Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy in Primary Care
Learn how to initiate and monitor hormone therapy for trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming clients in primary care. By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Provide community-based gender-affirming services to trans and gender-diverse clients
- Take a gender history, assess and diagnose gender dysphoria in accordance with WPATH Standards of Care
- Describe the informed consent process for initiating hormone therapy
- Conduct hormone planning visits
- Initiate and monitor gender-affirming hormone therapy
- Utilize clinical guidelines to inform and guide practice
Open to: Physicians, nurse practitioners, RNs, RSWs, registered psychologists, and students of these disciplines only.
Prerequisite: 2SLGBTQ+ Foundations
Content Level: Beginner
Mainpro+ Certification: 4.0 Mainpro-M1 credits (Ontario ONLY)
Duration: 4 hours