DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS
 
BEYOND THE GUIDELINES
 
JENNIFER SIEGEL, M.D.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
MEDICAL DIRECTOR, TRANSGENDER MEDICINE AND SURGERY
ASSOCIATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF URBAN HEALTH
AND EQUITIES PATHWAY
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
 
JOSHUA SAFER, M.D.
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, MOUNT SINAI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER
MEDICINE AND SURGERY
MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM
 
TOPIC:  CARING FOR TRANSGENDER PATIENTS
  
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to

• Describe the appropriate psychological evaluation for a patient requesting gender-affirming treatment, and who should perform it
• Understand the risks and benefits of estrogen therapy  in a transgender woman with predisposing conditions for cardiovascular or thromboembolic disease
• Recognize the role of the primary care practitioner in the care of a transgender woman, and when to refer to a specialty clinic

 
TARGET AUDIENCE: Physicians of all departments and divisions, including residents, fellows, third and fourth year medical students
 
COURSE DIRECTOR: Eileen Reynolds, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine
 
The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
Mary Ann Murphy
Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue, Yamins 419
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Phone 617-667-5260
Fax 617-667-4921
mamurphy@bidmc.harvard.edu