A5027116649- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Feminist Theory and Gender Studies
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Women's College Hospital
2020-2024
Ontario HIV Treatment Network
2021-2022
University of Toronto
2018-2020
Public Health Ontario
2018-2020
Queen's University
2018
This pilot mixed methods evaluation describes the impact of an anti-oppression workshop on allyship development among a group public health graduate students. After completing mandatory workshop, survey including closed- and open-ended questions was administered to 41 students specializing in promotion. Closed-ended gathered basic demographic data Likert-type scale responses assess changes participant knowledge, awareness, attitudes surrounding concepts discussed during while asked...
Sexual assault against transgender (trans) persons is a complex public health issue requiring the coordinated effort of multiple sectors to address. In response global call improve equity for diverse gender identities, leaders across and social service need enhance collaboration champion trans-affirming care sexual survivors. with Egale Canada Human Rights Trust Ontario Network Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres, we have undertaken development an intersectoral network connect...
Transgender (trans) people face high rates of sexual assault and often encounter systemic barriers in accessing appropriate care supports, including, among others, stigma, discrimination, a lack provider knowledge. Trans communities allies research the service sector have emphasized potential advocacy as tool to dismantle for trans people; however, date, few efforts been undertaken context. To address this gap, we developed implemented #TRANSformativeKnowledge, social media campaign promote...
Transgender (trans) persons are sexually assaulted at high rates and often encounter barriers to equitable services supports. The receipt of timely appropriate postassault care, provided increasingly by specialized forensic nurses around the world, is critical in ameliorating harms that accompany sexual assault. In order adequately respond acute health care needs trans clients attend longer term psychosocial difficulties some experience, not only require training but must also cultivate...
Collaboration across sectors is critical to address complex health problems, particularly during the current COVID-19 pandemic. We examined ability collaborate pandemic as part of a baseline evaluation an intersectoral network healthcare and community organizations established improve collective response transgender (trans) persons who have been sexually assaulted (the trans-LINK Network). A validated social analysis survey was sent 119 member in Ontario, Canada. Survey respondents were...
To enhance the provision of comprehensive supports to transgender (trans) survivors sexual assault, a structurally marginalized group with complex care needs, we developed an intersectoral network trans-positive health and community organizations in Ontario, Canada.As baseline evaluation network, conducted social analysis determine extent nature collaboration, communication, connection among members.Relational data (eg, activities collaboration) were collected from June July 2021, analyzed...
Transgender persons experience high rates of sexual assault and often encounter providers who lack the knowledge to deliver appropriate postassault care supports. To build capacity within health social service organizations supporting trans survivors across Ontario, Canada, we undertook a study inform development WebPortal intended provide freely accessible resources relevant provision trans-affirming care. In this survey, 70 representatives from community indicated their overall...
Healing is included as one of the fundamental goals medicine. It a term frequently used in health care but often poorly defined and misunderstood. The purpose this workshop to address problem will be interactive discussion driven. We briefly present 'working definition' concept which include an outline 'realms' healing work from diagnostic process through management treatment. use case based introduction way demonstrating our understanding what entails. offer number alternate definitions...
Background: Sexual violence against transgender (trans) persons is a complex public health issue that requires the coordinated effort of multiple sectors to address. A 2017 survey Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) working within Ontario’s 36 Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres (SA/DVTCs) revealed need for training in provision trans-affirming care and highlighted gap knowledge related local trans-positive organizations. In response, successful design, pilot, evaluation curriculum on...