264179 Building Clinical Capacity: The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

JoAnne Keatley, MSW , Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Luis Gutierrez-Mock, MA , Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, UCSF, Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, San Francisco, CA
Danielle Castro , Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Jae Sevelius, PhD , Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Greg Rebchook, PhD , Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Issues More people are self identifying as transgender or gender variant and seek out healthcare services in public healthcare settings. Trans people continue to struggle with obtaining good, quality healthcare services. Medical schools failure to include transgender health topics in teaching curricula for their medical students complicates access to care. Well-meaning providers often struggle or are uncomfortable asking basic questions or conducting routine physical exams on trans bodies.

Description This session will provide basic information about trans healthcare issues and help build awareness and clinical knowledge for healthcare providers who are interested in exploring methods for delivering competent care and treatment for trans patients.

Lessons Learned The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health has developed Primary Care Protocols, Best Practices and other capacity building tools that together help lay out strategies for providers and other public health professionals and step by step instruction on culturally responsive care for trans patients.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Diversity and culture
Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the impact of bias on the healthcare experiences and choices of transgender (trans) populations; and 2. Identify ways to design and deliver gender-appropriate and culturally competent services for trans clients; and 3. Discuss strategies for effective outreach to and engagement of the trans population.

Keywords: Underserved Populations, Primary Care

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Director of the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health and as such lead multiple federal and privately funded projects focused on transgender health.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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