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APA SIG

Adolescent Medicine

Advocacy

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Medical Education

Trainee
Session Type: APA SIG

APA SIG: LGBTQ Health and Well-Being - True North: Understanding the Care Trans Youth Receive in Canada.

Saturday, May 4, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 703
CE: Live CME: 1.5

Disclosure(s):
Raymond A. Cattaneo, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Lauren Roth, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Session

Description: In the United States, there is a perception that healthcare for Canadian citizens is more inclusive and features fewer barriers to access. However, for many patients, especially gender and sexual diverse individuals, that may not be the case. In fact one recent study found that transgender residents of Ontario "...experience[d] inequalities in perception and reported experiences of health care access, with 43.9% reporting a past-year unmet health care need." During this session, we will hear from patients and professionals, to explore similarities and differences of gender-affirming care for gender diverse youth in the United States and Canada, including healthcare professional comfort and knowledge of care, access to care, experiences with care, and societal and political acceptance.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe factors effecting the safe provision of gender-affirming healthcare in the Canadian healthcare market.
  • Compare and contrast gender-affirming healthcare for gender diverse youth in Canada and the United States.
  • Use gender-affirming language when caring for gender diverse youth.

Presentations:

  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM ET
    Understanding the care trans youth receive in Canada: Healthcare professional perspective

    Speaker: Raymond A. Cattaneo, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Jefferson Einstein Hospital

  • 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Understanding the care trans youth receive in Canada: Patient perspective

    Speaker: Lauren Roth, MD (she/her/hers) – The Children's Hospital at Montefiore