Name
K08 - Gender Affirming Care: A Primary Care Behavioral Health Approach to Letters of Support
Date & Time
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Location Name
Travis D
Description

Evaluation and process improvement project to assess the needs of primary care behavioral health providers to increase competence and confidence surrounding gender affirming care and knowledge of World Professional Association of Transgender Health, Standards of Care version 8 (WPATH SOC8) letters of support within primary care model. A work group consisting of integrated behavioral health providers has developed and implemented a survey to assess the knowledge, skills, and experience of current providers as well as gather information on interest in training and preferred modalities. Templates for visit content, documentation, and letter writing have been developed and are currently in beta testing with work group members. Development of training course including multiple modules for providers to complete as desired will be rolling out this summer.

Speakers
Elisabeth Owen PsyD, Licensed Psychologist- Integrated Behavioral Health Provider, Providence Medical Group- Oregon, Newberg, OR
Christopher Mikulic PsyD, Behavioral Health Provider, Providence Health & Services, Beaverton, OR
Emily Morgan PhD, Behavioral Health Provider, Providence Medical Group, Portland, OR
Colin Bosma PhD, Psychologist, Providence Medical Group, Newberg, OR
Elisabeth Owen Christopher Mikulic Emily Morgan Colin Bosma
Content Level
All Audience
Tags
Primary Care Behavioral Health Model, Quality improvement programs, Social determinants of health (SDoH), Underserved populations (e.g. LGBTQ)
Session Type
Concurrent
SIG or Committee
JMC, PCBH
Slideshow link
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Handout 1 Link
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Objective 1
Gain understanding of survey development and implementation within Primary Care Behavioral Health Team
Objective 2
Understand model for completion of WPATH SOC 8 letters of support within Primary Care Behavioral Health Model
Objective 3
Develop strategies to increase interdisciplinary collaboration within integrated care teams surrounding gender affirming care
Content Reference 1

Budge, S.L., Lee, J., Domínguez, S. Jr., Tebbe, E. (In Press). Using The Companionship Model When Writing Referral Letters for Transgender and Nonbinary Adults. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity.

Content Reference 2

de Vries, E., Kathard, H. & Müller, A. Debate: Why should gender-affirming health care be included in health science curricula?. BMC Med Educ 20, 51 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-1963-6

Content Reference 3

Audrey Heng, Clare Heal, Jennifer Banks & Robyn Preston (2018) Transgender peoples’ experiences and perspectives about general healthcare: A systematic review, International Journal of Transgenderism, 19:4, 359-378, DOI: 10.1080/15532739.2018.1502711

Content Reference 4

Almazan, A.N. & Keuroghlian, A.S. (2021). Association Between Gender-Affirming Surgeries and Mental Health Outcomes. JAMA Surgery 156 (7), 611-618.

Content Reference 5

Coleman, E., Radix, A. E., Bouman, W. P., Brown, G. R., de Vries, A. L. C., Deutsch, M. B., Ettner, R., Fraser, L., Goodman, M., Green, J., Hancock, A. B., Johnson, T. W., Karasic, D. H., Knudson, G. A., Leibowitz, S. F., Meyer-Bahlburg, H. F. L., Monstrey, S. J., Motmans, J., Nahata, L., & Nieder, T. O. (2022). Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8. International Journal of Transgender Health, 23(sup1), S1–S259. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2022.2100644 ‌