MATEC webinar — Upgrading Holistic Health for Transgender and Non-Binary Individuals: Meaningful Involvement, Intersectionality and Health Equity

Featuring expert panelists, moderated by Jim Pickett:

• Shawn Demmons, Director – Bay Area, North & Central Coast (BANCC), Pacific AIDS Education & Training Center I University of California, San Francisco
• Alexander Martin, Test Counselor & Case Manager – Central Illinois Friends, Peoria, IL
• Len Meyer, LGBTQI+ Diversity Trainer – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
• Marissa Miller, Executive Director – Trans Solutions Research and Resource Center, Indianapolis, IN
• Aiden Nicholson, Certified Nurse & Midwife – CARAFEM, Skokie, IL

Learning objectives:

• Identify factors unique to transgender and non-binary persons which increase vulnerability for HIV transmission
• Describe unique barriers to health care and HIV treatment facing transgender and non-binary patients
• Illustrate ways to make transgender, non-binary health care more accessible, intersectional, welcoming, and equitable
• Explain tailored treatment options and expectations of gender affirming hormone therapy
• Outline needs for thoughtful, inclusive, culturally literate transgender, non-binary representation in HIV and healthcare programming, including data collection

Register: https://matec.caspio.com/dp/BA50700090280c9da9194a3daf9c?ER_ID=38877