Gender-Affirming Care - 2024 MMS Annual Meeting Ethics Forum
Course Overview
The 2024 Ethics Forum at Massachusetts Medical Society’s Annual Meeting (recorded on May 20, 2024) presented by the Committee on Ethics, Grievances, and Professional Standards, the Ethics Forum alerts physicians to
the ethical implications of issues that arise in daily practice and offers information on issues at the intersection of ethics, medicine, and professionalism. The Ethics Forum at the Society’s Annual Meeting explored gender-affirming care.
Moderator
Rebecca W. Brendel, MD, JD
Director, Master’s Degree Program, Harvard
Medical School Center for Bioethics
Director of Law and Ethics, Center for Law, Brain, and Behavior, Massachusetts
General Hospital
To learn more about Dr. Rebecca W. Brendel,
click here.
Presenters
Elizabeth Boskey, PhD, MPH, LICSW
Co-Director of Research, Division of Gynecology,
Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Instructor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of
Public Health
To learn more about Elizabeth Boskey, click here.
Frances Grimstad, MD,
MS
Chair, MMS Committee on LGBTQ Matters
Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecologist, Boston Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard
Medical School
To learn more about Dr. Frances Grimstad, click
here.
Carl G. Streed, Jr., MD, MPH, FACP, FAHA
Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine,
Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Research Lead, GenderCare Center at Boston Medical Center
To learn more about Dr. Carl Streed, Jr., click here.
Intended Audience
This activity is designed for physicians, physicians-in-training, and other health care leaders, professionals and students.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to:
- Identify the legal and challenges to providing gender-affirming care to transgender and gender non-conforming patients
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Describe the practical and ethical considerations of providing appropriate treatment options to support and affirm an individual’s preferred gender identity
- Consider health disparities faced by gender diverse populations, including barriers to healthcare access, and discrimination
Accreditation Statement
The Massachusetts Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit
Designation Statement
The Massachusetts Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation
in the activity.
This activity meets the criteria for the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management study.
National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistant (NCCPA)
Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 1.00 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations
accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
Exam/Assessment: A score of 70% or higher is required to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Course
Fees
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) Physician Member: $40.00
MMS Resident/Student Member: Free
Non-Member Physician: $90.00
Non-Members Resident/Student: $20.00
Allied Health Professional/Other: $32.00
Activity Term
Original Release Date: May 29, 2024
Review Date(s): N/A
Termination Date: May 29, 2027
Format
and Estimated Time to Complete: Video recording, 1 hour
System
Requirements
Desktops/Laptops
Windows 10
Mac OSX 10.6 higher
Most modern browsers including
IE 11+
Firefox 18.0+
Chrome latest version
Safari 12+
Mobile/Tablet
iOS devices beginning with OS version 10 or higher (includes, iPhone, ipad and iTouch devices)
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