8.4 From First consult to ongoing care: GP management of transgender health
Tracks
Crown Ballroom 3C
| Thursday, October 23, 2025 |
| 3:55 PM - 4:25 PM |
| Crown Ballroom 3C |
Details
Format: Academic or scientific verbal presentation (30-minute)
Speaker
Dr Jenny Huang
Vmo
Murrumbidgee Area Health
From First consult to ongoing care: GP management of transgender health
3:55 PM - 4:25 PMAbstract Overview
A chronological, patient centred journey.
A GP evolving role.
Importance of GPs in delivering comprehensive, affirming care.
Rural and remote challenges (e.g. Access, Stigma, fewer referral pathways).
Patient's journey
1. first consult: creating a safe space
2. baseline assessment and informed consent
3. initiating hormone therapy
4. preventive health and screening
5. mental health and psychosocial support
6. Long-term care and monitoring
7. case example and rural considerations
8. resources and practice tools
A GP evolving role.
Importance of GPs in delivering comprehensive, affirming care.
Rural and remote challenges (e.g. Access, Stigma, fewer referral pathways).
Patient's journey
1. first consult: creating a safe space
2. baseline assessment and informed consent
3. initiating hormone therapy
4. preventive health and screening
5. mental health and psychosocial support
6. Long-term care and monitoring
7. case example and rural considerations
8. resources and practice tools
Biography
Dr Jenny Huang Rural Generalist, NSW. MBBS, FACRRM (AST in emergency medicine), Masters of Medicine (Paediatrics), ACEM emergency medicine in advanced diploma, DCH. I have worked in Murrumbidgee area health for about 6 years. I have worked in rural emergency departments with only two monitored beds. I have special interest in climate related health impacts, emergency retrievals, indigenous health equity and rural system resilience). Rural health matters to me.
