Events

Competent and Affirming Health Care for Gay and Bisexual Men/MSM and Transgender Women

as a Broader Context for HIV Care and Prevention

July 18, 2016

• Location: Room 5, Durban Convention Center, Durban, South Africa
• Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Gay and bisexual/MSM and transgender women often experience barriers to accessing care that can exacerbate health disparities in HIV burden, risk behaviors, and treatment outcomes. This clinical skills-building session will focus on the medical and behavioral health care needs of sexual and gender minority patients, as well as the need for clinical program integration of behavioral and social services. Leaders in providing care to these populations from Africa, Asia, and the U.S. will describe best practices on how to deliver comprehensive care to transgender women and MSM to address their health care needs holistically and reduce disparities.

Clinically competent and affirming care for transgender women:

• Nittaya Phanuphak, MD, PhD, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
• Tonia Poteat, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, US
• Asa Radix, MD, Callen-Lorde Health Center, New York City, US
• Moderator: Joanne Keatley, MSW, International Reference Group on Transgender Women and HIV, San Francisco, US

Clinically competent and affirming care for MSM:

• Kevin Rebe, MD, Anova Health Institute, Cape Town, South Africa
• Conall O’Cleirigh, PhD, Fenway Institute, Boston, US
• Caroline Maposhere, Consultant, Harare, Zimbabwe
• Moderator: Tri Do, MD, Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center, San Francisco, US

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