Building an Affirming Healthcare System

Building an Affirming Healthcare System

Andrew Miller defines key terminology used within LGBTQ-affirming healthcare, describes components of an LGBTQ-affirming healthcare system, and discusses how to evaluate a healthcare system for LGBTQ- affirming practices and procedures. Andrew is followed by a special message from Admiral Dr. Rachel Levine.

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Ecological Perspectives for Deconstructing Medical Mistrust in Transgender Health

Ecological Perspectives for Deconstructing Medical Mistrust in Transgender Health.

Panel speakers Valerie Spencer, Cecilia Gentili, and Jenna Rapues describe how an ecological perspective can combat the negative impacts of medical mistrust, identify and discuss the tools, actions, and policies needed to create gender-affirming clinical programs, and discuss advocacy efforts to address institutional barriers to gender affirming clinical care and treatment programs. Moderated by Shawn Demmons

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Decolonizing Transgender Health

Decolonizing Transgender Health

Dr. Sand Chang describes how colonization influences western healthcare systems, and its impact on transgender health care, the importance in decolonizing transgender health, when providing affirming care to transgender communities of Color, and explores strategies in implementing a decolonized framework in clinics.

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In Sickness and Health: Exploring the Diversity of Gender in Patient-Centered HIV Care

In Sickness and Health: Exploring the Diversity of Gender in Patient-Centered HIV Care

Panel members Tyree Williams, Octavia Lewis, Levi Maxwell, Marcus Arana and Victor Motherwell explore the diversity of gender identity, discuss the importance of gender identity in the provision of HIV prevention, care, and treatment services, describe how to repair distrust and affirm gender diverse folx in HIV care. They identify tools and resources to foster continued learning and self-reflection.

Moderated by JaDawn Wright-Morgan.

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An Intersectional Look at Providing Transgender Health

An Intersectional Look at Providing Transgender Health

Dr. Tatyana Moaton discusses the importance of including transgender people in their own medical care. She describes how an intersectional approach fights medical mistreatment of the transgender community and identifies implementation strategies for ending medical mistrust.

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STD Expert Hour – Transgender Sexual Health: What You Should Know

August 26, 2021

This webinar is presented by Gayge Maggio, FNP-BC, AAHIVS and will focus on the sexual health needs of transgender and gender non-conforming people.

There will be a focus on learning to approach sexual health in a culturally sensitive, non-judgmental manner.

Unique PrEP and PEP considerations in TGNC populations will be covered, as will contraceptive options for female assigned at birth TGNC patients.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Discuss and perform a culturally sensitive sexual health inventory with transgender patients
  2. Discuss considerations with PrEP and PEP in transgender populations and provide appropriate PrEP options
  3. Discuss options for contraception in assigned female at birth transgender and gender non-conforming patients

Medical Mistrust and the LGBTQ+ Community

Medical Mistrust and the LGBTQ+ Community

Session one of the medical mistrust symposium hosted by the California Prevention Training Center, UCLA HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services, and Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center on March 10 and 11, 2021.

Panelists George Jackson, Janelle Luster, and Shawn Demmons participate in an enlightening discussion about medical mistrust and the LGBTQ+ community. Duran Rutledge of the California Prevention Training Center moderates.

Watch all recorded videos from the event on our YouTube Medical Mistrust Symposium playlist.

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Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

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The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center

The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center

The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and all sexual and gender minority (LGBTQIA+) people.

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