Women Talking™: How to Protect Your Bones, Prevent Osteoporosis, and Regain Your Strength

Join us for our next Women Talking™ event, a virtual learning series focused on women’s health topics, featuring a clinical expert speaking about women's hormonal health and skin care. These events are designed to empower our members to learn about their hormonal and general health by engaging with clinical experts in meaningful large group discussion. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the physician speakers, and receive expert answers along with many helpful resources. 

For the next Women Talking™ event on May 16, 2025, Dr. Supna Sandhu will share her expert knowledge about bone health, osteoporosis, and maintaining strength in midlife in our event, How to Protect Your Bones, Prevent Osteoporosis, and Regain Your Strength. 

 You will learn: 

• The risk factors for developing osteoporosis 

• How osteoporosis is diagnosed and treated

• Primary prevention strategies to protect and strengthen your bones

  
  

Join us to ask questions live to get the answers you need. Don’t miss out, reserve your spot now! 

Event Details 

Date: Friday May 16, 2025 

Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST (9:00 am PST) 

Location: Zoom Virtual Event

Topic: How to Protect Your Bones, Prevent Osteoporosis, and Regain Your Strength 

Expert Speaker: Dr. Supna Sandhu, MD  

Moderated by:  Dr. Rina Carlini, PhD 

About Dr. Supna Sandhu  

Dr. Supna Sandhu completed her undergraduate degree at UBC in Pharmacology and Therapeutics, medical school at UBC, Internal Medicine Residency at UBC, Fellowship in Endocrinology at UBC, and extra training for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases at Columbia University NYC and UBC.   

She is the Medical Director at the Diabetes Center at Richmond General Hospital in British Columbia, Clinical Instructor at the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Osteoporosis consultant at Healthy Bones Clinic at Peace Arch Hospital in BC, and Medical Director at Aventus Medical in Surrey, BC.  

About Dr. Rina Carlini, PhD 

Dr. Rina Carlini is an accomplished scientist and technology business leader with over 25+ year professional career working in life sciences, digital health and cleantech sectors. Her professional training includes a Ph.D. degree (Science, University of Waterloo), and executive  management certificates in Business Model Innovation (Harvard) and AI for Business Strategy (MIT). Dr. Carlini also serves on several advisory boards including Concordia University’s School of Engineering, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, and Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee.  

Following her 15-year career at Xerox as Principal Scientist and Head of Nanotechnology Innovation, Rina began her entrepreneurial journey in 2012 with Optimal Innovation Group, a boutique Canadian technology innovation consulting firm. She also held special assignment roles as CEO of Haltech Innovation Centre, President at  Cloud DX, and VP Research & Innovation at Rapid Dose Therapeutics. The 2020 pandemic however made it painfully clear that the systemic gaps in healthcare services around the world had reduced the access to timely healthcare for women. In response, Rina launched Healthyher.Life in Canada as an AI-guided women’s hormonal health navigator platform that focuses on delivering reliable and affordable access to trusted hormonal health solutions, telehealth consultations and personalized patient support. Rina lives with her husband and two adult children, and is often providing career mentoring to young women in science and technology.