Organizer: Treat it Queer

Session by Stéphane Aubin & Dr. Flori Sintenie So. You want to talk about sex. Specifically, you want to talk about LGBT sex. You might have questions like, what’s PrEP, and how does it relate to HIV? Why is lesbian sex barely ever talked about in medical settings? How can you contract Hepatitis C, or […]

Session by Stéphane Aubin Did you know that LGBTQ+ youth are more than twice as likely to experience suicidal ideation than heterosexual youth? Did you know that one-in-five transgender youth has made a suicide attempt? Did you know that one-in-three LGBTQ+ adults experiences mental illness, compared to one-in-five heterosexual adults, and that their symptoms are […]

Session by Dr. Maddalena Giacomozzi Intersectionality is something we all care about, but how to apply this to health research? How to take different identities of the study population into consideration? And even more so, how to analyze these variables simultaneously? Dr. Giacomozzi will present to us their research on obstetric violence and indigenous birth […]

Session by Ellie Reyes Queer and trans people of colour experience barriers to accessing healthcare. In this workshop, participants will learn about how medical racism intersects with homophobia and transphobia in healthcare. We will explore unconscious bias, privilege and power, and learn tools to see our patients through an intersectional lens. This free online event […]

Session by Aafke Uilhoorn & Dr. Flori Sintenie What does gender-affirmative care stand for? How can medical care help individuals to affirm their genders? How does enrollment in a “gender clinic” work? Or what different aspects of healthcare are involved in this category of care? In this workshop we will dive into different facets of […]

Session by Aafke Uilhoorn & Dr. Flori Sintenie Adequate communication is one of the core skills a healthcare professional needs to master. Sensitive language use is an important factor for this. As language is constantly evolving, it is important to integrate language changes in our lexicon to communicate inclusively with patients and co-workers. Currently, a […]