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Culturally Competent Care of the Transgender Patient

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Despite significant strides made for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals over the past decades, discrimination and misinformation still exist in many areas of society, including health care. While the LGBT community is often thought of as a monolithic group, the transgender population faces a unique set of concerns. Transgender patients, whose gender identity differs from their birth gender, face a multitude of medical, legal, and societal disparities. A need for greater provider education and awareness contributes to a lack of access for a patient population that is already at higher risk for violence, suicide, substance abuse, and discrimination. This chapter presents a basic framework of concepts relative to the transgender community and provides strategies for effective and appropriate care.

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  1. Department of Endocrinology, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Brandy Panunti M.D.

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  1. Professor of Emergency Medicine University of Virginia School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine, Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

    Marcus L. Martin

  2. Assistant Dean Clinical Education & Student Affairs Emory University School of Medicine, Professor of Emergency Medicine Vice Chair – Administrative Affairs, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Sheryl L. Heron

  3. Director of Diversity Department of Medicine Section of Emergency Medicine Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans, Professor of Emergency Medicine Director of Research, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Lisa Moreno-Walton

  4. University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

    Anna Walker Jones

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Panunti, B. (2016). Culturally Competent Care of the Transgender Patient. In: Martin, M., Heron, S., Moreno-Walton, L., Jones, A. (eds) Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22840-2_10

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