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Gender-affirming enrichment guide
All patients Inclusive identifiers Does the electronic health record allow use of chosen name, legal name, or both? Can you create a pop up for names and pronouns? Introduce yourself with your pronouns to give patients permission to share theirs, if they choose to. When gathering gender identity, ask about gender and about original sex […]
Day 5: Pediatric gender-affirming care
Required reading and learning Required reading will take approximately 4 hours. Given the unique nature of children’s and teens’ civil rights, autonomy in medical decision-making capacity, and potential risks, care for pediatric patients presenting with gender non-conformity and gender diversity continues to have some controversy, mostly among lay people. Children as young as 2–3 years of age can present with features of gender diversity. Quite […]
Day 4: Gender-affirming surgical therapies
Required reading and learning Required reading will take approximately 4 hours. Gender-affirming surgical therapies may be an important goal for some patients seeking affirming care. Each patient will have specific needs and desires regarding, which features best align with their gender identity and expression. For some patients, surgery is one of the tools that will […]
Day 3: Masculinizing therapies and treatments supporting masculine embodiment and expression
Required reading and learning Required reading will take approximately 3 hours. In parallel to understanding the scope of feminizing therapies, supporting a patient seeking masculinization of gender identity and expression also may be supported first with reversible, lower risk therapies. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) considers all these interventions medically necessary. Access […]
Day 2: Feminizing therapies and treatments supporting feminine embodiment and expression
Required reading and learning Required reading will take approximately 3 hours. Establishment of a diagnosis article Madeline B. Deutsch, MD, MPH. Overview of gender-affirming treatments and procedures. Gender Affirming Health Program. June 17, 2016. First, the establishment of a diagnosis and the requirement of a mental health letter of support are no longer required to […]
Day 1: Diagnosing gender dysphoria or gender identity disorder
Required reading and learning Required reading will take approximately 3 hours. A person’s first experiences with the sex assigned at birth, and how well that correlates with their gender identity, happen as early as age 2 when language develops, and young people are confronted with gender-segregated systems in the dominant culture. For some patients, a […]
Week 2: Formal diagnosis, treatment options, trauma-responsive care, and patient-centered approaches
Welcome to your second week of Gender-Affirming Care. Your learning remains paced by daily material and assignments that will help you meet the learning goals in this course. You will find that some of the materials are assigned as required reading and others are added as supplemental learning. We encourage you to find inspiration within […]