Knowledge and Provider Competence on the Health Disparities and Biases of Transgender Patients in the Peri-operative Setting: An Evidence Based Education Module.

Authors

Jonathan Matthew Morris, Florida International UniversityFollow
Fernando Alfonso, Florida International UniversityFollow

Date of this Version

12-5-2022

Document Type

DNP Project

Abstract

The National Transgender Discrimination Survey resulted that 50% of transgender patients reported teaching medical providers about transgender care.¹ Clark et al. (2018) conducted a study that resulted 61.0% of patients identifying as transgender/gender variant have opted to delay or avoid medical care due to their fears of how healthcare providers might react to their gender identity.² A solution to this issue is developing an educational program to increase providers' knowledge of the transgender patient population regarding implicit bias and health disparities this patient population endures. The purpose of this evidence-based project is to increase peri-operative providers' knowledge rates on the transgender patient population to increase transgender patients' access to high-quality healthcare.

Recommended Citation

Morris, Jonathan Matthew and Alfonso, Fernando, "Knowledge and Provider Competence on the Health Disparities and Biases of Transgender Patients in the Peri-operative Setting: An Evidence Based Education Module." (2022). Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing Student Projects. 144.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cnhs-studentprojects/144