The Menopause Masterclass is our flagship education program for pharmacists who want to go beyond the foundations.
The program will provide deeper education across:
- Clinical menopause knowledge.
- Menopausal hormone therapy.
- Non-hormonal treatment options.
- Genitourinary syndrome of menopause.
- Bone health and osteoporosis prevention.
- Sleep, mood and wellbeing.
- Complex patient conversations.
- Referral pathways.
- Pharmacy service development.
- Person-centred menopause care.
Coming in 2027
Pause Health Membership
The Pause Health membership will provide the latest evidence, practical tools, a supportive community and the confidence to deliver exceptional care to every woman who walks into your pharmacy.
The community is designed for graduates of the Masterclass.
Membership features include:
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Learn: Monthly evidence updates, online masterclasses with guest speakers, and journal clubs.
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Connect: Community, networking, peer discussion and Q&A's
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Apply: Practical tools, templates, patient resources, and business templates.
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Lead: Advocacy, speaking opportunities, mentoring and recognition as a Pause Fellow.
Meet the Pause Health Team
Pause Health was created by experienced pharmacists who believe community pharmacy can play a meaningful role in improving menopause care.
Tahnee Simpson
Tahnee is a community and compounding pharmacist with more than 20 years of experience and a special interest in menopause care.
She is passionate about empowering women with trusted, evidence-based information and working alongside GPs and other health professionals to improve access to menopause support.
Amanda Bryce
Amanda is an experienced pharmacist and pharmacy owner with more than 38 years in practice.
She is also a consultant pharmacist, sessional academic and diabetes educator with a strong interest in preventative medicine, chronic disease management and practical, evidence-based care.
Bo Youn Kim
Bo is a clinical pharmacist with 20 years of experience across tertiary hospitals in Western Australia and the founder of EmpowHer Menopause Clinic.
Combining clinical expertise with her lived experience of perimenopause, Bo is committed to improving menopause awareness, challenging outdated misconceptions and promoting high-quality, person-centred care.
Why Menopause Education Matters
Menopause can affect:
- Sleep
- Mood
- Memory
- Confidence
- Relationships
- Work
- Bone health
- Cardiovascular health
- Sexual wellbeing
- Day-to-day quality of life
Yet, many women feel dismissed, confused or unsure where to turn.
Pharmacy teams have an opportunity to improve that experience for women.
You may not provide every answer.
But you can provide a better first conversation.
You can offer trusted information.
You can recognise when further assessment is needed.
You can help women take the next step confidently.
That does matter.
Start With One Hour
You do not need to transform your entire pharmacy overnight.
Start by building a stronger foundation for just 1 hour of your time.
Menopause Discovery gives you an easy introduction into menopause care.
Explore Menopause DiscoveryDownload Your Free Perimenopause Symptom Chart
A practical printable designed to help pharmacy professionals recognise symptom patterns, start better conversations, and identify when further assessment or referral may be needed.
When you join the Pause Health newsletter, you'll receive:
✓ The printable Perimenopause Symptom Chart instantly
✓ Evidence-based menopause education
✓ Practical resources and tools for pharmacy teams
✓ Updates on new courses and training
Better Knowledge. Better Conversations.
Better Menopause Care.
Pause Health is helping pharmacy teams build the knowledge and confidence to better support women through perimenopause and menopause.
Start with Menopause Discovery.
Explore the Menopause Discovery Mini Course
Pause Health acknowledges the Whadjuk Noongar people of Perth and the Turrbal and Yuggera peoples of Brisbane, the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and honour the strength, leadership and knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their contributions to the health and wellbeing of their families and communities.