trans health conference

2016

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Providence, RI 02908

Provided By
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Rhode Island College School of Social Work
TGI Network of Rhode Island

We Gratefully Acknowledge The Support Of:

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island | Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island |
American Cancer Society | Rhode Island Department of Health |
Department of Family Medicine and Caring for the Underserved Scholarly Concentration
at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University | LGBT Center at Brown University

2016 Trans* Health Conference

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Program Description

The goal of this conference is to enhance the health and

well-being of members of the transgender community by (1)
increasing the number of mental health and medical health care
providers who feel comfortable and confident providing care
for transgender patients; (2) increasing transgender community
members knowledge, self-efficacy and advocacy skills through
transgender centered educational sessions.

Target Audience

Physicians specializing in primary care, obstetrics, endocrinology,

and emergency medicine, nurses, psychologists, physician
assistants, social workers, licensed mental health providers,
medical students, residents, fellows, and members of the
transgender community.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity...

Primary care providers should be able to:
1. Describe professional guidelines established for the
appropriate care of transgender adolescents and adults
2. Identify the risks/benefits of hormone therapy, design a plan
of care that incorporates above guidelines
3. Compare and contrast the unique primary care needs of
male to female and female to male transgender patients
4. Participate in advanced medical care cases
Mental health providers should be able to:
5. Identify mental health issues unique to transgender
individuals and better understand role of the mental health
professional through transition
6. Recognize sexual health needs of transgender patients and
gain confidence in addressing these with patients
7. Participate in advanced behavioral health cases
Members of the transgender community should be able to:
8. Identify and discuss their legal needs and best strategies to
meet these needs.
9. Discuss social identities and ways to develop positive
masculine and feminine identities. As well as the importance
of the intersection of race, ethnicity and class in these
identities
10. Identify everyday issues faced by transgender community
members and ways to address them.

Conference Location

Rhode Island College

600 Mount Pleasant Ave. | Providence, RI 02908

Parking

Parking will be available in student lots A, B, C, & faculty lot D.

On-street parking is also available along the perimeter where
marked.

Please notify the Brown CME Office in writing at least

two weeks prior to the conference to request reasonable
accommodations.

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance

with the accreditation requirements and policies of the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
through the joint providership of The Warren Alpert Medical
School of Brown University and the Rhode Island College School
of Social Work. The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown
University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing
medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

Physicians: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the
credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the
activity.
Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners: Participants will receive
a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for
6.5 hours AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. This credit is accepted
by the AAPA and AANP.
Nurses: This activity has been submitted to Northeast Multi-

State Division (NE-MSD) for approval to award nursing contact

hours. Northeast Multistate Division (NE-MSD) is accredited as an
approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses
Credentialing Centers Commission on Accreditation.

Psychologists: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown

University has been approved by the Rhode Island Psychological
Association to offer continuing education credits for Psychologists.
The Alpert Medical School maintains responsibility for the
program. This program is approved for 6.5 Category 1 CE Credit.
(Credits available to RI licensed psychologists only).
Social Workers: This activity has been submitted for approval by
School of Social Work - CWI for 6.5 CEs (3.5 Regular, 3.0 cultural).
Authorization number pending.

Registration Information

Seating is limited, pre-registration is required by Jan. 22, 2016!

Conference registration fee includes: Breakfast, breaks, & lunch.

Register Online

https://apps.biomed.brown.edu/cme_registration

Registration Fees

$100.00 MD/DO
$50.00 NPs, CNMs, PAs, PhDs
$25.00 RNs, BSNs, MRNs, MSWs, Residents, Fellows
$10.00 Students
$0.00 Community Members

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations/substitutions must be made in writing to the

Brown CME Office at least two weeks prior to the conference,
no later than January 15th. An administrative fee will be charged
for all refunds. (No refunds for no shows). There will be no
additional charge for substitutions. This conference is subject to
change or cancellation.

2016 Trans* Health Conference

Saturday, January 30, 2016
Medical Providers Track
7:308:30am

Registration and Breakfast

8:309:00

Welcome
Don Operario, PhD

9:1010:00

Trans Pedi Perpsectives (101)

Michelle M. Forcier, MD, MPH

11:1012:00
Preventive Care Needs of Transgender

Patients & Key Challenges Facing Aging
Transgender Adults

Alexis E. Drutchas, MD

Patricia M. Burbank, DNSc, RN, FAAN

Transgender Medical Care:

Advanced Case Discussions (102)

Timothy P. Cavanaugh, MD
Introduction to Providing Trans-Informed Care

Ethan Kennedy, MA
10:1011:00

Caring for Transgender Adults:

The Basics (101)
Timothy P. Cavanaugh, MD

Gender Expensive Youth: Cases (102)

Michelle M. Forcier, MD, MPH
Advanced Clinical Skills for Behavioral Health
Care Providers

Daniel A. Harvey, MSW, LICSW and

Jayeson Watts, LCSW

Hormones 101 for Mental Health Providers

Michelle M. Forcier, MD, MPH

12:001:00 pm Lunch
1:102:00

Keynote: The State of Transgender Health

Scout, MA, PhD

2:10-3:00

Legal Transitions and Advocacy: A Road Map

Jayeson Watts, LCSW

3:104:00

Assessing Sexual Health and Sexuality With

Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming
Populations
Joseph R. Winn, MSW, LICSW, CST-S

Gender Affirming Surgeries: Options, Care,

and Referral of the Transgender Patient

Rubin Hopwood, MDiv, PhD
4:105:00

Panel Session
Facilitated by Jaye Watts, MSW, LCSW

5:005:15 pm

Wrap-Up

Mental Health Providers Track

7:308:30am

Registration and Breakfast

8:309:00

Welcome
Don Operario, PhD

9:1010:00

Introduction to Providing Trans-Informed Care

Ethan Kennedy, MA

10:1011:00
Advanced Clinical Skills for Behavioral Health
Care Providers

Daniel A. Harvey, MSW, LICSW and

Jayeson Watts, LCSW
11:1012:00

Hormones 101 for Mental Health Providers

Michelle M. Forcier, MD, MPH

12:001:00 pm Lunch
1:102:00

Keynote: The State of Transgender Health

Scout, MA, PhD

2:10-3:00

Legal Transitions and Advocacy: A Road Map

Jayeson Watts, LCSW

3:104:00

Assessing Sexual Health and Sexuality With

Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming
Populations
Joseph R. Winn, MSW, LICSW, CST-S

Case Presentations and Discussion

John D. Daponte, C.A.G.S.
Agnieszka (Aga) Janicka, MD

AJ Metthe
4:105:00

Panel Session
Facilitated by Jaye Watts, MSW, LCSW

5:005:15 pm

Wrap-Up

2016 Trans* Health Conference

Saturday, January 30, 2016
Community Track
7:308:30am

Registration and Breakfast

12:001:00 pm Lunch

8:309:00
Welcome
Don Operario, PhD

1:102:00

Keynote: The State of Transgender Health

Scout, MA, PhD

9:1010:00
Social Identities
Nicole Williams

2:10-3:00

Legal Transitions and Advocacy: A Road Map

Jayeson Watts, LCSW

Intersectionality

Caryl Nuez, PhDc

Community Board
Gwendolyn Howard

10:1011:00
Respecting Identities: A Conversation with
Community Members

Andriana M. Foiles Sifuentes, PhD, MA

Communication with a Gender-Diverse Lens

Kira Manser, MEd, LCSW

Positive Femininity
Lindsey McCarron
Legal Healthcare Basics

TGI Network of Rhode Island
11:1012:00

Trans in Everyday
Caryl Nuez, PhDc

3:104:00

Ask a Doctor
Ethan R. Huckel, MA

4:105:00

Debriefing Session
Brian W. Kovacs, ThD, PhD & Janelle Heideman

5:005:15 pm

Wrap-Up

Positive Masculinity
Lindsey McCarron

Planning Committee
Alexis E. Drutchas, MD*

Stephanie V. Huckel, MS
Senior Diversity & Inclusion Consultant
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island | Providence, RI

Fadya El Rayess, MD, MPH*

Marcy Feibelman, ND
Leaves of Change Natural Medicine | Providence, RI
Anna B. Filip, MD
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine (Clinical)
Assistant Residency DirectorFamily Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School | Providence, RI
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Hospital | Pawtucket, RI
Andriana M. Foiles Sifuentes, PhD, MA*
Daniel A. Harvey, MSW, LICSW*
Julia Harvey, BA
Program Coordinator
Rhode Island Public Health Institute | Providence, RI
Ethan R. Huckel, MA*

Kira Manser, MSW*

Michele D. Paliotta, LICSW
Private Clinical Social Work Practice | Providence, RI
Aaron M. Shapiro, BS, MD18
Warren Alpert Medical School | Providence, RI
Maria Sullivan, BA
Director, Office of Continuing Medical Education
Warren Alpert Medical School | Providence, RI
Jayeson Watts, LCSW*
Siana Wood, RN, BSN, CDOE
Senior Quality Analyst
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
*See Course Directors and Faculty Page

For More Information About the Program or Registration

Contact the Brown CME Office: Phone: 401-863-3337 | Fax: 401-863-2202 | E-mail: CME@Brown.edu

2016 Trans* Health Conference

Saturday, January 30, 2016
Course Directors
Alexis E. Drutchas, MD*
Family Medicine Physician | Fenway Health
Instructor of Medicine | Harvard Medical School | Boston, MA

Andriana M. Foiles Sifuentes, PhD, MA*

Faculty, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Dartmouth, MA

Fadya El Rayess, MD, MPH*

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine (Clinical)
Associate Residency Director, Family Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School | Providence, RI
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Pawtucket, RI

Daniel A. Harvey, MSW, LICSW*

Assistant Professor
Rhode Island College School of Social Work
Providence, RI

Faculty
Patricia M. Burbank, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor
University of Rhode Island, College of Nursing | Kingston, RI

Kira Manser, MEd, LCSW

Interim Executive Director
The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health | Providence, RI

Timothy P. Cavanaugh, MD
Medical Director, Transgender Health Program
Fenway Health | Boston, MA

Lindsey McCarron

John D. Daponte, C.A.G.S.

Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Private Practice | Providence, RI
Michelle M. Forcier, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical)
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Childrens Hospital
Providence, RI
Janelle Heideman
Ruben Hopwood, MDiv, PhD
Psycholog Fellow
The Danielson Institute at Brown University | Providence, RI
Coordinator, Transgender Health Program
Fenway Health | Boston, MA
Gwendolyn Howard
TGI Network of RI | Providence, RI
Ethan R. Huckel, MA
Board Chair, TGI Network of Rhode Island | Providence, RI
Agnieszka (Aga) Janicka, MD
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University | Providence, RI
Ethan Kennedy, MA
Direct Services Coordinator | Youth Pride, Inc. | Providence, RI
Brian W. Kovacs, ThD, PhD
Board Member and Treasurer | TGI Network of Rhode Island
Retired Independent Consultant | Providence, RI

AJ Metthe , MSWc
Smith College School for Social Work | Northampton, MA
Caryl Nuez, PhDc
Department of Political Science
University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT
Don Operario, PhD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Brown University School of Public Health | Providence, RI
Scout, MA, PhD
Director, LGBT HealthLink at CenterLink
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Boston University School of Public Health | Boston, MA
Jayeson Watts, LCSW
Trans* Health Program Manager
Thundermist Health Center
Adjunct Professor, School of Social Work
Rhode Island College | Providence, RI
Nicole Williams
Director, Frederick Douglass Unity House
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Dartmouth, MA
Joseph R. Winn, MSW, LICSW , CST-S
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and Supervisor of Sex Therapy
Private Practice | Arlington, MA