6th Annual UC San Diego Transgender Healthcare Symposium

Saturday, January 25, 2025, 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM, School of Medicine - Main Campus, La Jolla, CA


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (4.75 hours), ABS CC (4.75 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (4.75 hours)

The 6th Annual UC San Diego Transgender Healthcare Symposium is a live, in-person educational offering that includes didactic sessions, workshops, panel discussions and a research poster session. Members of the transgender community will be present to provide feedback and assist health care professionals in providing gender-affirming care. The conference will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, T. Denny Sanford Medical Education and Telemedicine Center (MET Building) in La Jolla, California. 

The UC San Diego Transgender Healthcare Symposium will provide a comprehensive review of the different aspects of gender-affirming medical care. This course will feature sessions on gender-inclusive cultural awareness, behavioral health care, primary care, and medical and surgical gender-affirming interventions. All topics will be presented to help providers from varied disciplines care for transgender and non-binary individuals in a sensitive and effective manner. The program will be delivered in plenary sessions followed by a brief question and answer opportunity, as well as topic-specific breakout sessions. This course is targeted toward anyone interested in in-depth exposure to medical care for the transgender/non-binary patients, including physicians (in practice and in training) and allied health professionals in primary care, endocrinology, plastic surgery, urology, obstetrics/gynecology, dermatology as well as mental health professionals, social workers, nurses, and students of all above disciplines. Community members are also welcome.

UC San Diego is dedicated to providing a safe space for this event, creating an environment of respect and collaboration, free from discrimination and fear for our attendees and community members. Any form of harassment will not be tolerated.

1. Identify appropriate terminology and pronouns for gender identity and sexual orientation including gender-neutral pronouns.
2. Discuss gender-affirming surgeries and appropriate referrals available within UC San Diego Health system.
3. Recognize the requirements needed for mental health providers to provide support for gender-affirming surgeries.
4. Identify key mental health issues in the transgender/non-binary community.
5. Describe healthcare issues related to transgender and non-binary adolescents and young adults.
6. Identify how to improve patient experience for transgender/non-binary patients for better overall healthcare outcomes.

Registration Fees	Early Bird Rate on or before 11/25/2024	Standard Rate after 11/25/2024
Physicians	$125	$150
Residents, Fellows & Allied Health Professionals	$50	$75
Community/Trainees/Students	$10	$20

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES JANUARY 22, 2025. SORRY NO-WALK-INS AS WE ARE AT MAX CAPACITY. THANK YOU!

 

Cancellation Policy: The full course tuition is refundable, less $10 if your cancellation is received on or before January 17, 2025. No refunds will be allowed after this date. Please send your cancellation request to [email protected]. In the unlikely event that the course is canceled, UC San Diego is responsible for a full refund of the registration fee only.

AAPA: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 4.75 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For the purpose of relicensure, the California Board of Registered Nursing accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (report up to 4.75 hours of credit and list "CME Category 1" as the provider number). 

Psychologists: The California Board of Psychology recognizes and accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ for license renewal. Psychologists outside of California should check with their state and local boards to ensure that ACCME accredited activities are acceptable for renewal.

American Board of Surgery (ABS): Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Accommodations: We are committed to ensuring that our programs are accessible to all individuals. For general information or to request reasonable accommodations, please contact [email protected] at your earliest convenience. All in-person events are wheelchair accessible.  Service animals specifically trained to assist a person with a disability are welcome. No other animals, including pets, therapy animals, or emotional support animals, are allowed.

Cultural & Linguistic Competency and Implicit Bias: Continuing medical education (CME) providers are required by state Assembly Bills 1195 and 241, and the standards created by the California Medical Association (CMA), to include components that address cultural and linguistic competency and implicit bias in CME activities. The planners and presenters of this activity has been asked to provide meaningful consideration of these standards in the selection and presentation of content.  Additional information and resources are available on the UC San Diego CPD website. 

Audio / Video Consent: This event may be audio and/or video recorded for future use or distribution. For virtual events, any engagement during the presentation (audio, video, chat, Q&A submission, etc.) will be captured and included. Participant microphones and cameras are generally disabled by default, and can always be manually disabled by participant. Depending on the type of event, publication of the recordings might be on a publicly available website or on an access-restricted site. By registering for this event, you give UC San Diego the right to use your name, voice, image, written text, or video footage without compensation and waive the right to inspect or approve any document in which these appear.

Covid-19 Health & Safety: We follow state and local guidelines and protocols related to COVID-19 safety measures. At this time, no restrictions are in place for the State of California and San Diego County.  We encourage each attendee to decide what works for them and wear a face mask if that is their preferred choice.  We reserve the right to update COVID related expectations at any time, should local and state guidelines change and prevailing COVID rates increase.

UC San Diego School of Medicine
T. Denny Sanford Medical Education and Telemedicine Center - Auditorium
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California, 92093

Parking: We recommend that you park in the South Parking Structure on Gilman Drive (ParkMobile zone 4752). There is now a $2.10 per hour parking fee on the weekends. You may park in any V parking spot unless it is reserved or otherwise marked. Please observe all parking signs.

Directions: UC San Diego School of Medicine campus (La Jolla, California)
**Obtain directions to our facility on Google Maps and most GPS applications by using "UCSD Medical Education and Telemedicine Building" or "UCSD South Parking Structure" as a destination.  Do NOT use 9500 Gilman which is the generic address for the campus.**

All persons in a position to control the content of accredited education must disclose all financial relationships held with ineligible companies, prior to assuming their role in the accredited activity. Those relationships deemed relevant to the education, are mitigated prior to the activity.

CME staff, meeting planners, peer reviewers, editorial staff, and CME committee reviewers, do not have any relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

The UC San Diego School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. 

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Contact Us
Registration Questions
UC San Diego School of Medicine
Continuing Professional Development 
9500 Gilman Drive, MC0947
La Jolla, CA 92093-0947
P: (858) 534-3940 / Toll-Free: (888) 229-6263
F: (858) 534-1896
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: cpd.ucsd.edu

Program Questions
Jennifer Fruehauf
Email: [email protected]

We thank the following organizations and companies for exhibiting at this symposium:

Danly Family Therapy & Wellness Inc.

DAP Health

Grow Through Life Counseling

Inner Paths Counseling

Mindful Tides Therapy

PMT Corporation

Pelvic Health and Rehabilitation Center

South Bay Youth Center - Food Drive

 Transgender Health & Wellness Center

UC San Diego Health Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research

 

 

TERMS & CONDITIONS
UC San Diego Continuing Professional Development reserves the right to deny any application that does not meet this requirement. UC San Diego CPD will acknowledge exhibitor(s) support in course materials as permissible by the ACCME.

The exhibitor acknowledges that conducting marketing or promotional activities in any conference area except for their assigned exhibit space is prohibited. Commercial interests may not engage in sales, promotional activities, or distribute product-specific advertisements while in the designated location of the CPD activity. CPD activity space includes, but is not limited to, lecture halls, break out rooms, and laboratory areas.

UC San Diego Continuing Professional Development Exhibitor Policy

Exhibitors and UC San Diego Continuing Professional Development agree to abide by the ACCME Standard for Integrity and Independence in Accredited CE and the UC Health Care Vendor Relations Policy. Any actions that are not in accordance with the above stated policies may result in the removal of the exhibit company and its representatives from the conference site, in which case no refund of exhibit fees will be allowed.

CANCELLATION POLICY: There are no refunds for cancellations of exhibit registrations.

PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE EVENT.

We welcome the support of this activity in the form of an educational grant. 

As a supporter, your company or organization will be acknowledged in the conference materials.   


Please read the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

For information about commercial support opportunities, please contact: [email protected]