A guide to caring for patients who identify as transgender and gender diverse in the emergency department

Abstract Through a review of current research, standards of care, and best practices, this paper serves as a resource for emergency physicians (EPs) caring for persons who identify as transgender and gender diverse (T/GD) in the emergency department (ED). Both patient‐ and physician‐based research h...

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Main Authors: Logan Jardine, Courtney Edwards, Hannah Janeway, Chance Krempasky, Wendy Macias‐Konstantopoulos, Paula Whiteman, Antony Hsu
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13217
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Wendy Macias‐Konstantopoulos
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Antony Hsu
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description Abstract Through a review of current research, standards of care, and best practices, this paper serves as a resource for emergency physicians (EPs) caring for persons who identify as transgender and gender diverse (T/GD) in the emergency department (ED). Both patient‐ and physician‐based research have identified existent potential knowledge gaps for EPs caring for T/GD in the ED. T/GD have negative experiences related to their gender identity when seeking emergency medical care and may even delay emergency care for fear of discrimination. Through the lens of cultural humility, this paper aims to address potential knowledge gaps for EPs, identify and reduce barriers to care, highlight gender‐affirming hospital policies and protocols, and improve the care and experience of T/GD in the ED.
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spelling doaj-art-dbcc66d0fc8e4eda83e55bbab59c07dc2025-08-20T03:24:51ZengElsevierJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open2688-11522024-06-0153n/an/a10.1002/emp2.13217A guide to caring for patients who identify as transgender and gender diverse in the emergency departmentLogan Jardine0Courtney Edwards1Hannah Janeway2Chance Krempasky3Wendy Macias‐Konstantopoulos4Paula Whiteman5Antony Hsu6Mount Sinai Beth Israel Department of Emergency Medicine New York New York USARees‐Jones Trauma Center Parkland Health Dallas Texas USAWhite Memorial Medical Center/West Los Angeles VA University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles California USACallen‐Lorde Community Health Center New York New York USACenter for Social Justice and Health Equity, Department of Emergency Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USACedars‐Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles California USADepartment of Emergency Medicine Trinity Health Ann Arbor Ypsilanti Michigan USAAbstract Through a review of current research, standards of care, and best practices, this paper serves as a resource for emergency physicians (EPs) caring for persons who identify as transgender and gender diverse (T/GD) in the emergency department (ED). Both patient‐ and physician‐based research have identified existent potential knowledge gaps for EPs caring for T/GD in the ED. T/GD have negative experiences related to their gender identity when seeking emergency medical care and may even delay emergency care for fear of discrimination. Through the lens of cultural humility, this paper aims to address potential knowledge gaps for EPs, identify and reduce barriers to care, highlight gender‐affirming hospital policies and protocols, and improve the care and experience of T/GD in the ED.https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13217delivery of healthcareemergency medicinegender‐affirming carehealth inequitiesmedical educationsocial determinants of health
spellingShingle Logan Jardine
Courtney Edwards
Hannah Janeway
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Wendy Macias‐Konstantopoulos
Paula Whiteman
Antony Hsu
A guide to caring for patients who identify as transgender and gender diverse in the emergency department
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
delivery of healthcare
emergency medicine
gender‐affirming care
health inequities
medical education
social determinants of health
title A guide to caring for patients who identify as transgender and gender diverse in the emergency department
title_full A guide to caring for patients who identify as transgender and gender diverse in the emergency department
title_fullStr A guide to caring for patients who identify as transgender and gender diverse in the emergency department
title_full_unstemmed A guide to caring for patients who identify as transgender and gender diverse in the emergency department
title_short A guide to caring for patients who identify as transgender and gender diverse in the emergency department
title_sort guide to caring for patients who identify as transgender and gender diverse in the emergency department
topic delivery of healthcare
emergency medicine
gender‐affirming care
health inequities
medical education
social determinants of health
url https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13217
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