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Adolescent Medicine

Advocacy

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

General Pediatrics

Health Equity/Social Determinants of Health

Public Health

Trainee
Session Type: Workshop

From Awareness to Action: Practical Tools for Gender Inclusive Care in All Clinical Settings

Sunday, April 27, 2025
10:45am – 12:15pm HST
Location: Convention Center: 306
CE: CME: 1.5
Ethics CME: 1.5

Selected By: APA
Disclosure(s):
Emily B. Allen, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Syd LaBonte, LICSW, C-ACYFSW: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Carly Guss, MD, MPH: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Gina Sequiera, MD, MS: Pivotal Ventures (Ongoing) (Products/Services: Advisory Committee)
Kacie M. Kidd, MD, MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Workshop Description: This workshop is designed for pediatric primary care providers, specialists, and trainees who want to better support gender diverse patients and their parents/caregivers in any clinical setting. It will begin with a brief overview of the key concepts of gender affirmative care. Participants will then break into small groups based on practice area (primary care or specialty) to engage in relevant role-play scenarios. Workshop facilitators will circulate among the small groups to provide guidance as needed. Afterward, we will reconvene as a large group for participants to share their experiences, including scripts that were effective and scenarios that posed challenges. Following this discussion, participants will work individually to assess the clinical environments in which they work by reviewing a checklist of recommendations to improve care for gender diverse patients across key domains including training, physical space, documentation, policies, and community engagement. Returning to their small groups, participants will work together to create an action plan for their home contexts, considering factors that may facilitate improvements as well as barriers to change. Finally, we will again gather as a large group for participants to share the next steps they will take to ensure their clinical environments are more gender inclusive and affirming. The session will conclude with a question and answer session. Participants will leave with practical tools including a checklist of recommendations and a worksheet with an individualized written action plan.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the four core concepts of the gender affirmative care model.
  • Engage in relevant conversations about gender with patients and their parents/caregivers.
  • Create an action plan for making their clinical environments more gender inclusive and affirming.