Gender Identity & Transgender Care (II)

<p>Abby Frye, PharmD, BCACP, Dawn Fuke, PharmD, BCPS, and Justin Bachman, PharmD, BCACP — Clinical Pharmacist Specialists in Primary Care from the Providence Medical Group in Portland, Oregon — talk with us about creating gender-affirming care environments.</p> <p>Key Lessons:</p> <ul><li>Current estimates suggest that about 1 million adults in Adults in the United States don't identify with the gender assigned to them at birth  - but this is likely an underestimate.</li> <li>Transgender and gender non-conforming individuals face enormous and persistent stigma within our (and many other) cultures.</li> <li>Social stigma is associated with higher rates of anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders.</li> <li>Health professionals have a responsibility to take pro-active steps to counteract the discrimination that patients from vulnerable and marginalized populations face.</li> <li>Self-awareness and self-examination about communication practices are critical - this includes the information collected on patient intake forms and electronic health records as well as a patient's preferred name and pronoun. </li> <li>Insurance coverage for gender-affirming therapies as well as health screening exams for transgender persons are sometimes denied and health professionals may need to advocate for coverage.</li> <li>A wide variety of resources are available to health professionals to learn more about the care of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.</li> </ul> <p>To learn more, <a href='https://olemiss.box.com/s/1w700n4ffoxogdewz4q3w1b8mskyzuh6'>view and download the Show Notes!</a></p>