Gender Identity & Transgender Care (II)
Abby Frye, PharmD, BCACP, Dawn Fuke, PharmD, BCPS, and Justin Bachman, PharmD, BCACP \u2014 Clinical Pharmacist Specialists in Primary Care from the Providence Medical Group in Portland, Oregon \u2014 talk with us about creating gender-affirming care environments.\nKey Lessons:\nCurrent estimates suggest that about 1 million adults in Adults in the United States don't identify with the gender assigned to them at birth\xa0 - but this is likely an underestimate.\nTransgender and gender non-conforming individuals face enormous and persistent stigma within our (and many other) cultures.\nSocial stigma is associated with higher rates of anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders.\nHealth professionals have a responsibility to take pro-active steps to counteract the discrimination that patients from vulnerable and marginalized populations face.\nSelf-awareness and self-examination about communication practices are critical - this includes the information collected on patient intake forms and electronic health records as well as a patient's preferred name and pronoun.\xa0\nInsurance coverage for gender-affirming therapies as well as health screening exams for transgender persons are sometimes denied and health professionals may need to advocate for coverage.\nA wide variety of resources are available to health professionals to learn more about the care of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.\nTo learn more,\xa0view and download the Show Notes!