Spanning adolescence through postmenopause, this program bridges evidence-based science with real-world practice
Unlocking the Q™ is a comprehensive, CME-accredited educational course created for women’s health and primary care clinicians who want to confidently address female sexual dysfunction in clinical practice.
This program provides the essential knowledge, practical tools, and clinical language needed to support patients from adolescence through postmenopause.
By combining evidence-based education with real-world application, Unlocking the Q™ equips clinicians to initiate meaningful conversations, accurately assess concerns, and deliver compassionate, informed sexual health care across the lifespan.
A CME-accredited course equipping clinicians with the knowledge and tools to address female sexual dysfunction from adolescence through postmenopause.
What You’ll Learn:
How to identify and diagnose the full spectrum of female sexual dysfunction, including:
- Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD)
- Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD)
- Female Orgasmic Disorder (FOD
- Approaches for special populations, including patients who are pregnant, postpartum, midlife, or postmenopausal
- Trauma-informed, inclusive, and stigma-free communication techniques
- Evidence-based treatment strategies—from behavioral therapies and hormonal interventions to newer FDA-approved medications
Why This Course Matters:
Sexual health is a vital sign & a basic human right. Yet, it remains one of the most under-addressed areas in clinical care.
This course fills the gap between training and practice with real-world strategies, downloadable tools, and trauma-informed frameworks so you can:
Create space for sensitive conversations
Normalize sexual function as part of whole-person care
Implement effective treatment plans without referral overload
What You’ll Get:
7 hours of CME-accredited content
Bite-sized, on-demand video modules you can complete at your own pace
A robust clinical toolbox including:
- Editable SOPs & dot phrases
- Intake forms, screening tools, and sexual health assessment templates
- Patient education resources to use immediately
- Case studies and scripts to enhance your clinical confidence
Lifelong access to updates and new tools as the field evolves
Who This Course Is For:
Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and MD/DO providers in women’s health, primary care, urogynecology, sexual medicine, OB-GYN, and functional medicine.
Clinicians ready to move beyond silence and into science-backed sexual health care.
Anyone who wants to champion patient dignity, intimacy, and whole-person well-being
HERE'S A COURSE OUTLINE YOU'LL LEARN:
- 2020-gsm-NAMS
- alternatives to testosterone replacement therapy
- Decreased desire screener
- Dyspareunia and Vulvar Pain
- Ex-PLISSIT Model
- Heteronormativity of low sexual desire
- International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health Clinical Practice Guideline for the Use of Systemic Testosterone for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Women
- Management of genitourinary syndrome of menopause in women with or at high risk for breast cancer_ consensus recommendations from The North American Menopause Society and The International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health
- Sexual health and the aging population
- Sexual Health assessement is vital to whole health model
- Testosterone for HSDD
- The International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health Process of Care for the Identification of Sexual Concerns and Problems in Women
Dr. Heather Quaile DNP, WHNP-BC, AFN-C, MSCPCSC, IF, FAANP
A double board-certified, women’s and gender health nurse practitioner and advanced forensic nurse, serial entrepreneur, menopause society certified practitioner, AASECT certified sex counselor with specialty training in female sexual medicine.
Inspired by the modern-day woman, I set out to improve the healthcare experience.
Drawing from over two decades of women’s healthcare experience, I set out to bridge the gap that exists in women’s health by focusing my integrative practice on the health and wellness needs of women of all ages and empowering them to take charge of their lives. I want to help you do the same!
What will you learn from me?
I've been been working in all aspects of women’s healthcare for over 23 years caring for women of all ages across the health-illness continuum. My expertise includes peri/menopausal concerns, female sexual health, wellness and optimization and business and entrepreneurship.
I've built my clinical knowledge and expertise over the years with:
Multiple conferences
Certification exams
Running webinars, staring a podcast, being on multiple board of directors positions (NPWH, ISSWSH), widely published in the field of women’s health. Multiple lectures to international, national, and local audiences.
Over 23 years of hands-on patient experience as well as starting my own clinical practice!
I've treated thousands of women for perimenopause and menopause, sexual health, wellness and optimization and want to help you do the same! I believe we need to live by the golden rule and I want to pass all the knowledge and expertise I've gained over the years so that we can help your patients be their best selves!
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