This continuing education course is appropriate for any physical rehabilitation professional. The primary focus will be genital gender-affirming surgeries, including vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, and metoidioplasty. Considerations for the experience of transgender people in societal and medical context will be woven through the course.

Topics covered include healing and functional outcomes of genital gender affirming surgeries including urinary, bowel, pain, and sexual function, as well as societal influence on gender transition, including interactions with health care providers. Health effects of hormones for gender affirmation as related to differential diagnosis in rehabilitation will also be covered, along with supporting healing after surgery.

The course consists of pre-course learning, followed by one-day of live instruction via Zoom. Links to external supplementary material will be provided. 

Prerequisites: None. This is a beginning-level course. 

Audience: This continuing education course is targeted to any physical rehabiltation professional. Content is not intended for use outside the scope of the learner's license or regulation.

Pre-Course Learning: All pre-recorded lectures in Teachable for this course must be watched before the Live Component of the course. See the Schedule tab for the current list of pre-recorded videos