The Transformer - The UW Medicine care transformation podcast UW Medicine

In this episode, we explore UW Medicine's Transgender & Gender Non-Binary Program (TGNB), which is working toward our vision to provide patient-centered and gender-affirming care to current and future TGNB patients in both the primary and specialty care setting. We are also helping our workforce become more gender aware and medically informed about how to take care of our gender-diverse patients.

UW Medicine Associate Vice President for Clinical Operations Cynthia Dold and Dr. D.C. Dugdale, medical director for value-based care, reflect on the journey toward improving quality of care and patient outcomes at a lower cost.

UW Medicine palliative care clinicians discuss how important collaborative and empathetic care -- in both the primary and specialty care settings -- is in helping our patients and their families find understanding and empowerment in dealing with serious illness and end-of-life situations.

In another segment looking at UW Medicine's strategic priority around healthcare equity, we'll explore how implicit bias and microaggressions factor into disparities in care and our own work environment.