We are pleased to bring you these courses featuring a newly updated curriculum based on the WPATH Standards of Care, Version 8. Please read below for more information about these courses.
Space is limited, reserve your spot today and click below to register!
NEW * WPATH GEI Online Pediatric Endocrinology Workshop
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 - 11:30am – 3:30pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
This case-based workshop will feature a number of leading Pediatric Endocrinologists. Topics discussed include bone health, cardiometabolic risk, reproductive health, exercise/participation in sports, and gender-affirming hormone therapy in nonbinary youth. Each topic will be introduced by a 5–10-minute review of the current literature and corresponding SOC8 recommendations, followed by a 25-minute panel and audience discussion.
Moderator: Dr Stephen Rosenthal | Faculty |
Bone Health | Dr. Daniel Klink |
Cardiometabolic Risk | Dr. Natalie Nokoff |
Reproductive Options/Health | Dr. Norah van Mello |
Exercise/Participation in Sports | Dr. Jeremi Carswell |
Nonbinary Youth | Dr. Daniel Metzger |
WPATH GEI Online Neurodiversity Workshop
Recorded Sessions Available after August 1, 2023
Live Session: Friday, August 25, 2023 – 6:00pm – 8:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
The WPATH GEI Online Neurodiversity Workshop is a half-day training on the intersection of neurodivergence (especially autism) and gender diversity. This workshop provides a toolkit of approaches for supporting autistic/neurodivergent gender-diverse individuals including in the areas of communication/self-advocacy, executive function/goal setting, and gender discernment/affirmation. The session will emphasize strengths-based approaches and address issues related to obtaining autism and related diagnoses, prioritizing clinical supports, and establishing multidisciplinary care teams. Topics related to intersectional identities, including around neurodiversity, gender diversity, and race, will be explored. Attendees will watch recorded didactic sessions prior to attending the live session on August 25, 2023 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm.
Attendees will receive access to the GEI Course Platform after August 1, 2023, to begin watching the pre-recorded didactic sessions. Attendees should plan to watch the pre-recorded didactic presentations prior to attending the live session on August 25, 2023.
WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course
Recorded Sessions Available week of August 1, 2023
Live Sessions: August 14 – 30, 2023 – See schedule below.
The WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course includes the following components:
GEI Foundations Course 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. All panels below are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4).
GEI Foundations Course 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. All panels below are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4).
*Faculty for live sessions may be subject to change.
A Global Education Institute | Gail Knudson, MD, FRCP, MEd Ren Massey, PhD |
Introduction to Trans Health | Ren Massey, PhD |
Foundations in Mental Health | Chris Booth, MD |
Foundation in Primary Care | Jennifer Slovis, 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 | Joshua Safer, MD |
Foundations in Gender Development in Children | Wallace Wong, RPsy |
Foundations in Surgery | Jens Berli, MD Alexis Laungani, MD |
Caring for the Surgical Client | Gail Knudson, MD, FRCP, MEd Erika Sullivan, MD |
Legal, Policy, and Ethics | Jamison Green, PhD Paula Neira, JD, MSN, RN |
Registration Scholarships Now Available for TGD Members
WPATH is pleased to announce that we offering the following scholarships to WPATH Members to attend the GEI Online Foundations Course, being offered August 1 - 30, 2023.
The following eligibility is required to receive a scholarship award:
Scholarships will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible members who complete and submit this form. To learn more and apply today, please follow the link below.
A special thank you to Facialteam Surgical Center located in Marbella, Spain, for donating the funds for these scholarships.
WPATH GEI Online Advanced Mental Health Course
Recorded Sessions Available after August 21, 2023
Live Session: Friday, September 22, 2023 - 10:25am – 2:30pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
The WPATH GEI Online Advanced Mental Health Course will include two components:
WPATH GEI Core Competencies | Ren Massey, PhD |
Professionals as People | Shawn V. Giammattei, PhD |
Intersectionality & Double Minority Status | Wallace Wong, PsyD |
Gender Diversity and Neurodiversity | John Strang, PsyD |
Complex Co-Occurring Conditions | Guillaume Haarman, MD |
Adult Family Relationships | Guillaume Haarman, MD |
Transitioning on the Job | Faii Sangganjanavanich, PhD |
Identity Development and Dating/Relationships | Ren Massey, PhD |
WPATH GEI Online Advanced Mental Health Course Friday, September 22, 2023: 10:25am - 2:30pm EDT Live Session Agenda TBD | |
10:25am - 2:30pm | Confirmed Live Faculty: Ren Massey, PhD (Moderator); Shawn V. Giammattei, PhD; Guillaume Haarman, MD; Victor Namur, MS; Faii Sangganjanavanich, PhD; Wallace Wong, PsyD |
WPATH GEI Online Advanced Medical Course
Recorded Sessions Available after August 21, 2023
Live Session: Saturday, September 23, 2023 - 11:00am – 3:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
The WPATH GEI Online Advanced Medical Course will include two components:
Introduction | Gail Knudson, MD, FRCP, MEd |
Advanced Mental Health | Gail Knudson, MD, FRCP, MEd |
Advanced Primary Care | Jennifer Slovis, MD |
Advanced Hormone Therapy | Joshua Safer, MD |
Advanced Surgery | Jens Berli, MD and Alex Laungani, MD |
WPATH GEI Online Advanced Medical Course Saturday, September 23, 2023: 11:00am – 3:00pm EDT Live Session Agenda | |
11:00am – 12:00pm | Primary Care Marshall Dahl, MD, PhD; Ole-Petter Hamnvik, MD; Daniel Metzger, MD; Erica Metz, MD; Christina Milano, MD; Asa Radix, MD, PhD, MPH; Erika Sullivan, MD |
12:00pm – 1:30pm | Hormone Treatment Marshall Dahl, MD, PhD; Ole-Petter Hamnvik, MD; Daniel Metzger, MD; Erica Metz, MD; Christina Milano, MD; Asa Radix, MD, PhD, MPH; Erika Sullivan, MD |
1:30pm – 1:45pm | Break |
1:45pm – 3:00pm | Surgery Rachel Bluebond-Langner, MD; Raj Purohit, MD; Loren Schechter, MD |
WPATH GEI Course Price Grid
Join Us for WPATH's Book Club – Brazilian Series featuring Dr. Amara Moira and Victor Namur, MS
Series Coordinators and Moderators: Lin Fraser, EdD, MFT and Sanjay Sharma, MBBS
The Brazilian series of the WPATH Book Club will continue with the late Dr. Michael Marshall’s vision for the WPATH Book Club, for attendees to continue learning about trans people and their literature/art from the Global South.
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Amara Moira will be the upcoming featured guest for the first of the WPATH Book Club Brazilian Series. WPATH is committed to bettering transgender and gender diverse lives across the globe, this is an exciting opportunity to hear from some prominent transgender and gender diverse voices with the Brazilian Series.
Register Today! for the first installment of the Brazilian Series
FREE for All to Attend
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