In this talk from the 2022 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Care Conference, Dr. Alex Keuroghlian discusses how to create an inclusive and affirming healthcare environment for Trans and Gender Diverse patients. By the end of this talk, you will be able to explain how staff can engage in sensitive and effective communication with TGD communities, describe how policies, processes and forms contribute to creating an affirming environment for TGD communities, and apply strategies and best practices for building an inclusive and affirming healthcare environment for TGD communities.
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Mental Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Communities
In this talk from the 2022 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Care Conference, Dr. Alex Keuroghlian discusses best practices for clinical mental health care for Transgender and Gender Diverse communities. By the end of this talk, you will be able to explain the context for behavioral health inequities across diagnostic categories within a gender minority stress framework, describe culturally responsive tailoring of evidence-based clinical practices for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people, and apply strategies for building inclusive, affirming, and trauma-informed environments within health centers to optimize mental health outcomes for TGD people.
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- Behavioral Health
- Transgender Health
Non-Medical Gender Affirmation
In this talk from the 2022 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Care Conference, Steph deNormand discusses non-medical gender affirmation. This talk intends to help you understand at least three reasons why an individual may use techniques and tools to affirm their gender outside medical/medicalized options, develop an awareness of what tools and techniques are available for gender affirmation separate from medical intervention, and build knowledge of the safety and efficacy of these options as well as resources and information available for increased patient/client education and access.
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- Transgender Health
HIV Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People
In this talk from the 2022 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Care Conference, Dr. Kevin Ard discusses HIV care for Trans and Gender Diverse people. By the end of this talk, you will be able to summarize the epidemiology of HIV among transgender and gender diverse people in the United States, identify common antiretroviral treatment regimens with low potential to interact with gender- affirming hormone therapy, and describe a comprehensive model of HIV care for transgender and gender diverse people.
Healthcare Experiences of TGD People of Color
This talk is from the 2022 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Care Conference.
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- LGBTQIA+ People of Color
- Transgender Health
Healthcare Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults Panel
This talk is from the 2022 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Care Conference.
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- Transgender Health
Testosterone Therapy
In this talk from the 2022 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Care Conference, Julie Thompson discusses testosterone therapy. This talk will review informed consent and shared decision making, provide an overview of testosterone therapy options and considerations when choosing, review realistic expectations and benefits of hormone therapy and consideration of risks, and discuss recommendations for monitoring.
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- Transgender Health
Estrogen and Anti-Androgen Hormone Therapy
In this talk from the 2022 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Care Conference, Julie Thompson discusses estrogen and anti-androgen hormone therapy. This talk will review the process of initiating estrogen and/or anti-androgen therapy, provide an overview of options for gender-affirming hormone therapy, review realistic expectations and benefits of hormone therapy and consideration of risks, and discuss recommendations for monitoring.
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- Transgender Health
Gender-Affirmative Health Care: Terminology, Demographics, and Epidemiology
In this talk from the 2022 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Care Conference, Dr. Sari Reisner discusses the terminology, demographics, and epidemiology of gender-affirmative healthcare. This talk will cover terminology, social and health inequities, and gender-affirming clinical care and research.
Engaging Leadership and Organizational Change
In this talk from the 2022 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Care Conference, Steph deNormand and Mason Dunn discuss engaging leadership in creating organizational change. By the end of this talk, you will be able to Understand at least three markers of a more inclusive environment for trans and gender diverse staff, clients, patients, and community members, recognize the necessity to involve all levels of and positions in an organization to build system-wide change, consider changes to workforce development to attract transgender and gender diverse applicants and employees, and be able to apply the case example of Fenway Health to one's own place of work, and develop at least two next steps for organizational change.
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- Organizational Change
- Transgender Health
