3rd Annual Transgender Health Symposium
Name:
3rd Annual Transgender Health Symposium
Date:
February 11, 2016
Time:
5:45 PM - 8:00 PM CST
Website:
Register here.
Event Description:
Join MCW's LGBT People in Medicine for their 3rd Annual Transgender Health Symposium.
TOPIC: EMERGENCY CARE ACCESS
Featured Speakers:
1. Greta Gustava Martela: Co-founder and Executive Director of Trans Lifeline in Chicago. Ms. Martela has drawn on her own experience with suicidality to create a resource that is able to respond to the needs of the trans community. In it's first year of operation, Trans Lifeline has answered over 9000 calls from trans people in crisis. Prior to Trans Lifeline Ms. Martela worked as a software engineer.
2. Carys Massarella, MD: Attending emergency physician at St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario & lead physician for the Transgender Care Program at Quest Community Health Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario.
--First transgender person to be a president of a large teaching hospital medical staff anywhere in the world and was named one of the 'World's 50 Transgender Icons' by the Huffington Post.
Event catering by Amilinda
Colectivo coffee and desserts will also be provided.
TOPIC: EMERGENCY CARE ACCESS
Featured Speakers:
1. Greta Gustava Martela: Co-founder and Executive Director of Trans Lifeline in Chicago. Ms. Martela has drawn on her own experience with suicidality to create a resource that is able to respond to the needs of the trans community. In it's first year of operation, Trans Lifeline has answered over 9000 calls from trans people in crisis. Prior to Trans Lifeline Ms. Martela worked as a software engineer.
2. Carys Massarella, MD: Attending emergency physician at St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton, Ontario & lead physician for the Transgender Care Program at Quest Community Health Centre in St. Catharines, Ontario.
--First transgender person to be a president of a large teaching hospital medical staff anywhere in the world and was named one of the 'World's 50 Transgender Icons' by the Huffington Post.
Event catering by Amilinda
Colectivo coffee and desserts will also be provided.
