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Working with Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar will assist health centers in recognizing and supporting the importance of access to gender-affirming care for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth. More Details...

Mental Health Care For LGBTQIA+ People (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this webinar, Dr. Alex Keuroghlian will address the intersections of mental health and HIV. More Details...

Improving Mental Health Outcomes for Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) Youth through Gender-affirming Care (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar is designed to help health centers understand the importance of access to gender affirming care for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth. Participants of the webinar will discover current and emerging research on the positive mental health effects of support for gender affirmation, learn best practices for supporting social transition, and discuss resources for helping TGD youth access gender affirming medical care to improve health outcomes. More Details...

Health Care Considerations for Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ Indigenous Communities (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication will guide health centers in providing affirming care and services for Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people and readers will explore key concepts, terminology, and the effects of historical trauma. More Details...

Opportunities for HIV Prevention with PrEP (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: HIV prevention with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective and a component of the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative, yet use is not commensurate with need. Training and technical assistance is available for health centers to start or scale up PrEP programs. In this webinar, participants will become familiar with PrEP resources and hear how health centers have implemented programming to improve HIV prevention and expand access to PrEP. More Details...

HIV and Injectable Drugs (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Long-acting injectable antiretrovirals are currently available for treatment of HIV, and approval for HIV prevention is anticipated soon; these developments may significantly change the landscape of HIV treatment and prevention. In this case-based webinar, Dr. Kevin Ard will discuss injectable antiretrovirals for HIV treatment and prevention. By the end of the webinar, participants will be familiar with the most up-to-date evidence for injectable antiretrovirals and will be able to describe programmatic changes that may be necessary to implement long-acting injectable medications in clinical practice. More Details...

STIs and PrEP: Case-based review of CDC’s 2021 STI Treatment Guidelines (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Many sexual and gender minority people eligible for or taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and testing and treating STIs are key aspects of providing PrEP. In this clinically focused, case-based webinar, Dr. Kevin Ard will describe important updates in STI management for PrEP patients, based on the 2021 STI Treatment Guidelines from CDC. More Details...

Supporting Older LGBTQIA+ Adults during COVID-19 (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Participants of this webinar will discover strategies for engaging internal and community resources for supporting older LGBTQIA+ patients during a pandemic. Facilitators from The LGBTQIA+ Aging Project will discuss methods for connecting with communities, and best practices for attending to the mental health and social determinants of health needs of LGBTQIA+ older adults during COVID-19. More Details...

Trauma-Informed Care (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this talk from the 2021 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference, Dr. Potter and Samara Grossman discuss components of trauma-informed care for transgender and gender-diverse clients. More Details...

Reproductive Care and Obstetrics for Transgender and Gender-diverse People (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this talk from the 2021 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference, Drs. Viloria and Grimstad highlight reproductive care and obstetrics for transgender and gender-diverse people. More Details...

Puberty Blockers and Hormone Therapy for Gender Diverse Youth and Adolescents (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this talk from the 2021 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference, Dr. Carswell discusses puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender and gender-diverse youth and adolescents. More Details...

Providing Mental Health Assessments for Gender Affirming Surgery Referral Letters (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this talk from the 2021 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference, Sarah reviews areas to cover when conducting an assessment of mental health and readiness for gender-affirming surgery referral letter requests. The session is presented through a lens of social justice, and from the perspective of providing trauma-informed and gender-affirming care. Aspects of the client-provider power differential and gatekeeping role are discussed. Participants will learn what questions to include in the assessment and how to ask clients such questions in order to support clients\' goal(s) for gender- affirming surgeries, and identify insurance-based eligibility criteria for emotional and practical readiness for gender-affirming surgeries. More Details...

Primary and Preventative Health Needs for Transgender People (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this talk from the 2021 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference, Dr. Deutsch covers primary care and preventative health needs for transgender and non-binary people. More Details...

PrEP and Transgender Communities: Evidence-Informed Practices (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this talk from the 2021 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference, Dr. Poteat reviews data on PrEP among transgender people, outlines current guidelines for PrEP use, and describes gender-affirming practices for PrEP implementation. More Details...

Pre-Conference – Primary Care for Transgender and Gender-diverse patients (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this talk from the 2021 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference, Julie Thompson, PA-C covers current research and considerations for primary care and preventive screening for transgender and gender-diverse people. The benefits of an integrated approach to gender-affirming care within primary care are highlighted. More Details...

Pre-Conference – Health Disparities, Stigma and Terminology (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this talk from the 2021 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference, Dr. Reisner covers basic terminology and discusses health disparities and stigma that transgender and gender-diverse people face More Details...

Pre-Conference – Creating an Inclusive and Welcoming Environment (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this talk from the 2021 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference, Dr. Keuroghlian discusses ways to create an inclusive and welcoming environment at your health center, clinic or institution. More Details...

Pre-Conference – Behavioral Health Care for Transgender and Gender-diverse patients (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this talk from the 2021 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference, Dr. Alex Keuroghlian discusses behavioral health care for transgender and gender-diverse people at health centers. This session will contextualize mental health inequities across diagnostic categories within a gender minority stress framework, propose culturally responsive tailoring of evidence-based clinical practices, and offer strategies for building inclusive, affirming, and trauma-informed environments within health centers in order to optimize behavioral health outcomes. More Details...

Intersex Healthcare Experiences Panel (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this panel from the 2021 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference, panelists share both negative and positive experiences in accessing health care related to intersex experience. More Details...

HIV Treatment and Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this talk from the 2021 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Conference, Dr. Kevin Ard covers the basics on the recommendations for prescribing PrEP with TGD patients. Participants will discover best practices for outreach and administration of PrEP in TGD communities including the exploration of PrEP interactions with hormone treatments, and the components of incorporating PrEP into diverse clinic settings. More Details...