We are excited to announce Episode 3 of our virtual WPATH Journal Club on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 4:30PM – 6:00PM Eastern Time. This online meeting format, featuring articles from the International Journal of Transgender Health (IJTH), allows participants the opportunity to delve further into transgender health research topics and ask questions of the authors. In addition to earning valuable CME credits and ANCC contact hours, the Journal Club provide attendees with the valuable opportunity to interact with the experts doing cutting-edge research in transgender health.
Article of Discussion: Prevalence and Predictors of Cancer Screening in Transgender and Gender Nonbinary Individuals,
Michelle Lui, Walter Bockting, Kenrick Cato, and Lauren Houghton (9 Jan 2024).
Lauren Houghton, PhD, MSc
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Dr. Lauren C. Houghton specializes in the intersection of gender, chronic disease, and hormonal mechanisms. Her work focuses on how gendered norms and culture get under the skin to influence health across the life course, particularly through the lens of hormonal changes and their impact on breast cancer risk. Dr. Houghton is also a leading expert in the hormonal mechanisms of pubertal development and menstruation.
Her background in anthropology informs her approach, driving her interest in integrating mixed methods into epidemiological research to capture both biological and cultural determinants of health disparities. Her research extends across diverse populations, including extensive studies with migrant communities in Bangladesh, the UK, and Mongolia, to elucidate hormonal factors affecting females. Dr. Houghton also investigates the effects of gender-affirming hormone therapy on the steroid metabolome in cisgender men, transgender individuals, and nonbinary populations. She has conducted fieldwork in various settings, including Native Americans in the U.S., menopausal adults in the UK, school children in Bangladesh, and parents in New York City. Dr. Houghton is currently the principal investigator of two significant studies: Free Time 4 Wellness and SPECTRUM. Free Time 4 Wellness delivers and evaluates a co-designed intervention, by mothers for mothers, addressing childcare access. SPECTRUM analyzes gender affirming hormone use and the steroid metabolome in LGBTQIA+ people to better inform breast/ chest cancer screening. Dr. Houghton earned her Bachelor of Arts from Ithaca College, followed by a Master of Science from Durham University, a PhD from Durham University, and post-doctoral training at the National Cancer Institute. |
Michelle Lui, MPH
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Michelle Lui, MPH, is a second-year pre-doctoral student in the department of Epidemiology at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Michelle received her BA in Public Health and Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley in 2015, and her MPH in Epidemiology from Columbia University in 2021. Before beginning her doctoral training, she worked as a research associate at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where she was part of a research team that focused on interventions for smoking cessation among cancer patients. Currently her research projects examine disparities in cancer screening among historically marginalized populations, breast cancer risk prediction, and environmental impacts on breast cancer with a focus on gene-environment interactions. Her research interests focus on cancer epidemiology, particularly in prevention and detection, life course epidemiology, environmental health, and social epidemiology.
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Click Here to Register - WPATH Journal Club 2024 Episode 3
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding our WPATH GEI Online Advanced Mental Health and Advanced Medical Courses this December:
WPATH GEI Advanced Mental Health Course
Pre-recorded Didactic Sessions Available November 15, 2024
Live Session: Friday, December 6, 2024: 10:25am - 2:30pm Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5)
The Advanced Mental Health Course is intended for mental health professionals who have previously completed the GEI Foundations Course. Topics include – Professionals as People, Complex Co-occurring Conditions, Intersectionality and POC, Gender Diversity and Neurodiversity/Autism, Relationships, and Transitioning on the Job.
Attendees will receive access to the GEI Course Platform after November 15, 2024, to begin watching the pre-recorded didactic sessions. Attendees should plan to watch the pre-recorded didactic presentations prior to attending the live session on Friday, December 6.
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WPATH GEI Advanced Medical Course
Pre-recorded Didactic Sessions Available November 15, 2024
Live Session: Saturday, December 7, 2024: 11:00am - 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time (GMT-5)
Attendees will receive access to the GEI Course Platform after November 15, 2024, to begin watching the pre-recorded didactic sessions. Attendees should plan to watch the pre-recorded didactic presentations prior to attending the live session on Saturday, December 7.
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CME Update
Great news for our European online attendees regarding CME's!
The American Medical Association has determined that physicians not licensed in the US who participate in this CME activity are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
ACCME / AMA PRA Category 1 Credits carry reciprocity with EACCME member countries and most international licensing bodies for physicians, with some exceptions. Physicians should check with their country/board for eligibility.
The UEMS-EACCME and the AMA has a signed agreement of mutual recognition of CME credits between Europe and USA for live and e-learning activities. A list of active agreements can be found here https://eaccme.uems.eu/Agreements.aspx.
The EACCME® has signed agreements with the following countries: Austria, Armenia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Regione Lombardia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom.