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.
Learning Resources
Health Care Considerations for Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ Indigenous Communities
This publication will guide health centers in providing affirming care and services for Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people. Readers will explore key concepts, terminology, and the effects of historical trauma. Discover best and promising practices for care that incorporate Indigenous holistic models of wellness and focus on resilience and protective factors, including links to resources for further exploration of this topic.
Opportunities for HIV Prevention with PrEP
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.
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- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
HIV and Injectable Drugs
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.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
Coordinating HCV and HIV Treatment in Primary Care
HCV and HIV are overlapping epidemics with serious clinical implications for infected patients and health centers are poised to prevent and treat these viral infections by understanding the implications of comorbidity and by creating a welcoming environment for those at risk for, previously infected, or currently living with one or both diseases. This publication, a collaboration of the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium and the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, explores the link between HCV and HIV, with particular emphasis on considerations for community-based primary care providers.
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- HIV/STI Treatment and Prevention
STIs and PrEP: Case-based review of CDC’s 2021 STI Treatment Guidelines
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.
Supporting Older LGBTQIA+ Adults during COVID-19
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.
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- Emergency Prep & Response
- LGBTQIA+ Older Adults
Trauma-Informed Care for Trans and Gender-Diverse Individuals
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.
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- Behavioral Health
- Transgender Health
Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy: Testosterone
In this talk from the 2021 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference, Julie discusses the use of testosterone with transgender and gender-diverse patients.
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- Transgender Health
Primary and Preventative Health Needs for Transgender People
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.
