For nearly four decades, the nation has recognized October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Each year, organizations and communities use this time to educate people about breast cancer, emphasizing early detection and access to timely, high-quality care. Thanks to these efforts, and those of Women’s Health CME, Americans have reduced breast cancer death rates by 44% since 1989, as millions have taken action to get screened and seek care.

Progress and Challenges in Breast Cancer Care

We still have work to do. One in eight women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis in her lifetime, and experts estimate that nearly 44,000 people in the U.S. will die from breast cancer in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic also highlighted the inequities in breast cancer treatments for under-resourced communities across the country, as well as the inequity in treatment between Black and white women. Did you know, for example, that Black women in the U.S. are about 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women?

Knowing your risk, getting screened, knowing what’s normal for you, and making healthy lifestyle choices are some of the top ways to ensure early detection and treatment, and this October, it’s a great time to ask yourself, “When is the last time I got screened?”

Closing the Knowledge Gap Through Women’s Health CME

At Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts, we take this guidance seriously, with women’s health an integral part of our CME curriculum – both at our in-person CME Conferences and via our Online CME options, Virtual CME and On-demand CME – to ensure that nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), registered nurses (RNs), and physicians have the most up-to-date research available so that they can provide the best patient care.  

Research proves that education—and educational intervention—actively closes knowledge gaps about women’s health issues. A study regarding breast density, breast cancer risk, and screening, for example, demonstrated that provided the proper education and information, knowledge gaps resolved or reduced for healthcare providers. 

According to a study published by The Journal of the Menopause Society, of 177 providers analyzed, pretest, 56.5% knew women with extremely dense breasts have four-to-six-fold greater breast cancer risk than those with fatty breasts; 29.4% knew risk increases with increasing glandular tissue; only 5.6% knew 3D/tomosynthesis does not improve cancer detection in extremely dense breasts over 2D mammography; and 70.6% would consider supplemental ultrasound after mammography in an average-risk 50-year old with dense breasts. Postintervention, these knowledge gaps resolved or reduced (all P < 0.005) and comfort in discussing breast density implications increased (all P < 0.001). 

Upcoming CME Conferences Focused on Women’s Health

Looking to increase your own knowledge about women’s health? We have two remaining in-person Conferences in 2025, both of which feature a full day dedicated to women’s health (also available via CME Virtual Conference):

• October 20-23, 2025: Orlando, FL (Earn up to 39 CME credits and 9.75 APRN Pharmacology credits)
• November 11-14, 2025: Las Vegas, NV (Earn up to 39 CME credits and 10.5 APRN Pharmacology credits).

Our On-demand CME includes a women’s health-focused CME package worth 12.75 CME credit hours, as does our “Best of” series – worth up to 33.75 CME credit hours – that packages some of our best presentations from our 2025 and 2024 in-person CME Conferences. 

And, starting on the first Monday of the month beginning in December 2025, we will make available four days of content from one of our top 2025 conferences through our new Encore Virtual CME program. Get full access to the recorded sessions, watch when it works for you, and earn valuable CME credits along the way – including women’s health CME! 

Lastly, our Master Clinician Series also include several sessions on women’s health. While they are non-CME, these previously recorded 30-minute webinars are available for FREE and are a great way for anyone looking for some consistent lunchtime learning.

Why Choose Skin, Bones, Hearts & Private Parts for Your Women’s Health CME

Whether you take in an in-person CME Conference at a destination location, or via our on-demand courses, like our Best of the Best of 2025; or virtual CME conferences, such as our Encore Virtual CME event series, you’ll learn from the best of the medical community as you earn CME credits, network, and gain knowledge on cardiology and emergency medicine, dermatology, diabetes, orthopedics, pain management, pharmacology & prescribing and women’s health. We also offer the best value per CME credit in the CME training industry!