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Gender-affirming Nutrition Care for Transgender Patients on Hormone Therapy: Considerations for Cardiovascular Health

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Gender-affirming Nutrition Care for Transgender Patients on Hormone Therapy: Considerations for Cardiovascular Health

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DPG34 Cardiovascular Health and Well-being (CV-WELL) - Member $0.00
DPG34 Cardiovascular Health and Well-being (CV-WELL) - Retired $0.00
DPG34 Cardiovascular Health and Well-being (CV-WELL) - Student $0.00

This webinar will introduce learners to transgender health and nutrition with an emphasis on cardiovascular health and well-being.

Product Publish Details

Release Date: June 6, 2023

SKU: WEBCVWGANCT0623

CPE Level: 2

CPEU: 1.00 (Valid Until December 31, 2025)

Learning Objectives

  • Describe broad nutrition-related considerations for transgender patients and clients.
  • Identify the impacts of masculinizing and feminizing hormone therapy on anthropometric and biochemical markers of cardiovascular health.
  • Describe appropriate nutrition therapy approaches for transgender patients on masculinizing or feminizing hormone therapy.
  • Discuss a case study of a transgender client seeking nutrition counseling for dyslipidemia.

Performance Indicators

  • 1.5.1 Builds rapport and trust within relationships while respecting professional boundaries.
  • 1.7.1 Recognizes and respects cultural and racial diverse backgrounds to effectively interact and build meaningful relationships with others (e.g., clients, employees, inter- and intra-professional team members and community and professional groups).
  • 1.7.2 Recognizes the importance of diversity, orientation, social and cultural norms that may have an impact on individuals, groups, and plans of care.
  • 10.2.5 Conducts nutrition-focused physical examinations to determine nutritional statuses of clients.
  • 10.2.6 Collects and analyzes anthropometric and body composition data to contribute to nutrition diagnoses.
  • 12.2.1 Identifies determinants of health and influences on population health status.
  • 8.1.1 Interprets and applies evidence-based literature and standards for determining nutritional needs of target audiences.
  • 8.1.2 Integrates knowledge of biological, physical, and social sciences with knowledge of food and nutrition to make decisions related to nutrition care.
  • 8.2.3 Analyzes new information and how it impacts medical nutrition therapy.
  • 9.3.4 Takes into consideration the cultural needs of audiences and makes appropriate modifications to education materials.

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Jen Waters, PhD, RDN, LDN (she/her)

Speaker

Jennifer Waters is a Dietetic Internship Director and Research Lead for Sodexo Healthcare and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Rhode Island and Towson University in Maryland. Her research is centered on the impact of feminizing and masculinizing hormone therapy on nutrition-relevant outcomes and on the readiness and training of dietitians and dietetics students to care for transgender and gender-diverse patients. She is passionate about overcoming barriers to educating future and currently practicing healthcare professionals on gender-affirming care.

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Whitney Linsenmeyer, PhD, RD, LD (she/her)

Speaker

Whitney Linsenmeyer is an assistant professor of nutrition at Saint Louis University and a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Her research and clinical practice center on nutrition care for the transgender community. Her current research projects center on advancing inclusion of transgender and gender diverse identities in clinical education, understanding food insecurity among trans youth and their families, and transforming sport and fitness spaces to be more trans-inclusive. She is passionate about the powerful role that nutrition and physical activity can play in the lives of transgender individuals.

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