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Understanding gender identities and navigating difficult conversations with families of gender diverse youth

AGENDA

9:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Welcome/Housekeeping Notes/Intro of Speaker

9:15 - 10:15 am . . . . . . . .Understanding and supporting transgender youth

10:15 - 11:15 am . . . . . . . Recognizing and addressing disinformation regarding transgender youth

11:15 - 11:30 am . . . . . . . BREAK

11:30 am - 12:30 pm . . Navigating difficult conversations about transgender youth

12:30 - 1:00 pm . . . . . . . Q&A/Closing Remarks

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Part 1: Understanding and supporting transgender youth

1. Review developmental understanding of gender identity formation in youth and gender identity terminology

2. Define a support without steering approach to pediatric and adolescent gender identity

3. Define what constitutes “gender affirming care” for youth at different ages and stages

Part 2: Recognizing and addressing disinformation regarding transgender youth

1. Explore the current political landscape for transgender youth and origins of current state

2. Review impact on transgender youth health and mental health of current policies and politics

3. Develop skills to recognize and address disinformation about transgender youth and their healthcare

Part 3: Navigating difficult conversations about transgender youth

1. Review a best practice approach to supporting transgender and gender diverse youth

2. Introduce strategies to approaching difficult questions and conversations with families and parents/guardians

3. Provide perspective and advice on supporting the “unsupportive” parent or guardian.

Name: Dr. Kade Goepferd 

Title: Chief Education Officer, Clinical Director, Equity and Inclusion

Pediatrician, Gender Health Program

Kade Goepferd, MD, is the Chief Education Officer at Children’s Minnesota and founder of Children’s Gender Health Program. For over 20 years, Dr. Goepferd has been a leader in the LGBTQIA+ community who is driving equitable care for LGBTQIA+ youth, particularly transgender and gender diverse youth, and is a sought-after speaker and trainer on these topics. In 2019, Dr. Goepferd launched the Children’s Gender Health Program, the largest multispecialty exclusively pediatric program in the region. In October of 2020, their first TED talk, “The revolutionary truth about kids and gender identity” was released by TEDx Minneapolis.  As an advocate and educator, they have received multiple professional and community awards including two special recognition awards from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2019 and 2023 and the distinguished Ellen Perrin Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Health and Wellness from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2022, they also served as Grand Marshall for the Twin Cities Pride Parade in June 2023. When they are not advocating for kids professionally, they are busy parenting 3 kids of their own, including coaching youth basketball year-round.