Trans Health ECHO

About Trans Health ECHO

The Trans Health ECHO aims to improve access to and provide quality, culturally competent care for trans and gender-diverse adult patients. This ECHO offers specialized training for providers eager to develop gender-affirming best practices for their patients.

Each session features a didactic presentation and a de-identified patient case. The curriculum includes topics on gender-affirming care while incorporating substance use disorder prevention, screening, and treatment for trans and gender-diverse patients.

Sessions meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET via Zoom.

If you’re currently providing gender-affirming care or would like to start, we encourage you to submit an application to participate in the Trans Health ECHO. Learners are admitted to the program on a rolling basis. You are welcome to apply at any point in time.

Apply to join the Trans Health ECHO

For any questions, please feel free to contact our Program Management Specialist, Caroline Kryder-Reid: ckryderr@iu.edu 

Indiana University Legal Note

“Under current Indiana law, licensed medical practitioners are prohibited from providing or referring "Gender Transition Procedures" to patients below the age of 18 years. The Trans Health ECHO will focus on gender-affirming medical care for adult patients. None of the content regarding “Gender Transition Procedures” is intended to apply to minors. We will continue to fully support discussions on social and mental health support for all patients.”

Cycle Three Didactic Topics

Didactic topics are subject to change.

DateDidactic Topic
11/7/2024Name and Gender Marker Changes
11/21/2024Allyship and Advocacy
12/5/2024What Do We Do Now? Protecting Your Mental Health
12/19/2024Non-Medical Gender Affirmation
1/2/2025Cancelled for New Year's
1/16/2025Informed Consent
2/6/2025Hair: Loss, Growth, Removal
2/20/2025Fertility Preservation & Family Building
3/6/2025Gender-Affirming Facial Surgery
3/20/2025Gender-Affirming Top Surgery
4/3/2025TBA
4/17/2025TBA

 

DateDidactic Topic
10/3/2024Session Zero: What is ECHO?
10/17/2024Cancelled

DateDidactic Topic
4/4/2024Anatomy of an ECHO - What will this Trans Health ECHO look like?
4/18/2024Grief and Trauma in the Gender Diverse Community
5/2/2024Eating Disorders: Common Misconceptions and Holistic Assessment
5/16/2024Pharmacy Challenges
6/6/2024Med Management Beyond Estradiol and Testosterone
6/20/2024What No One Tells You About Surgery
7/4/2024Cancelled for Independence Day
7/18/2024Testosterone 201
8/1/2024Estradiol + Androgen Blocker 201
8/15/2024Racism, Ableism, SUD Stigma, and Fatphobia in the Trans Care Arena

DateDidactic Topic
8/24/2023Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Part I
8/31/2023Providing Holistic Care and Social Determinants of Health Support
9/7/2023Sexual Health in the Trans Community
9/14/2023Resources, Testing Access for Neurodiverse Patients
9/21/2023Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Part II
9/28/2023How to Approach Talking about Mental Health
10/5/2023Trauma in the Trans Community
10/12/2023Nonbinary Identities
10/19/2023Substance Use Disorder and Trans Health
10/26/2023Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Part III
11/2/2023Severe Mental Health in the Trans Community
11/9/2023Non-Hormonal Resources

Participant Expectations

  • Cameras/webcams are required to be on during the entirety of the Zoom session.
  • AI (artificial intelligence) note-taking programs of any kind are prohibited. 
  • Certificates and CME credits are available for those who attend at least 70% of Trans Health ECHO sessions.

The Hub Team

The hub team is a core group of subject matter experts (SMEs) who share their expertise and deliver training to participating community providers. This team includes a range of professionals including specialty and primary care providers, social workers, nurses, pharmacists, individuals with lived experience, and others. Each SME brings deep knowledge and experience in their field, helping to demonopolize knowledge by sharing their expertise.

There are eight hub team members in this ECHO. You will meet them during the live session.