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"The data speak for themselves, but are we listening? Taking sex and gender into account in research and using that knowledge to change health care could benefit billions of people." A recent @Nature article explores how neglecting sex and gender in research is a public health risk and how when inclusivity in human trials is a priority, we will discover the best possible outcomes for all participants. Read the full article now. #womenshealthresearch https://lnkd.in/g2kYpqUt

When it comes to exploring sex and gender in research, a recent article from @Nature says that it's important to embrace the complexities and "lean in with courage and creativity to interrogate the fascinating complexity of sex- and gender-related impacts. This could make a difference in a diverse set of contexts, including more personalized dosing of prescription medications, better protection for women by air bags in car crashes, and equitable access to health services. It is imperative that researchers engage deeply with the mechanisms and factors that underlie apparent differences between groups, to improve the health of all. Read the full article here. https://lnkd.in/grtqeQab

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation on "Sex Worker-Affirming Clinical Care." 🌈 Explore the intricacies of providing compassionate healthcare to sex workers in this webinar. Let's break down barriers, challenge stigma, and foster understanding. 💬 Your voice matters—let's create a safe space for dialogue and empowerment! https://ow.ly/cEoT50Q6vOb

This will be a very interesting session to attend. The standard is already included as part of the person centric data content standard and supporting architecture of the pan-Canadian Health Data Content Framework.#connectedcare #interoperability #equitymatters #sdoh

Digital Health Canada's Wednesday Webinar today focused on Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)'s fantastic work on modernizing sex and gender data standards. Shannon O'Connor and Dan Simic did a deep dive of sex and gender data collection and its use for administrative, clinical, and analytical purposes through a Pan-Canadian lens. They shared with us the progress made so far and the challenges that remain. As we strive for more equitable healthcare, these conversations and the push towards modernization and alignment of policies are critical. As CIHI powers through to carry this good work beyond the province of B.C., I am excited to see how other provinces, territories, and regions respond. I look forward to the release of the Pan-Canadian GSSO in September. Dan also touched on the importance of Change Management and Electronic Health Records to transform clinical workflows, messaging standards, and the adoption and implementation of inclusive data standardization. As this project moves forward, a variety of change management concepts will need to be utilized to meet the needs of the various parties involved to create as seamless a transition as possible. This work is complex and it will require collaboration with clinicians, administrators, key stakeholders, patients, and third party vendors. #digitalhealthcanada #CIHI #ChangeManagement #electronichealthrecords #EMR #EHR #ActingforEquity #informatics #healthinformatics #nursinginformatics

The goal of this guidelines article is to provide advice on best practices to include sex and gender considerations in study design, as well as data collection, analysis, and interpretation to optimally establish rigor and reproducibility needed to inform clinical decision-making and improve outcomes.

Our recent publication in CHEST highlighted how the Australian and New Zealand Intensive care unit (ICU) database can’t accurately include trans or intersex people. Options of Male, Female and ‘Third Sex’ are not interpretable when no data is collected on patient gender. ICU and all health databases need to improve how sex, gender, and variations of sex characteristics are recorded. Accurately including trans people and people with innate variations of sex characteristics is important to ensuring access to safe, appropriate health care. View the full publication here: https://lnkd.in/ge7uVSiR Accurately collect data on sex and gender with our guidelines: https://lnkd.in/gRCQbcAJ For more information about variations of sex characteristics, go to: https://ihra.org.au/ #transhealth #transhealthcare #transresearch #ICUresearch

Honoring all patients’ self-defined gender is an intervention for eating disorder and self-harm behaviors, as well as a form of suicide prevention for gender-diverse people. We make every effort to affirm and support our patients throughout treatment, regardless of their gender identity, gender expression, sex assigned at birth, or stage in their social and/or medical gender journey. To learn more about our gender-affirming Chicago RTC location, head to the following link: https://ow.ly/LREU50SFurr #eatingdisordertreatment #eatingdisorderrecovery #eatingdisordersupport #supportinrecovery #cfdalumni #cfdfacilityspotlight #recoverylooksgreatonyou #discoverydifference #accessyourbestlife  

Share your views, insights and current practices on sex and gender as variables in pain research in a short survey by 15 April: https://bit.ly/4alkk74 An international group of 30 experts funded by an ERA-NET NEURON award invites you to complete a survey to understand current methodological approaches for the study of sex and gender differences in pain, with the aim of developing consensus recommendations and a research roadmap in this very important area.