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Boston Medical Center Transgender Health Conference: Clinical Care & Advocacy (2022)
Please see this document for all of the continuing education credit about this meeting in addition to how to claim credit. 
Syllabus and Credit Claiming
To reduce barriers to attending the conference we are offering a sliding scale payment option, we ask that participants make a payment in good faith based on what they feel is suitable. Please see the registration tab for more details.
For questions regarding this program, please contact: transgender.center@bmc.org
To make a donation to The House of Balenciaga in Memory of Jahaira DeAlto, please click here: https://secure2.convio.net/bmc/site/Donation2?df_id=1060&1060.donation=form1
Under “Gift Designation”, select “Direct my gift to”, choose “Other” from the dropdown box, and then write in the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery/Jahaira in the blank box below.
Target Audience
This program is designed for the healthcare team that cares and advocates for transgender and gender diverse patients and clients including physicians, pharmacists, psychologists, physician assistant, nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, patient navigators and allied health professionals of all specialties.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this activity, the learner should be able to:
- Describe current practice in clinical care for transgender and gender diverse patients and clients.
- Recognize that advocacy and interprofessional collaboration are essential for improving care for these populations.
- Name at least two community organizations working to improve health care for transgender and gender diverse populations.
Time | Duration | Session | Presenter(s) | ||
8:00a – 9:50a | Opening Plenary
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8:00a – 8:15a | 10 min | Welcome and Introduction of Speakers | Jenny Siegel, MD CTMS Medical Director
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8:15a – 8:45a | 30 min | Keynote Speaker | Diego Miguel Sanchez, APR Director of Advocacy, Policy and Partnerships, PFLAG National
Introduced by Pam Klein | ||
8:45 – 9:00a | 15 min | Research Overview | Carl Streed, MD, MPH,FACP CTMS Research Lead
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9:00a – 9:15a | 15 min | Health Policy Overview
| Kellan Baker, PhD, MPH, MA Executive Director and Chief Learning Officer at the Whitman-Walker Institute | ||
9:15a – 9:20 | 5 min | Overview of CTMS Services | Micha Martin, LCSW CTMS Program Manager
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9:20a – 9:30a | 10 min | Client, Patient, Colleague, Fabulousness | Rosa Auterio-Williams, LMHC
Introduced by Pam Klein | ||
9:30a – 9:40a | 10 min | Elijah Oyenuga | Elijah Oyenuga
Introduced by Mandy Coles | ||
9:40a – 9:50a | 10 min | A tribute to Jahaira DeAlto | Athena Vaughn
Introduced by Pam Klein
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9:50 – 10:00 | BREAK
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10:00a – 11:00a | 60 min | Large Group Session: Primary Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients Across the Lifespan | Jenny Siegel, MD Carl Streed, MD, MPH, FACP Annie Potter, NP Mandy Coles, MD, MPH | ||
11:05a – 12:00p | 55 min | Large Group Session: Building Trust: Trauma Informed Care | Brenna Cyr, LICSW Jordan Bensley, BA Micha Martin, LCSW
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12:00p – 12:45p | LUNCH BREAK
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12:45p – 1:35p | 50 min | Concurrent Session 1: Choose One | |||
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| Laser Hair Removal and Electrolysis
Pam Klein, RN, MSN Linda DeFruscio | Support Letters in line with WPATH & Insurance Guidelines
Brenna Cyr, LICSW Erin Peterson, LICSW Micha Martin, LCSW | Advanced Topics in Endocrinology
Katie Modzelewski, MD Catherine Sullivan, MD Kate Millington, MD | |
1:40 – 2:30 | 50 min | Concurrent Session 2: Choose One | |||
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| Surgery Session Patient Centered Surgical Care
Jaromir Slama, MD & Pam Klein, RN, MSN | Voice Therapy
Hadas Golan, MS, CCC-SLP Lauren Tracy, MD | Supporting Gender Diverse Children, Adolescents and their Families
Mandy Coles, MD, MPH Erin Peterson, LICSW
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2:40p – 3:00p | BREAK
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3:00a – 4:30p | 90 min | Large Group Session: Panel: Advocacy Rooted in Community Where Health Care Needs to Go:
Facilitated by Micha Martin | Welcome to session: Micha Martin CTMS program manager
Panelists Dallas Ducar, MSN, APRN Chief Executive Officer Transhealth Northampton Tre’Andre Valentine Executive Director Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) Michael Cox Charlese Horton Chastity Bowick Jane Haskell Trans Emergency Fund
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4:30p | 5 min | Closing | Micha Martin, LCSW CTMS program manager
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This meeting is virtual. Connection information will be sent to all meeting attendees 1 week prior to the conference date.
Program Directors
Jenny Siegel, MD
Assistant Professor, Section of General Internal Medicine
Associate Program Director & Director, Urban Health and Health Equities Pathway
Boston Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency
Medical Director, Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery
Boston University/Boston Medical Center
Pamela Klein, RN, MSN
Nurse Liaison, Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery
Boston Medical Center
Manager, Transgender Program
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
She/Her/Hers
Micha Martin, MSW, LCSW
Manager, Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery
Boston Medical Center
Luisa Gomes
Operations Manager, Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery
Department of Surgery:
Division of Cardiac & Thoracic Surgery
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Jordan Bensley, BA
Patient Navigator, Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery
Boston Medical Center
Carmela A. Townsend, DNP, MS/MBA, RN
Accredited Provider Activity Director
Continuing Medical Education Office, Boston University School of Medicine
Please click on the program tab to see the full slate of speakers.
Program Manager
Claire P. Grimble, CMP
Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Boston University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Boston University School of Medicine Continuing Nursing Education is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Contact Hours: 7.00 of which 1.83 is eligible for pharmacology credit
This program has been approved for 6.5 Social Work Continuing Education Credits, for the licensure period of October 1, 2020 -- September 30, 2022, in accordance with 258 CMR. Boston University School of Social Work Authorization Number B-202-585
Available Credit
- 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine designates this Live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 7.00 ANCC
- 1.83 ANCC Pharmacology
- 6.75 Participation
Price
To reduce barriers to attending the conference we are offering a sliding scale payment option, we ask that participants make a payment in good faith based on what they feel is suitable. Please see the drop down menu above for more details.
To pay by check, please create an account and email us at cme@bu.edu or call 617-358-5005 and we will assist you.
To make a donation to The House of Balenciaga in Memory of Jahaira DeAlto, please click here: https://secure2.convio.net/bmc/site/Donation2?df_id=1060&1060.donation=form1
Under “Gift Designation”, select “Direct my gift to”, choose “Other” from the dropdown box, and then write in the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery/Jahaira in the blank box below.
Cancellation Policy
Substitutions may be made at any time without an additional charge. Refunds will be issued for all cancellations received prior to the start of the meeting.
Special Services
Boston University strives to be accessible, inclusive and diverse in our facilities, programming and academic offerings. Your experience in this event is important to us. If you have a disability, require communication access services for the deaf or hard of hearing, or believe that you require a reasonable accommodation for another reason please contact the BUSM-CME Office at least 3 weeks prior to event to discuss your needs. Please contact us at cme@bu.edu
Please Note
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