Upcoming GEI Courses
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WPATH GEI & GEI-CERTIFIED COURSES IN 2021
WPATH GEI ONLINE ADVANCED COURSES
APRIL 1 - MAY 30, 2021
After a successful first round of the WPATH GEI Online Advanced Course Series in December 2020, WPATH is excited to present the Online Advanced Course Series again this April and May. The Advanced Course Series will include the following courses:
ONLINE ADVANCED MEDICAL COURSE
May 8, 2021: 12:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern Time
The WPATH GEI Online Advanced Medical Course will include two components: the Pre-Recorded Didactic Sessions, which attendees can begin streaming on-demand on April 1, 2021, and the Live Session scheduled on Saturday, May 8, 2021: 12:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern Time (GMT-4). Attendees must watch all the pre-recorded didactic presentations and attend the live session "in-person" to complete the course.
The Advanced Medical Course is intended for medical professionals who have already completed the GEI Foundations Course. The course will focus on advanced hormonal treatment and complications, co-occurring conditions, general health, gender affirming surgeries and perioperative care, ongoing primary care, and aging.
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ONLINE ADVANCED MENTAL HEALTH COURSE
May 15, 2021: 10:00am - 2:00pm Eastern Time
The WPATH GEI Online Advanced Mental Health Course will include two components: the Pre-Recorded Didactic Sessions, which attendees can begin streaming on-demand on April 1, 2021, and the Live Session scheduled on Saturday, May 15, 2021: 10:00am - 2:00pm Eastern Time (GMT-4). Attendees must watch all the pre-recorded didactic presentations and attend the live session "in-person" to complete the course.
The Advanced Mental Health Course is intended for mental health professionals who have already completed the GEI Foundations Course. Topics include: Person of the Therapist, Co-occurring Issues, Intersectionality and POC, Telehealth, and Complex Cases.
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ONLINE ADVANCED CHILD & ADOLESCENT WORKSHOP
May 1, 2021: 11:30am - 3:30pm Eastern Time
The WPATH GEI Online Advanced Child & Adolescent Workshop will include two components: the Pre-Recorded Didactic Sessions, which attendees can begin streaming on-demand on April 1, 2021, and the Live Session scheduled on Saturday, May 1, 2021: 11:30am - 3:30pm Eastern Time (GMT-4). Attendees must watch all the pre-recorded didactic presentations and attend the live session "in-person" to complete the course.
The Advanced Child & Adolescent Workshop is open to professionals of any specialty who have previously completed the GEI Foundations Course. This is a full-day training course that focuses on children and adolescents. Topics include assessment, controversies and challenges, affirmative interventions, neurodiversity, sexual health, and fertility.
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ONLINE ADVANCED ETHICS WORKSHOP
May 1, 2021: 11:30am - 3:30pm Eastern Time
The WPATH GEI Online Advanced Ethics Workshop will include two components: the Pre-Recorded Didactic Sessions, which attendees can begin streaming on-demand on April 1, 2021, and the Live Session scheduled on Saturday, May 1, 2021: 11:30am - 3:30pm Eastern Time (GMT-4). Attendees must watch all the pre-recorded didactic presentations and attend the live session "in-person" to complete the course.
The Advanced Ethics Workshop is open to professionals of any specialty and recommended for those who have already completed the GEI Foundations Course. The course will involve a mix of didactic lectures led by senior WPATH clinicians, legal scholars, and bioethicists and stimulating, robust, small group case discussions. Topics include: Child & Adolescent Ethics and Surgical & Interdisciplinary Care Ethics.
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WPATH GEI ONLINE JOURNAL CLUB
WPATH is launching an all-new virtual Journal Club! This online meeting format, featuring articles from the International Journal of Transgender Health (IJTH), will allow participants the opportunity to delve further into transgender health research topics and ask questions of the authors. In addition to earning valuable CME credits and ANCC contact hours, journal club meetings provide attendees with the valuable opportunity to interact with the experts doing cutting-edge research in transgender health. Register now for these upcoming sessions:
Please Join Aisa Burgwal and Joz Motmans for WPATH Journal Club – Episode 1
Thursday, April 29, 2021 from Noon – 1:00pm EDT
Article of Discussion: Health disparities between binary and non-binary trans people: A community-driven survey
Aisa Burgwal, Natia Gvianishvili, Vierge Hård, Julia Kata, Isidro García Nieto, Cal Orre, Adam Smiley, Jelena Vidić & Joz Motmans
Aisa Burgwal is a researcher at the University Hospital of Ghent, Belgium. Aisa holds a BA in Arts (Fontys Hogeschool, 2016), a MA in Clinical Psychology (Gent University, 2018), and a MA in Statistical Data Analysis (Ghent University, 2020). She is a staff member of the European Professional Association for Transgender Health (EPATH), and currently involved in the organization of the 4th EPATH conference. Her expertise includes Statistical Modelling and Analysis of Complex Data, Computational Methods in Statistics, LGBTIQ+ studies, Health, Healthcare, Quality of Life, Measures of Gender Identity, and Attitude Research.
Joz Motmans is guest professor Gender Studies at the Centre for Research on Gender and Culture at Ghent University (Belgium), and coordinator of the central information and expertise center on trans issues in Belgium (www.transinfo.be) at the University Hospital of Ghent, Belgium.
Joz holds a MA in Clinical Psychology (Gent University, 1999), a postgraduate in Women’s studies (Antwerp University, 2002), and a PhD in Social Sciences (Antwerp University, 2010). He is one of the co-founders of the European Professional Association for Transgender Health (EPATH), and currently President-elect of this association. His expertise includes LGBTIQ+ studies, new social movements, equality, emancipation, health, quality of life, and social attitude research (quantitative as well as qualitative methods). More info can be found at https://research.flw.ugent.be/nl/joz.motmans
WPATH Members attend FREE, including continuing education credit! Credit is ONLY available if you attend the LIVE session.
Non-members attend for $25 ($10 for LIEC) including continuing education credit. Credit is ONLY available if you attend the LIVE session.
Save the Date – WPATH Journal Club – Episode 2 – Thursday, June 3, 2021 from 11:00am – Noon EDT
Mental health and quality of life in non-binary transgender adults: a case control study Bethany A. Jones, Walter Pierre Bouman, Emma Haycraft & Jon Arcelus
Join Drs Beth Jones and Jon Arcelus for this episode.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and The World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Inc. (WPATH). Amedco LLC 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.
Nurses (ANCC)
Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC contact hours.
Physicians (ACCME)
Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
WPATH GEI ONLINE Foundations COURSE