The Basics of Gender-affirming healthcare

Presented by Jill Corey, ND

Overview:

Gender Affirming Healthcare (GAHC) is essential for primary care and pediatric care. Many gender-diverse patients have difficulty accessing quality and informed care. This often leads to the patient feeling dismissed or forgoing healthcare all together to avoid trauma. These negative medical experiences often occur in childhood and adolescence. This is why I am proposing this topic to the PedANP. All healthcare providers need a basic understanding of GAHC. In this presentation, we will provide information on how to make your practice more gender-inclusive, introduction for caring for Intersex patients, introduction to puberty blockers,  how to provide surgical referral letters for gender-affirming surgeries and provide a basic knowledge of gender-affirming surgeries.

Biography:

Dr. Jill Corey earned their Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine in 2014 and their Masters of Nutrition in 2009 from Bastyr University. Dr. Corey provides a collaborative and individualized approach to healthcare. They are dedicated to providing a welcoming environment to all individuals that are seeking to improve their health. 

Dr. Corey identifies as gender non-conforming and therefore focuses their practice on the healthcare needs of gender-diverse people. They have had additional training in gender-affirming healthcare from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). Furthermore, Dr. Corey provides a whole-person approach to gender-affirming care.

In their free time, Dr. Corey loves hiking, walking, collecting vinyl records, and spending time with their spouse and dog.