Gender Affirming Care Modules

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.

Programs Available

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:

1. Define gender identity (GI) and sexual orientation (SO).
2. Review how discrimination impacts trans and gender diverse patients and their care.
3. Construct a gender-inclusive introduction to use with patients and practice gender-diverse pronouns and chosen names.

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:

1. Identify the critical element of Gender Dysphoria (Diagnostic Statistical Manual-V) and the current reasoning for this diagnosis to remain in the DSM-V.
2. Apply minority stress theory and the concept of stigma to explain the prevalence of mental health distress in transgender and gender-diverse populations and give unique examples.
3. Describe the common psychiatric conditions, their risk factors, and protective factors associated with transgender and gender-diverse populations.
4. Identify the positive mental health effects associated with gender-affirming medical interventions.