Sensitively interview patients about sexual orientation identity, sexual history and sexual practices. (1) |
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Sensitively interview transgender and GNC patients about their gender identities, health and risk behaviors, and physical anatomy. (2) |
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Describe the treatment options for transgender patients, including pre-pubertal hormone block, hormone therapy and surgeries. (3) |
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Describe the treatment options for patients born with DSD, differentiating between elective and non-elective therapies and surgeries for the most common DSD conditions. (4) |
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Describe key screening recommendations for sexual and gender minorities. (5) |
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Define and describe the differences between the following: sex and gender; gender expression and gender identity; and between gender discordance, gender nonconformity, and gender dysphoria. (6) |
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Describe the main etiologies of atypical sex development. (7) |
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Describe the historical, political, sociocultural and institutional factors that contribute to the development and maintenance of health disparities among LGBTQ patients, GNC patients, and patients born with DSD, including historical and current provider practices (e.?g. reparative therapy). (8) |
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Identify and address communication patterns in the health care setting that adversely affect care of LGBTQ patients, GNC patients, and patients born with DSD. (9) |
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Describe how patients’ and families’ healing traditions and beliefs might shape reactions to diverse forms of sexuality, sexual behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex development. (10) |
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Employ appropriate consent and assent practices for disclosure of gender, sexuality and sex issues in a clinical setting. (11) |
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Describe the special challenges faced by health professionals who identify with one or more of the following populations: LGBTQ, GNC, DSD. (12) |
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Describe strategies that can be used to enact reform within existing health care institutions to improve care to LGBTQ patients, GNC patients, and patients born with DSD. (13) |
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Describe the special legal and policy issues (e.?g. insurance limitations, lack of partner benefits, visitation and nondiscrimination policies) that affect LGBTQ patients, GNC patients, and patients born with DSD. (14) |
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Identify your own implicit biases which impact the care delivered to LGBTQ patients, GNC patients, and patients born with DSD, and develop strategies to mitigate the impact of these biases. (15) |
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