Please join us at our December Webinar

Transgender Care: Unique Risks, Unique Rewards

This meeting has been approved for a total of 1.0 contact hours of Continuing Education Credit toward fulfillment of the requirements of ASHRM designations of FASHRM (Fellow) and DFASHRM (Distinguished Fellow) and towards CPHRM renewal.

Learning Objectives:  At the end of the presentation, the learner will be able to:

• Differentiate between and discuss the importance of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)

• Identify 3 risk considerations unique to the care of LGBT patients

• Discuss 3 strategies to improve the environment of care for LGBT patients

Description: The presenter will review sexual orientation and gender identity including the importance of this information and how to collect it and reflect it in an EMR.

Special considerations for transgender will be discussed, including:

• How can you provide respectful and inclusive care for the transgender patients in your healthcare system?
• Do you understand the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)?
• Are you compliant with the ACA section 1557 non-discrimination requirements?
• How can you capture and reflect gender identity in your EMR?
• What’s the big deal about room assignments and bathrooms? 

The presenter will answer these questions and any other questions you might have from her perspectives as a registered nurse, a risk manager and the mother of an FTM transgender son.

Members:  Free

Non-members $25.00

SPEAKER BIO

Susan Boisvert, BSN, MHSA, CPHRM, FASHRM is a senior risk specialist for Coverys. Her primary responsibilities include providing on-site assessments and risk management services to insured physicians, hospitals and facilities in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Sue is a registered nurse with a Master’s degree in Health Services Administration from St. Joseph’s College of Maine and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Connecticut. She is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management and a fellow in the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM). She serves on the ASHRM Advocacy Task Force and co-authored ASHRM’s Healthcare Information Technology Risk Management PEARL. Sue is president of the Northern New England Society for Healthcare Risk Management. She is a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences and contributes to healthcare and risk management journals.