**If you intend to claim CME credit for this course, you must be logged in to CloudCME (a WSU email address is not required). If you have trouble, please contact [email protected].**Two refrains are often heard in youth gender medicine: that a female can be born with a male brain (or vice-versa) or that transgender brains are uniquely different from others’ brains. But does structural brain imaging data and neuropsychology support these claims? In this course, participants will be introduced ...

**If you intend to claim CME credit for this course, you must be logged in to CloudCME (a WSU email address is not required). If you have trouble, please contact [email protected].**This course examines key developments in the history of treating gender dysphoria, tracing the evolution of medical and psychological interventions over the past decades. It explores the shift from adult-focused gender transition treatments to the emergence of childhood and adolescent interventions, emphasizing th...

**If you intend to claim CME credit for this course, you must be logged in to CloudCME (a WSU email address is not required). If you have trouble, please contact [email protected].**This course examines the evolving concept of what it means to be transgender as a young person in the 21st century through social and cultural lenses, focusing on the interaction between comorbidities and gender dysphoria, as well as current therapeutic approaches for addressing gender-related distress. Participan...

**If you intend to claim CME credit for this course, you must be logged in to CloudCME (a WSU email address is not required). If you have trouble, please contact [email protected].**The practice of youth gender medicine relies on several key assumptions: that puberty blockers are safe and reversible, that untreated gender dysphoria leads to elevated suicide risk, and that there are no ethical alternatives to medical transition for youth. But what does the evidence truly reveal? In this course...

**If you intend to claim CME credit for this course, you must be logged in to CloudCME (a WSU email address is not required). If you have trouble, please contact [email protected].**Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are essential tools for translating scientific evidence into high-quality care, but the field of youth gender medicine has yet to fully realize their potential. This course equips participants with the skills to critically evaluate treatment guidelines and their role in shaping ...

**If you intend to claim CME credit for this course, you must be logged in to CloudCME (a WSU email address is not required). If you have trouble, please contact [email protected].**Over the past decade, Europe has undergone a paradigm shift in the care of gender-dysphoric youth. In December 2024, the UK permanently banned puberty blockers for gender dysphoria outside research trials, while Sweden, Finland, and Norway implemented significant restrictions between 2020 and 2024. This course exp...

**If you intend to claim CME credit for this course, you must be logged in to CloudCME (a WSU email address is not required). If you have trouble, please contact [email protected].**What prompted European leaders in youth gender transition to pivot from widely-used endocrine and surgical treatments to prioritizing psychological care? This course tackles the key debates surrounding gender-affirming hormone treatment for youth. Explore the ethical and clinical challenges involved in balancing p...