Speaking of Health

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Speaking of Health

A guide for taking on the thorny issues in health care. Made by Women’s Health Tasmania: https://www.womenshealthtas.org.au/

Episodes

  1. 08/12/2024

    Episode 3. I'm just a person: Caring for birth people

    So much of the language in perinatal health is heavily gendered. This episode we hear what this means for trans and gender diverse birth people and answer some of the big questions about language, misgendering and why this inclusion work can feel especially challenging.  Language guides:  Gender neutral/inclusive family titles: https://genderrights.org.au/faq_type/language/   Breast and chest feeding: https://lactationmatters.org/2017/01/03/introducing-the-new-ilca-style-guidelines-for-written-professional-resources/   Organisations to reach out to:   Working It Out has individual and peer support for trans and gender diverse people and their family and friends. https://www.workingitout.org.au/   Growing Queer Families Alliance is a research group within Monash University’s Centre of Research Excellence Health in Preconception and Pregnancy unit. https://hipp.org.au/networks/growing-queer-families-alliance/  Research and writing about birth experiences of trans and non-binary people:  An article by Jacob Stokoe, trans birth parent and educator from the UK about his experiences of giving birth and the difference that language can make. https://fji.li/chrmti   A recent Australian peer reviewed article outlining the experiences of LGBTIQ+ people in perinatal health. https://fji.li/j1kf10     We’re here to chat!Send us an email at info@womenshealthtas.org.au

    25 min

  2. 10/11/2024

    Episode 2. Informed consent: the one thing GPs need to know about trans health

    This episode is about the one thing GPs can start doing that will make a huge difference to trans and gender diverse patients. We hear from local gal Rosalia and Dr Portia Predney, GP and Vice President of Auspath,  about the impact that the informed consent model of gender affirming care can make.    AusPATH is the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health. https://auspath.org.au/   Australian Informed Consent Standards of Care for Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy https://fji.li/xu9klt   Link to AusPATHs Standards of Care catalogue https://auspath.org.au/standards-of-care/   World Professional Association for Transgender Health https://www.wpath.org/   An article from the Australian Journal of General Practice, Hormone therapy for trans and gender diverse patients in the general practice setting. https://shorturl.at/u9Jss     We’re here to chat!Send us an email at info@womenshealthtas.org.au

    23 min

  3. 17/10/2024

    Episode 1. You’re welcome here but please don’t be too complicated

    Trans and gender diverse people may be welcome at your clinic, but what do you need to know to provide them with excellent health care? Learn how to wow your TGD patients with truly incredible care with award winning Tasmanian GP Dr Miranda Hann, and local hero Oliver Cassidy.   Working It Out – Tasmania’s gender, sexuality and intersex support, education and advocacy service. They offer training, consultation and support. https://www.workingitout.org.au/   What does cis-gender mean? https://www.transhub.org.au/101/cis   An article from the Australian Journal of General Practice, Supporting the health of trans patients in general practice. https://shorturl.at/O537F    AusPATH is the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health. https://auspath.org.au/   TransHub, Information for Clinicians. https://www.transhub.org.au/clinicians   We’re here to chat!Send us an email at info@womenshealthtas.org.au

    28 min

  4. 23/09/2024

    Speaking of Health: trailer

    A guide for taking on the thorny issues in health care.  We take a good look at the topics that health workers tell us are hard to navigate. Our first season is all about how we can make health care better for trans and gender diverse patients.  These short episodes are packed with good ideas and strategies that you can start using today and that will make your life, and your patients lives, easier.  Made by Women's Health Tasmania for health care workers and other passionate people. Hit subscribe now. Our first episode drops on Monday 21st of October, 2024.

    1 min
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A guide for taking on the thorny issues in health care. Made by Women’s Health Tasmania: https://www.womenshealthtas.org.au/

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