Navigating the Political Climate of Gender Affirming Care: Personal, Professional, and Patient Security & Pathways to Prosper

Monday, May 6, 2024

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre: 703

CE: Live CME: 1.5

Leader(s)

Lauren Roth, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Bronx, New York, United States

Slides

Co-Leader(s)

ND

Nadia Dowshen, MD

Associate Professor
CHOP/Penn
Phila, Pennsylvania, United States
Renata Sanders, MD, MPH, ScM (she/her/hers)

Chief, Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Raymond Cattaneo, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Asst Clinical Professor
Adolescent and Pediatric Medicine
Jefferson Einstein Hospital
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Brian Lurie, MD MPH (he/him/his)

Associate Professor
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Barrington, Rhode Island, United States
Eric Oh, MD (he/him/his)

Resident Physician
Children's Hospital at Montefiore, United States

Disclosure(s):

Lauren Roth, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Nadia Dowshen, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Renata Sanders, MD, MPH, ScM: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Raymond A. Cattaneo, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Brian Lurie, MD MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Eric Oh, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Workshop

Description: In 2023 alone, more bills targeting transgender and gender diverse (TGD) health were introduced than in the last six years combined, with 15 states currently banning gender affirming care for TGD youth. In this political landscape, nearly 1 in 5 TGD youth live in a state that bans medically necessary and often life saving care, disproportionately affecting racial and social minority groups. In addition to health inequities due to lack of access and worsening mental health outcomes, these bans can lead to secondary trauma on behalf of health care professionals, professional dilemmas as regulations change and gender affirming care clinics close, and even personal attacks including smear campaigns and death threats. Little data exists regarding the effects this has on providers, and we rarely have opportunities to discuss our own fears and concerns or to develop strategies to ensure we continue to personally and professionally thrive in this field. In this collaborative and interactive workshop, we will begin to explore those effects from a personal, professional, and patient lens. Each participant will create a personalized action plan to ensure they leave feeling equipped to continue to provide this essential care. This workshop is highly relevant whether you have decades of experience providing gender affirming care or are a trainee just starting out, and will serve as a safe space to explore concerns, learn from one another, and offer strategies for continued success.

Learning Objectives:

Describe themes of current policies affecting the care of transgender and gender diverse youth utilizing a health equity perspective
Discuss at least 3 ways these policies impact the provision of gender affirming care from a personal, professional, and patient lens
Create a personalized action plan for preventing and addressing personal, professional, and/or patient safety concerns to ensure you and your patients continue to thrive