Transgender Health: Gender Diverse Patient Care

Overview:

Gender diversity is a complex topic with ever shifting and changing considerations for patient care and provider knowledge.  During this presentation, Elisabeth Owen, MA, will set a foundational base upon which to understand gender diversity.  Common language and terminology will be presented along with practical steps for incorporating into practice. Additionally, she will discuss the connection between gender diversity and mental and physical health, including systemic and societal barriers to care for gender diverse patients. Finally, she will delve into practical ways to increase holistic gender affirming care within our treatment teams and clinical settings as it relates to Primary Care.

Objectives:

1. The learner will be able to define general concepts related and gender diversity, and the use of language.
2. The learner will gain understanding of gender diverse pt experiences in mental health and medical system.
3. The learner will be able to summarize research regarding gender diversity and mental health.
4. The learner will be able to generate solutions/strategies to increase affirmation and engagement of gender diverse patients.

Presenter:

Elisabeth Owen, MA
Clinical Psychology Doctoral Resident
Integrated Primary Care Track
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UT Health San Antonio

 

Financial Disclosures:

Elisabeth Owen, MA and her faculty preceptor Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Mark Nadeau, MD, Marcy Wiemers, MD, Maria Del Pilar Montañez Villacampa, MD, Christine Song, DO, Nehman Andry, MD, Gabriela Lopez, PsyD, Yun Shi, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD, Inez I. Cruz, PhD, and Nichole Rubio) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Nichole Rubio- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: rubion@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu