International Best Practices for Expanding Access to Health Care for Transgender Communities
Monday, August 22 – Case Studies and the Landscape of Trans Health Advocacy
8:00-9:30 Breakfast at the hotel Stockton Room
9:30-10:30 Introductory session Mission Room
· Welcome and introductions
· Overview of the draft Sexual Health and Rights Project (SHARP) report on trans health
o Themes identified for the report thus far (please note that part of the purpose of this meeting is to discuss and add to these themes):
§ Data collection
§ Organizing and community mobilization
§ Direct legal and medical services
§ Policy advocacy around legal and medical norms, including health insurance
§ Documentation issues
§ Medical education, including trans health in the context of other health fields (sexual and reproductive health, mental and behavioral health, primary care, etc.)
§ Human rights documentation
10:30-10:45 Coffee break Mission Room Foyer
10:45-12:45 Session 1 – Understanding each other’s work: panel discussions of case studies Mission Room
o Group 1
§ Masen Davis, Transgender Law Center
§ Robert Hamblin, Gender DynamiX
§ Anna Kirey, Kyrgyz Labrys
§ Amets Suess, STP 2012 Campaign
o Group 2
§ Ben Hudson, Gender Health Center
§ JoAnne Keatley, Center of Excellence for Transgender Health at UCSF
§ Adrien Lawyer, Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico
§ Zack Marshall, Gay/Bi/Queer Trans Men’s Working Group
12:45-1:45 Lunch at the hotel (non-working) Stockton Room
1:45-2:00 Logistical updates Mission Room
2:00-3:00 Session 2 – Understanding each other’s work, continued Mission Room
o Group 3
§ Jennifer Hastings, Planned Parenthood of Mar Monte
§ Cyd Nova, St. James Infirmary
§ Ronica Mukerjee, Mitr Trust
§ Kristian Randjelovic, Gayten LGBT
3:30-7:00 Session 3 – Site visit to the St. James Infirmary with Naomi Akers, SJI Executive Director
7:00 PM Dinner on your own
Tuesday, August 23 – Advocacy Opportunities and Strategies
8:00-9:30 Breakfast at the hotel Stockton Room
9:30-10:00 Recap of Monday, including materials from the small group work Mission Room
10:00-12:30 Session 4 – Developing data sources for trans health advocacy Mission Room
· This session will feature invited guests from the Center of Excellence in Transgender Health and the San Francisco trans community to discuss the role of data in trans health advocacy.
11:00-11:30 Coffee break Mission Room Foyer
12:30-1:30 Lunch at the hotel (with Session 4 participants) Stockton Room
1:30-3:30 Session 5 – Mapping advocacy opportunities Mission Room
· This session will feature an interactive panel discussion with the following participants:
o Julia Ehrt, Transgender Europe (TGEU)
o Eszter Kismodi, World Health Organization (WHO)
o Jamison Green, World Professional Organization for Transgender Health (WPATH)
o Amets Suess, Stop Trans Pathologization 2012 Campaign (STP 2012)
o Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE)
3:30-4:00 Coffee break Mission Room Foyer
4:00-5:30 Session 6 – Advocacy strategies Mission Room
Balboa Room
Davidson Room
7:00-8:30 Group dinner (group meets at 6:30 in hotel lobby)
· The group dinner will take place in the Peacock Terrace of the Grand Café Restaurant at the Hotel Monaco, which is located at 501 Geary Street in San Francisco (Powell Street BART stop, five blocks north on Taylor Street from Market Street).
Wednesday, August 24 – Priority Issues in Trans Health
8:00-9:30 Breakfast at the hotel Stockton Room
9:30-11:30 Session 7 – Discussion of priority issues in trans health Mission Room
Balboa Room
Davidson Room
11:30-12:00 Wrap-up and final thoughts Mission Room
12:00-1:00 Group lunch at the hotel Stockton Room