
Joanna Mercado, Holden Bender-Bernstein, and Marney Brillinger on Gender Affirming Care in Genetic Counseling
07/11/22 • 82 min
Transgender patient advocate, Holden Bender Bernstein, hereditary cancer genetic counselor, Joanna Mercado, and prenatal genetic counselor, Marney Brillinger, discuss best practices to improve clinic experiences for transgender and gender non-conforming patients, gender-affirming family history collection, challenges to providing gender-affirming care in existing service delivery models, and education and advocacy in the genetics and genomics community. Hosted by DNA Today's Kira Dineen.
Transgender patient advocate, Holden Bender Bernstein, hereditary cancer genetic counselor, Joanna Mercado, and prenatal genetic counselor, Marney Brillinger, discuss best practices to improve clinic experiences for transgender and gender non-conforming patients, gender-affirming family history collection, challenges to providing gender-affirming care in existing service delivery models, and education and advocacy in the genetics and genomics community. Hosted by DNA Today's Kira Dineen.
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