Creating Gender-Affirming Health Systems: Applying Best Practices in Organizational Change
Workshop Description
Through this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to apply organizational development principals to advance culturally and clinically proficient care for transgender and gender-expansive people in health systems. Over time, Cardea has learned that while online and in-person trainings on transgender health can be effective in influencing patient care practices, providers attempting to implement new skills often face systemic barriers to change. Participants will gain an understanding of how to implement an organizational assessment in their own health setting to advance gender-affirming care.
Conference Track
Professional
Primary Contact
Cooper Stodden, CSE, Cardea Services
Workshop Presenters
Cooper Stodden, Cardea
Presenter Bio
Cooper Stodden, Certified Sexuality Educator, is a training manager at Cardea, providing training and capacity building assistance to health and human service organizations, particularly related to adolescent sexual health. They train educators in the implementation of positive, inclusive, and comprehensive sex ed. Cooper serves on a team working to advance gender-affirming care in health settings through assessment, strategic planning, and professional development. They are also a trans/non-binary consumer of health care.
Ginny Cassidy-Brinn, MSN, ARNP, Cardea Services
Presenter Bio
Ginny Cassidy-Brinn, MSN, ARNP is a clinician who provides care to transgender patients. As Cardea's Clinical Training Manager, she designs evidence-based, learner-centered education for clinical providers. She authored Cardea's Independent Study series on Culturally Competent and Clinically Proficient Care for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Patients. She is a nurse practitioner who has worked in the area of reproductive health for over 30 years and holds a Masters in Nursing Education.