The Importance of Gender Affirming Care

The Importance of Gender Affirming Care18nov5:00 pm5:30 pm5:00 pm - 5:30 pm(GMT-05:00)

Event Details

As the Medical Director of the Trans Health Program at Fenway Health, Julie Thompson works to guide Fenway’s multidisciplinary team approach to provide high-quality, informed care to the trans and gender diverse communities.

Speakers for this event

  • Julie Thompson

    Julie Thompson

    Julie joined Fenway Health in 2010, and was named the Medical Director of the Trans Health Program in 2016.  She is a primary care clinician leader who specializes in LGBTQIA+ health, high-resolution anoscopy, and is an HIV Specialist through the American Academy of HIV Medicine. As the Medical Director of the Trans Health Program, Julie works to guide Fenway’s multidisciplinary team approach to provide high-quality, informed care to the trans and gender diverse communities.  She leads on-going education to support Fenway’s medical providers, as well as works interdepartmentally to ensure Fenway is a welcome space for all patients and staff, regardless of how they identify.  Julie is faculty at the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, providing trainings to health centers nationally and internationally.  She is also established as core faculty on TransECHO and TransLINE, both of which are gender affirming medical consultative services for health care providers across the country.  In April 2022 she was appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for the United States Professional Association of Transgender Health (USPATH).