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AANA | Caring for the transgender patient

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This piece is a much needed contribution to a conversation about how we should be caring for the transgender patient within the scope of perioperative care.

Our guest's excellent article, “Anesthesia Inclusive Practices Amidst Adversity: Caring for the Transgender Patient”, is here: https://cms.aana.com/docs/default-source/pr-aana-com-web-documents-(all)/anesthesia-inclusive-practices-amidst-adversity-caring-for-the-transgender-patient-may-2019.pdf?sfvrsn=d810a34d_4

The NHS's guidelines are here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gender-dysphoria/guidelines/

Presented by Desiree Chappell and Monty Mythen with Jose Castillo, PhD, CRNA Faculty, Texas Wesleyan University, AANA Diversity and Inclusion Committee.