Integration of transgender care into a pharmacy therapeutics curriculum

Ostroff, Jared L.; Ostroff, Marissa; Billings, Stephanie; Nemec, Eric C.

doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2017.12.016

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“…Similar findings were described by Ostroff et al who reported that students who attended a lecture on cultural competency and pharmacotherapy relating to TG individuals performed better than those who did not with respect to knowledge-based assessment and confidence in interacting with TG individuals. 20 Cultural competency and diversity should be an interdisciplinary and interprofessional activity for all health care professional education programs. 31,72…”

Section: Inclusion Of Lgbt Topics Into the Pharmacy Curriculummentioning

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The Evolving Role of Pharmacists in Transgender Health Care

Redfern

Jann

2019

Transgender Health

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Pharmacists are increasingly part of a multifaceted team providing health care to members of the often marginalized transgender (TG) community. Some pharmacists, however, may feel unprepared to care for and interact with TG individuals. By providing comprehensive, respectful, and gender-affirming support, improving physical pharmacy environments with policies and procedures, pharmacists can be trustworthy providers for TG patients. This review focuses primarily on the health issues of TG persons and the pharmacist's role in promoting health, identifying barriers to health care, and providing health care resources for TG persons. The evolution of psychiatric diagnostic criteria, access to health care, and inclusion of TG, lesbian, gay, and bisexual topics in the educational curriculum are presented. Cultural competency and diversity training that addresses gender identity and sexual orientation issues should be important interdisciplinary and interprofessional activities for all health care professional education programs. Pharmacists play a key role in the health care needs of TG persons that include appropriate laboratory monitoring, complex pharmacotherapeutic challenges, and providing unbiased gender-affirming interactions. The pharmacy's physical environment, staff training, and policies and procedures can offer unique services to TG persons.

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Section: Inclusion Of Lgbt Topics Into the Pharmacy Curriculummentioning

confidence: 99%

The Evolving Role of Pharmacists in Transgender Health Care

Redfern

Jann

2019

Transgender Health

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“…19 Although LGBT health-related issues may be sparsely incorporated into various courses such as these, pharmacy programs that have a dedicated course on the topic are rare. 20,21 For example, a two-hour didactic lecture on transgender health care was included in a therapeutics course on special populations, and a panel discussion on transgender health care was incorporated into a required diversity course, which was favorably received by the students and engaged the transgender community. 20,22 Many challenges for the health care of LGBT persons exist.…”

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“…20,21 For example, a two-hour didactic lecture on transgender health care was included in a therapeutics course on special populations, and a panel discussion on transgender health care was incorporated into a required diversity course, which was favorably received by the students and engaged the transgender community. 20,22 Many challenges for the health care of LGBT persons exist. The practice of pharmacy and educational programs must continue to evolve to meet the needs of these individuals.…”

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An Elective Course in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health and Practice Issues

Jann

Penzak

White

et al. 2019

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To design, implement and assess a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health and practice elective course for second-and third-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students. Methods. The course focused on health promotion, health care barriers, disease prevention, and treatment throughout an LGBT person's lifespan. The course included topic discussions, reading assignments, various active-learning activities, an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) with a transgender person, and guest speakers from the LGBT community. Five quizzes were administered during the course that were mapped to specific session learning objectives and course learning outcomes. Students completed an anonymous pre-and post-course survey on the seven course learning outcomes to assess their knowledge and skills regarding the health of LGBT people. Results. Students exhibited significant learning with improvement in the seven course learning outcomes. The two most improved course learning outcomes were the medications used for LGBT people and summarizing health care resources available to LGBT people. The content of student portfolios included general themes of discrimination, health care access problems, advocacy, inclusive pharmacy environments, and desire to be a better practitioner. More than 91% of the students actively engaged the guest speakers from the LGBT community. Student performance on quizzes and in the OSCE activity was excellent. The capstone presentations covered a variety of topics including LGBT in Islam. Conclusion. Students demonstrated knowledge of the unique health care issues among the LGBT community. This elective course provides a framework for other pharmacy programs to incorporate LGBT health topics into the curriculum and to engage with their local LGBT community.

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“…A recent article by Ostroff et al described the successful implementation of transgender-related education into a pharmacy therapeutics course using a mixed technique of lecture and patient videos. Ostroff et al utilized a transgender-affirming provider for guidance in the curricular development, which not all educators will be able to access [21].…”

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Addition of Care for Transgender-Related Patient Care into Doctorate of Pharmacy Curriculum: Implementation and Preliminary Evaluation

2018

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The number of transgender and gender-diverse patients seeking medical care in the United States is increasing. For many of these patients, pharmacotherapy is a part of their gender-affirming transition. Effective instructional methods and resources for teaching pharmacy students about this patient population’s social considerations and medical treatments is lacking. Three hours of educational material on caring for transgender patients was added to a third-year course in a four-year Doctorate of Pharmacy program in the United States. The content included cultural, empathy, and medical considerations. Students in the course were given a survey to assess their perception of each instructional method’s effectiveness and self-assess their confidence in providing competent gender-affirming care to transgender people before and after the learning session. The survey response rate was 36% (54/152). Students’ self-assessed confidence to provide competent care to people who are transgender increased significantly. Before the learning session, the median confidence level was 4/10 (Interquartile range (IQR) 3–6), after the class session, the median confidence increased to 7/10 (IQR 6–8, p < 0.01). Students rated the pre-class video, jeopardy game, and patient panel as most helpful to improving their skills. The addition of transgender-related patient care material into the Doctorate of Pharmacy curriculum significantly increased the students’ confidence to provide competent care to people who are transgender.

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Integration of transgender care into a pharmacy therapeutics curriculum

Cited by 34 publications

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The Evolving Role of Pharmacists in Transgender Health Care

The Evolving Role of Pharmacists in Transgender Health Care

An Elective Course in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health and Practice Issues

Addition of Care for Transgender-Related Patient Care into Doctorate of Pharmacy Curriculum: Implementation and Preliminary Evaluation

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