Introduction to Culturally Safe Care for Trans People in Physiotherapy

Overview:

People who are trans and gender diverse are frequently discriminated against in healthcare, from being mis-gendered and dead-named to being unable to find healthcare providers who have the knowledge and skills to provide safe care.

This lack of knowledge and skills is due to both anti-trans attitudes and professional training programs not including gender diversity content. Providers may be unaware of the anti-trans attitudes they hold. All of this adds up to inadequate healthcare and unmet healthcare needs for people who are trans and gender diverse.

The issues that are present in healthcare in general are also evident in physiotherapy. People who are trans and gender diverse have concerns that can be treated through physiotherapy that are both specific to being gender diverse and are common to everyone.

Physiotherapy can be an uncomfortable experience for people who are trans and gender diverse, because of how we ask people to expose their bodies and the touch involved in physiotherapy assessment and treatment.

This session will discuss basic terminology and explore through case studies how physiotherapists can make their practice safer for people who are trans and gender diverse.

This online course is brought to you by the Women's Health Division and the Global Health Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA).

Why You Should Take This Online Course:

1. There's a large demand for trans-inclusive and knowledgeable healthcare providers
2. This is a unique opportunity to hear from individuals with lived experience, both personally and professionally
3. This is a safe, understanding space to learn and ask questions

Speakers:

Stéphanie Madill (she/her)

Stephanie is an assistant professor of rehabilitation science at the University of Saskatchewan. She undertook her physiotherapy training at the University of Alberta, graduating in 1993 with a BSc(PT). She completed her graduate studies at Queen's University under Linda McLean. Stéphanie' s primary research focus currently is on 2SLGBTQ+ health and access to healthcare in Saskatchewan. She is the co-principal investigator of the TRANS project, which has just completed a one-year pilot of two healthcare navigators for people who are trans and gender diverse in Saskatchewan.

Ken Mullock (he/him)

Ken is a Trans Health Navigator with the TRANS project. Over the past year, Ken has helped transgender people access health needs and has educated providers on trans-inclusive care. He brings his lived experience into his role, along with his health professional training. In 2021, Ken graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a BSc in Nutrition and now “wears many hats” as a dietitian. Ken is a white settler born, raised, and working on Treaty 4 land.

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