Gender Affirming Communication

Friday, February 23, 2024, 12:00 AM - Monday, February 22, 2027, 11:59 PM, On Demand

This Gender Affirming Communication in Healthcare course provides foundational knowledge and skills necessary to ensure the respectful and safe care of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) patients. The course defines the value of gender affirmation and includes simple tips to listen, ask the right questions, and make patients feel seen. This content is for all staff in the healthcare setting.

  Release Date: February 23, 2024
  Expiration Date: February 22, 2027
  Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour 30 minutes
  Registration Fee: FREE

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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.50 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (1.50 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.50 hours)

1. Recognize non-affirming care practices and environments
2. Describe the effect of non-affirming care practices and environments on TGD patients
3. Use affirming care language and practices in the care of TGD patients

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material activity for a maximum of 1.50 ANCC contact hours. 

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CME.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

References/Bibliography
For additional resources, please visit the course.

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Travis Reece-Nguyen
     Title: Clinical Associate Professor
     Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact 
     Email: [email protected]

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

The content of this activity is not related to products or the business lines of an ACCME-defined ineligible company. Hence, there are no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.