WPATH News - GEI Around the World, NEW SOC8 Translation Available, and Upcoming Courses

Registration Now Open for WPATH GEI Around the World Series

The WPATH Global Education Institute (GEI) warmly invites you to engage in a series of online events  aimed at broadening knowledge on healthcare practices for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals worldwide. These online events are organized to provide insights into the healthcare landscape for TGD people in various regions, with initial focus areas being South Africa and Australia, as presented by esteemed healthcare providers from these countries. Designed to be inclusive and educational, these events are free to all WPATH members, while non-members may also participate for a nominal fee.

GEI South Africa
April 24, 2024: 1:00pm US Eastern Time
Presented by Elma De Vries, MD, MBChB and Chris McLachlan, MA

GEI Australia
June 20, 2024: 7:00pm US Eastern Time
Presented by Ashleigh Lin, PhD, BS, MS; Noah Riseman, PhD; Teddy Cook, BS; Jeremy Wiggins, BA; Ada Cheung, MBBS; and Ken Pang, PhD, FRCP, MBBS

WPATH SOC8 Now Available in 10 Languages & Counting

We are pleased to have just added SOC8 in Italian to the available translations!

In line with WPATH's mission to promote evidence-based care, education, research, public policy, and respect in transgender health, we are highly committed to ensuring global dissemination of the Standards of Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8 (SOC8). We are translating the SOC8 into as many languages as possible in order to reach as wide a global audience as possible. As of now, there are translations of SOC8 available on the WPATH website for Croatian, Georgian, Italian, Korean, Mandarin, Montenegrin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Thai, and Ukrainian.

Translations are currently underway in Bengali, Bosnian, French, Hindi, Japanese, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Urdu, Serbian, Spanish, and Turkish.

This could not have been possible without the exceptional dedication, expertise, and hard work of all translation collectives! 

A clear description of the translation process and our disclaimer about these translations are available on the WPATH website SOC8 page.

We would also appreciate any feedback you may have if you discover any errors in the translations presented.

Thank you.

Remember to Register - Upcoming Live and Virtual GEI Courses

A WPATH Training: An Endocrinologists Special Sssion (Live)
May 31, 2024: 8:00am - 5:00pm ET


 

It's About Time: Concerns of Middle Aged and Older Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals, a WPATH GEI Workshop (Virtual)
July 19, 2024: 12:00pm - 2:00pm ET

Across the world, the proportion of older adults in developed countries is growing, including the number of middle-aged and elder people who are transgender/gender diverse (TGD). This is WPATH GEI's first course focusing on medical, biological, psychological, neuropsychological, and legal concerns of aging TGD individuals and their loved ones.

The course will include 3 hours of pre-recorded videos, for attendees to view at their convenience starting July 1, and an additional 2-hour live online multidisciplinary panel (July 19). Four videoed cases will be presented in the videos and live session. Attendees will have opportunities to discuss the cases presented and to ask questions of the panelists. Myths, stereotypes, and the effects of intersectionality of ageism, ableism and transphobia will be addressed. Lastly, the potential role of these TGD middle-aged and elder individuals will be considered to help TGD youth to imagine a better future for themselves.