Building a Better Menopause System: Insights from One Medical’s Dr. Erin Duralde

About this episode

Sharon Kedar interviews Dr. Erin Duralde about improving menopause care and integrating it into primary healthcare.

On this episode of Innovate & Elevate , Sharon speaks with Dr. Erin Duralde , Medical Director for Women’s Health and Menopause Care at One Medical, about a question that keeps coming up in midlife healthcare: now that we know more, where do people actually go for menopause care? Recorded shortly after the FDA removed the long-standing black box warning on estrogen therapies, this conversation explores how menopause and perimenopause care can be integrated into primary care, what a modern menopause visit should look like, and how clinicians can better listen to symptoms, history, and lived experience to guide care. What You’ll Learn from this Episode: How Dr. Duralde’s early work as a patient advocate at the UCSF Breast Care Center shaped her approach to menopause care and clinical decision-making Why menopause education was largely missing from medical training following misinterpretations of the Women’s Health Initiative, and how that legacy still affects care today What patients can expect from a dedicated menopause or perimenopause visit at One Medical How intake surveys and symptom tracking help clinicians better understand what matters most to each patient The wide…

People in this episode

Host: Sharon Kedar

Guest: Dr. Erin Duralde

Topics covered

• menopause care
• perimenopause
• primary care integration
• patient advocacy
• hormonal therapy
• symptom tracking

Keywords

• menopause
• perimenopause
• hormonal therapy
• patient advocacy
• symptom tracking
• primary care
• healthcare integration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: One Medical, UCSF Breast Care Center, FDA

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