Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) patients have unique health care needs as they experience significant health disparities compared to the general population. These needs and disparities may shift and expand in particular ways when intersecting with race, sexuality, age, and accessibility. These three comprehensive introductory courses address gender-affirming care strategies and treatment options. We also explore the established criteria used to diagnose gender dysphoria at varying ages in today’s health care system. The modules will help a range of clinicians and clinical staff treat TGD patients more equitably and effectively. Participants earn up to 1.5 CME/CNE/CE credits.
Available for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™, Continuing Nursing Education and Continuing Pharmacy Education.
Introduction to Trans-Affirming Care
Trans-medicine and gender-affirming care is a quickly evolving field. While stressing that humility, collaboration, and respectfulness is at the center of gender-affirming care, all clinical staff and clinicians will gain an introduction to terminology and communication patterns that respect the dignity of trans and gender diverse patients, review health disparities and sources of discrimination, and consider how to create a more gender-inclusive practice.
Learning Objectives:
The Gender Dysphoria Diagnosis and Gender-Affirming Mental Health Care
Targeted beyond mental health providers, this course will review materials concerning the Gender Dysphoria diagnosis/diagnostic criteria, minority stress theory, common mental health conditions and their risk factors, as well as positive mental health effects of resilience and gender-affirming medical interventions.
Learning Objectives:
Gender-Affirming Care: Medical Management
In this Clinician-focused course, we’ll review medical therapies used in gender-affirming care, examine counseling methods around fertility-altering treatments and surgeries, and review screening guidelines for primary care settings.
Here’s what your colleagues had to say:
“I strongly believe in the importance of this subject matter to improve my patient care.”
“The program was great and answered so many questions that I had.”
“The introduction course was very easy to understand and follow. The examples were relevant and provoked thought, empathy and pro-active action.”
Contact Us
For more information contact Althea A. Billins at (312) 563-0336 or Althea_A_Billins@rush.edu.
*In support of improving patient care, Rush University Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
RushUniversity Medical Center designates this Internet enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.