WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course

WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course – February/March 2025

Dear WPATH Community:

WPATH is excited to announce that registration is now open for our next WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course, being offered in the new year 2025!

The WPATH GEI Online Foundations Course includes the following components:

• Pre-Recorded Didactic Sessions, which attendees can watch starting February 1^st . Attendees should watch all recorded presentations in preparation for the live panels.
• Two 2-hour Live Streamed Case Discussion Panels, which attendees will select and attend between February 28 – March 7, 2025
• One 2-hour Live Q&A Panel, which attendees will select and attend March 10 or March 14, 2025.

What to Expect:

Registered attendees will receive the link to access the GEI Foundations Course Platform and begin viewing the Pre-Recorded Didactic Sessions on-demand on February 1^st, you will receive the link directly through the meeting platform.

The course is set up so that you have time to watch the recorded sessions in advance of attending the live panels, and we encourage you to do so, so that you are well prepared for those interactive sessions.

After you have registered and paid, you will receive a confirmation email, which will include the link to RSVP for your selected Live Case Discussion Panels and Live Q&A Panel. Please note that you must select and attend two 2-hour Live Streamed Case Discussion panels, and one 2-hour Live Q&A Panel, to complete and receive full credit for the GEI Foundations Course.

All materials for the GEI Foundations Course, including Faculty Bios, Handouts, PDF copy of the SOCv8. The content available online after the live event is for viewing only, and will not be accredited, will be available through the Course Platform. As an attendee benefit, you will have access to the Course Platform and all Foundations Course content through May 15, 2025.

This course fulfills the Foundations requirement for members pursuing WPATH GEI Certification.

GEI Foundations Course Live Streamed Case Discussion Panels*

All Case Discussion Panels are designed to be multidisciplinary and involve 3-6 case presentations and Q&A (via chat functionality). Attendees will send their questions via chat and the moderators will relay them to the panel. Attendees, Panelists, and Moderators will receive the cases being discussed prior to the session. All panels below are listed in Eastern Standard Time.

1. Friday, February 28, 2025:  11:00am – 1:00pm Eastern Time

Jennifer Slovis, MD (Moderator); Cecile Ferrando, MD, MPH; Dan Metzger, MD; Len Meyer, DHA; Iva Zegura, MA

2. Wednesday, March 5, 2025:  4:00pm – 6:00pm Eastern Time

John Capozuca, PhD (Moderator); Javier Belinky, MD; Ole-Petter Hamnvik, MD; Zoe Kristensen, BS, FRANZCP, MBChB; Amy Penkin, LCSW

3. Thursday, March 6, 2025:  11:00am – 1:00pm Eastern Time

S.J. Langer, LCSW (Moderator); Tamara Adrian, JD; Koray Basar, MD; Kamilla Kamaruddin, MD; Pam Klein, RN, MSN

4. Friday, March 7, 2025: 2:00pm – 4:00pm Eastern Time

Faii Sangganjanavanich, PhD (Moderator); Ciaran DellaFara, MD; Maurice Garcia, MD, MS; Guillaume Haarman, MD; Ole-Petter Hamnvik, MD

GEI Foundations Course Live Q&A Panels*

The Live Q&A Panels are designed to be multidisciplinary and involve Q&A based on the Pre-Recorded Didactic Presentations. Attendees will send their questions via chat and the moderators will relay them to the panel as they come in. Only the panel and moderator will be on video. All panels below are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-4).

1. Monday, March 10, 2025:  6:00pm – 8:00pm Eastern Time

Kelly Ducheny, PhD (Moderator); Christie Block, MA, MS, CCC-SLP; Kaela Joseph, PhD; Rajveer Purohit, MD; Erika Sullivan, MD

2. Friday, March 14, 2025:  10:00am – 12:00pm Eastern Time

Eli Coleman, PhD (Moderator); Cecile Ferrando, MD, MPH; Guillaume Haarman, MD; S.J. Langer, LCSW; Joel Wesley Thompson, PA

*Faculty for live sessions may be subject to change.

Pre-Recorded Sessions:

A Global Education Institute
Gail Knudson, MD, FRCP, MEd
Ren Massey, PhD

Introduction to Trans Health
Ren Massey, PhD

Foundations in Mental Health
Chris Booth, MD

Foundation in Primary Care
Jennifer Slovis, MD

Foundations in Voice and Communication
Christie Block, MA, MS, CCC-SLP

Foundations in Gender Affirming Mental Health Care in Adolescents
Scott Leibowitz, MD

Foundations in Hormonal Treatment: Adults & Adolescents
Joshua Safer, MD

Foundations in Gender Development in Children
Wallace Wong, RPsy

Foundations in Surgery
Jens Berli, MD
Alexis Laungani, MD

Caring for the Surgical Client
Gail Knudson, MD, FRCP, MEd
Erika Sullivan, MD

Legal, Policy, and Ethics
Jamison Green, PhD
Paula Neira, JD, MSN, RN