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Should all family physicians provide gender-affirming primary care?

Thea Weisdorf, Andrew J. Organek and Hali Bauld
Canadian Family Physician June 2023; 69 (6) 415-417; DOI: https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.6906415
Thea Weisdorf
Family physician at St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ont; Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto; and Chair of the College of Family Physicians of Canada’s 2SLGBTQ+ Health Member Interest Group.
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Emergency physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto, and Vice Chair of the College of Family Physicians of Canada’s 2SLGBTQ+ Health Member Interest Group.
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Hali Bauld
Medical Director of the Halifax Sexual Health Centre in Nova Scotia and Founder and Medical Director of the Truro Sexual Health Centre in Nova Scotia.
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    Key WPATH recommendations for education to provide TGD care: from the Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, version 8.

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    4.2We recommend all members of the health care workforce receive cultural knowledge training focused on treating TGD individuals with dignity during orientation as part of annual or continuing education
    4.3We recommend institutions involved in the training of health professionals develop competencies and learning objectives for TGD health within each of the competency areas for their specialty
    5.1We recommend that health care professionals assessing TGD adults for physical treatments …
    • 5.1.c: are able to identify coexisting mental health or other psychosocial concerns and distinguish these from gender dysphoria, incongruence, and diversity

    • 5.1.d: are able to assess capacity to consent for treatment

    • 5.1.f: undergo continuing education in health care relating to gender dysphoria, incongruence, and diversity

    5.2We suggest health care professionals assessing TGD adults seeking gender-affirming treatment liaise with professionals from different disciplines within the field of transgender health for consultation and referral, if required
    • TGD—transgender and gender-diverse, WPATH—World Professional Association for Transgender Health.

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    Transgender and gender-diverse health resources

    ORGANIZATIONWEBSITE
    Rainbow Health Ontariohttps://www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/TransHealthGuide/index.html
    Trans Care BChttp://www.phsa.ca/transcarebc/health-professionals/education
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