Registration Now Open for WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course, being held November 1-18, 2022.
Dear WPATH Community:
WPATH is excited to announce that registration is now open for our 2022 offering of the WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course which will open on November 1, 2022. Live sessions begin on November 14, 2022.
The WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course includes the following components:
- Pre-Recorded Didactic Sessions, which attendees can watch starting November 1st. Attendees should watch all recorded presentations in preparation for the live panels.
- One 2-hour Live Streamed Case Discussion Panel, which attendees will select and attend between November 14 - November 15, 2022.
- One 2-hour Live Q&A Panel, which attendees will select and attend between November 16 – 18, 2022.
Registered attendees will receive the link to access the GEI Foundations Course Platform and begin viewing the Pre-Recorded Didactic Sessions on-demand on November 1st, you will receive the link on November 1, 2022, directly through the meeting platform.
After your paid registration, you will receive a confirmation email, which will include the link to RSVP for your selected Live Case Discussion Panel and Live Q&A Panel. Please note that you must select and attend ONE 2-hour Live Streamed Case Discussion panels, and ONE 2-hour Live Q&A Panel, to complete and receive full credit for the GEI Foundations Course.
Pre-Recorded Didactic Sessions
Attendees will have access to watch the pre-recorded didactic sessions beginning November 1st.
A Global Education Initiative | Gail Knudson, MD, FRCP, MEd and Ren Massey, PhD |
Introduction to Trans Health | Ren Massey, PhD |
Foundations in Mental Health | Chris Booth, MD |
Foundation in Primary Care | Erika Sullivan, MD |
Foundations in Voice and Communication | Christie Block, MA, MS, CCC-SLP |
Foundations in Gender Affirming Mental Health Care in Adolescents | Scott Leibowitz, MD |
Foundations in Hormonal Treatment: Adults & Adolescents | Daniel Metzger, MD and Marshall Dahl, MD, PhD, FRCP |
Foundations in Gender Development in Children | Wallace Wong, RPsy |
Foundations in Surgery | Alexis Laungani, MD |
Caring for the Transitioning Client | Gail Knudson, MD, FRCP, MEd, and Erika Sullivan, MD |
Legal, Policy, and Ethics | Paula Neira, JD, MSN, RN, and Lee Nevens, BA, JD |
Live Streamed Case Discussion Panels
All Case Discussion Panels are designed to be multidisciplinary and involve 2-3 case presentations and Q&A (via chat functionality). Attendees will send their questions via chat and the moderators will relay them to the panel. Attendees, Panelists, and Moderators will receive the cases being discussed prior to the session.
- Monday, November 14, 2022: 12:00pm - 2:00pm EST – Jamison Green, PhD, (Moderator); Shawn V. Giammattei, PhD; Aron Janssen, MD; Stephanie Roberts, MD; Daniel Simon, MD; Jennifer Slovis, MD
- Monday, November 14, 2022: 6:00pm - 8:00pm EST – SJ Langer, LCSW-R (Moderator); Tamara Adrian, JD; Madeline Deutsch, MD, MPH; Ole-Petter Hamnvik, MD; Amy Penkin, LCSW; Tammy Troute-Wood, RN
- Tuesday, November 15, 2022: 4:00pm - 6:00pm EST – Michael Irwig, MD (Moderator); Oren Ganor, MD; David Inwards-Breland, MD; Victor Namur, MS; Kit Rachlin, PhD
Live Q&A Panels
The Live Q&A Panels are designed to be multidisciplinary and involve Q&A based on the Pre-Recorded Didactic Presentations. Attendees will send their questions via chat and the moderators will relay them to the panel as they come in. Only the panel and moderator will be on video.
- Wednesday, November 16, 2022: 2:00pm - 4:00pm EST – Erika Sullivan, MD, (Moderator); Jamison Green, PhD; Guillaume Haarman, MD; Ole-Petter Hamnvik, MD; Wallace Wong, RPsy
- Thursday, November 17, 2022: 12:00pm - 2:00pm EST – Kelly Ducheny, PsyD (Moderator); Javier Belinky, MD; Jamie Feldman, MD, PhD; Simona Giordano, PhD; Pam Klein, MNS, RN; Anna Rogers, MD
- Friday, November 18, 2022: 10:00am - 12:00pm EST – Barbara Warren, PsyD (Moderator); Daniel Dugi, MD; Simona Giordano, PhD; Daniel Metzger, MD; Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich, PhD; Jennifer Slovis, MD
For more information and to register, please follow the link below.