New Series, registration opens april 4th, 2023

Supporting Gender Diverse communities:

transitioning to an affirmative model of care

A 4-part Series for Dietitians and Health Professionals

Sries starts on Saturday 20th May, 2023 (10-11:30am AEST, check your time zone here) and continuing for a total of 4 x 90 minute sessions - see all dates below

Dietitians and Health Professionals are in unique and important roles to provide Gender Affirming Care, not only to clients and community members but also to be in active allyship alongside colleagues. Featuring gender diverse speakers, this series is designed for Nutrition and Health Professionals who are looking to deepen learning, and step up an active commitment to gender affirming and inclusive care.

 
 

PART 1: INTO THE RAINBOW: AN INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQIA+ INCLUSIVE PRACTICE

Sat 20th May 2023 10-11:30am AEST with Tom Scully (any pronouns) and Majella Jones (They/Them)

Part 2: Nutrition considerations in gender affirming care

Sat 27th May 2023 10-11:30am AEST with Tom Scully (any pronouns) and Majella Jones (They/Them)

Part 3: medical considerations in gender affirming care

Sat 3rd June 2023 10-11:30am AEST with Dr Portia Predny (She/Her)

June 10th will be a “landing pad” week, where you’re invited to pause, let things settle or catch up on recordings.

Part 4: cases and Q&A

Saturday 17th June 2023 10-11:30am with all speakers

All parts of this series will be recorded and uploaded for you to watch in your own time if you are unable to join us live.

Live attendance will be eligible for 6 CEU’s (pending)

Live or self-paced attendance is eligible for 6 CPD points/hours

 
 

Series Outline

Part 1: Into the Rainbow: an introduction to LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Practice with tom scully & max jones

Sat May 20th, 2023 10-11:am AEST

LGBTQIA+ and Gender Inclusive Care; an introduction and broad overview to suppport inclusive and affirming practice. This will include education on:

  • Key terminology (such as identity labels)

  • LGBTQIA+ history and demographics

  • Health and wellbeing risks, barriers and supports

  • Heath service access and Community support

  • Minority Stress (politics)

  • Address Internalised bias and stigma

  • Further understanding to support informed inclusive and affirming care for this community.

Part 2: nutrition considerations in gender affirming care with tom scully & max jones

Sat May 27th, 2023 10-11:am AEST

Standard nutrition and dietetic practice is based upon the cisnormative assumption that everyone we work with is either a man or a woman and identifies with the sex they were assigned at birth. This can leave dietitians and nutritionists feeling unprepared when encountering anyone who falls outside this strict binary. It also increases the risk of unintentionally causing harm. This workshop will empower clinicians to feel more confident working with trans and gender diverse people by helping them to:

  • identify common nutrition related issues experienced by trans and gender diverse communities

  • understand how cisnormativity shows up in standard nutrition and dietetic practice

  • adapt nutrition recommendations and interventions to meet the needs of trans and gender diverse people.

Part 3 - medical considerations in gender affirming care with dr portia predny

Sat June 3rd, 2023 10-11:30am AEST

This presentation will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the medical care of trans and gender diverse people, inclusive of medical and surgical treatments, psychological supports, and other allied health services that can be of benefit in a person’s gender transition journey. There will be discussion of the important effects and potential side effects of medical gender affirming treatments, nutritional considerations relating to treatments, and the intersections of medical conditions, gender dysphoria, and eating disorders.

At the completion of this session you will be able to: -

  • understand the role of hormonal and other medical therapies in gender affirming care

  • identify the effects, potential side effects and risks of medical and surgical therapies

  • support clients that may need specific nutritional interventions or monitoring due to their medical/hormonal therapies

  • recognise some of the intersections of gender dysphoria and minority stress, with body dysmorphia and eating disorders

  • recognise and undertake the important role of advocacy as part of your gender diverse clients’ support network as they navigate the medical system.

 
 

Meet our Speakers

 
 

Tom Scully (any pronouns) is a queer dietitian living on the lands of the Turrbal and Yuggera people in Brisbane. He works remotely as dietetic team leader at Mind Body Well where they see clients and provide supervision and support to the other team members as well as offering supervision externally. Tom's work predominantly focuses on mental health, eating disorders, LGBTIQA+ health, and men's health. He is a member of Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH).

Dr Portia Predny (she/her) is a General Practitioner who works in Sydney, Australia. She has a special interest in LGBTIQ+ healthcare, and particularly enjoys working in areas of medicine where her clinical interests and passion for social justice collide. She practices as a Gender Affirming clinician under the Informed Consent model of care, and has extensive experience in the care of transgender patients. Portia is Vice President of AusPATH (the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health) and is passionate about reducing health inequality and improving access to care for gender diverse people. As such, she enjoys providing professional development to other clinicians to increase their skills and confidence in this vital area of health care.

Majella (They/Them) is a nonbinary and neurodivergent Dietitian based out of Naarm/Melbourne. Their practice is underpinned by lived experience and evidence-based frameworks, informed by principles of intersectionality and trauma informed care. They provide support and education on gender inclusive and neuroaffirming approaches in Dietetics and broader healthcare practices.

 

Pricing:

AUD $145 + GST (for Australian residents only)

USD $125 (no tax)

AUD $145 for all other countries

Equity pricing

Available to support people in low income countries and in marginalised groups. Please email Fiona at themindfuldietitian@gmail.com for all details.

Group pricing

20% off available for groups of 5 or more, registering together. Please email Fiona at themindfuldietitian@gmail.com for access to group codes