Presented by Community Healthcare Network, in partnership with Amida Care, the NYS Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the AIDS Institute, Mount Sinai, and The New School.

9:00AM – 9:15AM

• Opening Remarks/Introduction
  • Luis Freddy Molano, MD, VP of Infectious Diseases & LGBTQ Programs, Community Healthcare Network
  • Robert Hayes, President and CEO, Community Healthcare Network
  • Taisha Benjamin, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Community Healthcare Network

9:15AM – 10:10AM

• Securing the Future: Protecting Access to Gender-Affirming Care
  • Keynote: Jona Tanguay,(They/Them), MMSc, PA-C, AAHIVS – Associate Medical Director of Transgender Health, Amida Care

10:10AM – 10:50AM

• Ensuring Justice: Legal Approaches to Trans Healthcare Access
  • Remarks from Letitia James – NYS Attorney General

11:00AM – 12:00PM

• Panel Discussion: Amplifying Community Voices: The Role of Racial Equity and TGNB Justice in a Safe Haven
  • Midori Monet, Miss International Queen USA (moderator)
  • Kim Watson
  • Dee Colon – Northwell
  • Jessica “Zyrie” Price, (she/her), Coordinator of TGNB Health and HIV Prevention, Amida Care

12:10PM – 1:00PM

• Panel Discussion: Championing Trans Health Rights: The Legal Fight for Access and Protection
  • Robert Hayes, President and CEO, Community Healthcare Network (moderator)
  • Allie Bohm – Senior Policy Counsel, NY Civil Liberties Union
  • Ezra Cukor (He/They) – Co-Interim Legal Director and the Director of the Trans Health Project, Advocates for Trans Equality
  • Jumaane D. Williams, NYC Public Advocate

1:00PM – 1:45PM

• LUNCH

1:45PM – 2:30PM

• PrEP/HIV Prevention Group Session/Advocacy (LAI)
  • Joe Pressley, VP of Policy and Government Relations, Amida Care (moderator)
  • Elisa Crespo – Executive Director at Stonewall Community Foundation
  • Patrick McGovern- CEO, Callen Lorde
  • Kimberleigh Smith – Callen Lorde

2:30PM – 3:15PM

• The Future of Healthcare: The State, The City, and the Service Provider
  • Doug Wirth – President and CEO, Amida Care (moderator)
  • Joe Kerwin – Director AIDS Institute
  • Sarah Bernstein- Assistance Commissioner NYC DOH

3:15PM – 3:30PM

• BREAK

3:30PM – 5:00PM

• Breakout Sessions
  *To occur concurrently
  1. Are you thinking about Gender Affirming Surgery?
     • Kevin Steffens (he/him/his), RN, MBA – VP of Clinical Services and Programs, Amida Care (moderator)
     • Jessica Zyrie Price (she/her) – Coordinator of TGNB Health and HIV Prevention, Amida Care
     • Sundeep Boparai (he/him/his) DHA, MHA – Healthcare Administrator – Northwell Health LGBTQ Transgender Program
  2. PrEP & Dating While Trans – conversations
     • Moderator: Nayla Moon
     • CHN

CHN’s Gender Affirming Conference offers complimentary Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits to medical professionals, ensuring participants can enhance their knowledge while supporting equitable and inclusive healthcare. Through expert-led sessions, the conference provides an invaluable opportunity for medical professionals to deepen their understanding of gender-affirming care practices and innovations, all at no additional cost.

9:00AM – 9:15AM

• Opening Remarks/Introduction
  • Luis Freddy Molano, MD, VP of Infectious Diseases & LGBTQ Programs, Community Healthcare Network
  • Doug Wirth, President and CEO, Amida Care

9:15AM – 10:00AM

• Panel Discussion: TGNB Patient and Community Centered Care: Needs and Best Practices
  • Doug Wirth, President and CEO, Amida Care (moderator)
  • Blu Semper (He/Him/His)
  • Em Vitiello (She/They)
  • Nayla Moon (She/Her)

10:00AM – 11:30AM

• Presentation: Evidence-Based Transgender Medicine and Surgery for the 21st Century
  • Barbara Warren, Psy.D.,CPXP, Senior Director for LGBT Programs and Policies, Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Mount Sinai; Assistant Professor of Medical Education, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Moderator)
  • Joshua Safer, MD, FACP, FACE Executive Director, Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine, and Surgery (CTMS); Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • Asa Radix, MD, PhD, MPH, Executive Vice President at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center; President, World Professional Association for Transgender Health; Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine

11:30AM – 11:45AM

• Break

11:45AM – 12:30PM

• “Call Me by MY Name”: SOGI Data Collection Benefits and Challenges for Patients and Employees
  • Keynote: Clare Kronk, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Population Health Science, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

12:30PM – 1:30PM

• Panel Discussion: Wellness Inclusive Behavioral Health Strategies for Gender Diverse Communities
  • Barbara Warren,(she/her) Psy.D.,CPXP, Senior Director for LGBT Programs and Policies, Office for Diversity and Inclusion, Mount Sinai; Assistant Professor of Medical Education, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (moderator)
  • Max Lichtenstein, MD,(he/him) Director of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Institute for Advanced Medicine and the Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Mount Sinai, Director of the Mount Sinai Transgender Psychiatry Fellowship; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
  • Brooke Stott, LMSW, Program Manager, Psychedelic Therapy Training Program, Adjunct Instructor, Columbia University School of Social Work
  • Randi E. Scott-McLaughlin II, PhD (she/her/hers), Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Psychologist, Institute for Advanced Medicine, Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery

1:30PM – 2:15PM

• Lunch

2:15PM – 3:30PM

• Panel Discussion: Closing the Loop: From Pre-Surgical to Post-Surgical Care
  • Vera Antonios (she/her), MD, Medical Director, Amida Care (moderator)
  • Andrew Lee (he/him), MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center
  • Shannon Wittington (she/her) DNP, MSN, RN, CCM, LGBTQ+, Gender Affirmation Program (GAP) Director, VNS
  • Kevin Moore (he/him) DNP, RN, System Director of LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness, NYU Langone Health, Mind the Gap: Improving Post-Operative Dilation Care in Gender-Affirming Vaginoplasty

3:30PM – 4:30PM

• Panel Discussion; Gender Affirming Procedure
  • Kevin Steffens (He/Him/His), RN, MBA – Vice President of Clinical Services and Programs, Amida Care (moderator)
  • Hair removal – Richina Luke-Milledge (She/Her), ANP, CEO/AGPCNP-Board Certified, L’Elite MediSpa
  • Voice Surgery/Therapy – Mark Courey (He/Him), MD, Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vice Chair of Quality Department of OHNS, Chief Division of Laryngology, Director Grabscheid Voice and Swallowing Center – Mount Sinai
  • Jona Tanguay (They/Them), MMSc, PA-C, AAHIVS – Associate Medical Director of Transgender Health, Amida Care

4:30PM

• Closing Remarks: Dr. Freddy Molano and Kevin Steffens