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Transgender Patient and Registration

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Transgender or gender nonconforming individuals are a vulnerable population in systems which rely on binary male/female sex identifiers. In the healthcare setting, patients can be unwittingly exposed to discrimination when certain registration systems and electronic health records are used. Using a case example, we explore the implications of a staff member’s misidentification of a patient and discuss the importance of proper registration, gender affirmation, and the cascading effects of a sex-designated system within an electronic medical record.

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  1. University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Gabrielle Marzani & Esteban Cubillos-Torres

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Correspondence to Gabrielle Marzani .

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  1. Office for Diversity and Equity and Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Marcus L. Martin

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Sheryl Heron

  3. Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Lisa Moreno-Walton

  4. Office for Diversity and Equity, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Michelle Strickland

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Marzani, G., Cubillos-Torres, E. (2019). Transgender Patient and Registration. In: Martin, M.L., Heron, S., Moreno-Walton, L., Strickland, M. (eds) Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92762-6_15

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