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WPATH GLOBAL EDUCATION INITIATIVE (GEI)
TRAINING EVENTS
5 INDIVIDUAL TRAINING COURSES EACH BEING OFFERED IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
August 17 – 19, 2018 in New Canaan, CT in partnership with Silver Hill Hospital
Silver Hill Hospital
208 Valley Road
New Canaan, CT 06840
Martin Center Conference Room, East Campus
September 7 – 9, 2018 in Portland, OR in partnership with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)
Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU)
Portland, Oregon
September 14 – 16, 2018 in Cincinnati, OH in partnership with the Living with Change Foundation and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
September 21 – 23, 2018 in Palm Springs, CA in partnership with Eisenhower Medical Center
Annenberg Center for Health Sciences At Eisenhower Medical Center
39000 Bob Hope Drive
Rancho Mirage, CA
All GEI Courses will also be held at our 25th Biennial Scientific Symposium November 2-6, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Following are the Courses Offered at All GEI Trainings
Foundations in Transgender Health is intended for providers of all experience levels. This 2-day training course for healthcare professionals from all specialties in the implementation of the Standards of Care focuses on the importance of an interdisciplinary care team approach and cross specialty foundational knowledge. What all providers should know about gender development, mental health considerations, legal, policy and ethical issues, primary care and preventative health, puberty blockers and hormonal treatment, surgical overviews and much more. Includes interactive multi-disciplinary case studies.
Advanced Medical Treatment is a full-day training that focuses on advanced hormonal treatment and complications, co-occurring conditions, general health, ongoing primary care and aging. A complicated case studies discussion helps to further understand care and treatment among multiple medical specialties.
Advanced Mental Health is a full-day training that dives into advanced psychotherapy topics across the lifespan, navigating therapy issues like counter transference, children of transgender people, re-identification, autism, trauma and a complicated cases panel.
Workshops are highly specialized 4-8-hour interactive and/or case-based sessions that focus on specific areas of interest. Workshops are part of our advanced track and intended for those who have completed the Foundations in Transgender Health course.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Working with Children and Adolescents
- Planning and Documenting for Medical Transition
- Ethical Considerations (being offered in Buenos Aires)
- Peri and Post-Operative Surgical Care (being offered in Buenos Aires)
- Voice and Communication (being offered in Buenos Aires)
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