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Background: Transgender/nonbinary (trans/NB) patients face stigma in health care settings. Health care professionals' training on trans/NB issues has historically been lacking. Interprofessional education (IPE) provides an opportunity to improve knowledge and attitudes across health care professions. The purpose of this study was to: (a) describe the development and implementation of an IPE workshop on gender-affirming care through a trans/NB community-academic partnership and (b) examine the impact of the workshop on student knowledge and attitudes. Methods: The workshop included a slide presentation on basic terminology and concepts, video clips of trans/NB patient-provider interactions, facilitated discussions of affirming practices, and a trans/NB panel. Nonparametric statistical analysis of pre- and post-survey data from 58 workshop participants measured changes in student knowledge and attitudes. Findings: Students demonstrated statistically significant improvements in knowledge (t=-12.72; p<0.01) and interpersonal comfort (t=-2.06; p<0.05) as well as sex and gender beliefs (t=-3.06; p<0.05) on subscales from the Transgender Attitudes & Beliefs Scale. The results demonstrated no differences on the human value subscale (t=-0.69; p=0.49) or on health care professional questions (t=-1.23; p=0.23). Conclusions: A community-academic partnership developed and implemented this brief interactive educational intervention, which can improve both knowledge and attitudes about trans/NB individuals' health among health professional students.
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BACKGROUND: Transgender/non-binary (trans/NB) individuals face major challenges, including within health care. OBJECTIVES: Transform Health Arkansas (THA) engaged trans/ NB Arkansans in defining their greatest health-related concerns to inform responsive, partnered, participatory research. METHODS: The THA partnership engaged trans/NB individuals through an interactive, trans/NB-led process in nine summits across the state and collected surveys on research interests. Descriptive analysis examined respondent characteristics by gender identity, mode of survey completion, and most pressing concerns. RESULTS: The summits, attended by 54 trans/NB and 29 cisgender individuals, received positive evaluations. The top five priorities among 140 survey respondents included (1) transition-related insurance coverage, (2) access to transition care, (3) education of health care providers, (4) public education, and (5) supportive health care systems. The THA has also led to trans/NB individuals educating a range of audiences about transgender issues. CONCLUSIONS: Next steps include dissemination, identification of evidence-based interventions addressing prioritized issues, and joint development of a research agenda.
