Transgender Care Webinar
Webinar/Online
Monday, June 20, 2022 at 4:00pm ET - 5:00pm ET
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Info
Topic
Transgender Care
Speaker(s)
Carly A. Gerretsen
Credits Offered
This event offers
1.0 CEU credit
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by American Nurses Association Massachusetts, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Additional Information
Key takeaways include...
- Define the difference between gender, sex, sexual orientation, and gender nonconformity.
- Explain the NYS law and compare how it varies from the WPATH standards.
- Describe the hormones used for treatment and give examples of how they affect the body.
- State the different types of surgical procedures and describe potential complications.
- Integrate trans-specific needs when ordering medical and cancer screening.
- Implement change in their practice to provide culturally sensitive medical care.
- Discuss the difference between the medical diagnosis as defined by the DSM and that used by the population in culture.