Foundations of Gender-Affirming Care
Purpose: Building the capacity of primary care and mental/behavioral health providers and teams to provide holistic, culturally responsive, and equitable gender affirming care. This ECHO is a dedicated space to support and enhance understanding of gender affirming care and the needs of transgender and gender diverse individuals, fostering a collaborative and respectful environment focused on education and care.
Audience: Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, behavioral health clinicians, pharmacists, traditional health workers, administrative staff, and others. Participants are encouraged to participate together as primary care teams. Participants will be chosen based on their interest in the program, geographic distribution, and ability to commit to attending the sessions. Oregon participants will be prioritized.
Sample topics: Introducing the foundations of gender affirming care; Incorporating inclusive language and environment into your practice; Supporting LGBTQ+ youth and their families; Supporting non-binary and gender expansive patients; Implementing new guidelines. This ECHO will not cover prescribing gender-affirming hormones.
Schedule: 12 sessions. Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Pacific time, April 2 - June 18, 2025
Faculty:
Kelly Washburn, AGNP-C, Ila Helath
Ty Wong, LCSW, Clinical Supervisor and Mental Health Therapist, Options Counseling
Rook Bartz, BSN, Program Manager, Gender and Sexual Health, Legacy Health
