New Jersey Healthcare Conference for Transgender Care: Delivering Culturally Competent Care


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Add to Calendar New Jersey Healthcare Conference for Transgender Care: Delivering Culturally Competent Care 5/15/2019 7:00:00 AM 5/15/2019 12:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://rutgers.cloud-cme.com/TransgenderCare Description: Course Overview Transgender persons suffer significant health disparities and may require medical intervention as part of their care. In addition to the usual care, transgender patients often require medical interventions such as hormone therapy and/or surgery. The purpose of this activity is to provide healthcare practitioners with the knowledge, skills and strategies to better understand the barriers to high quali... Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Arlene and Henry Schwartzman Courtyard, One Robert Wood Johnson Place false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Arlene and Henry Schwartzman Courtyard, One Robert Wood Johnson Place

Overview

Course Overview
Transgender persons suffer significant health disparities and may require medical intervention as part of their care. In addition to the usual care, transgender patients often require medical interventions such as hormone therapy and/or surgery. The purpose of this activity is to provide healthcare practitioners with the knowledge, skills and strategies to better understand the barriers to high quality health care for transgender individuals and to propose appropriate clinical care delivering options in order to understand both the mechanisms of those barriers and potential interventions to overcome them.

Activity Director
Gloria A. Bachmann, MD, MMS
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, and Medicine
Director, Women's Health Institute
Co-Director, The Gender Center of New Jersey
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Keynote Speaker
Anne L. Koch, DMD
Transgender Healthcare Advocate and Author
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Endodontics
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Founder and Past Director, Endodontics and Microsurgery Postdoctoral Program
Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Target Audience
This activity is designed for healthcare practitioners and administrators interested in obtaining a better understanding of delivering culturally competent, patient-centered care for the transgender patient. In addition, this activity may be useful for patients, their families/caretakers, social institutions, and legal experts so they can learn how they can assist with promoting optimal health for this diverse population.


Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

  1. Define key terms and concepts related to transgender people
  2. Describe the major health and health care disparities facing transgender people
  3. Discuss the importance of culturally competent care for transgender patients
  4. Summarize strategies and resources for creating a welcoming and gender-affirming environment for transgender patients and staff

Registration
To register, please call 1-888-724-7123 or e-mail [email protected].

Accreditation and Credit Designation

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital/RWJBarnabas Health. Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


Physicians: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: This activity is awarded 3.75 contact hours. (60 minute CH) Nurses should only claim those contact hours actually spent participating in the activity.

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (3.75 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (3.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (3.75 hours)