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We're thrilled to share that Dr. Alex S. Keuroghlian, leading the Division of Education and Training Programs at The Fenway Institute, is spotlighted in an ADAA article discussing the critical importance of gender-affirming care. Dr. Keuroghlian's work in promoting inclusive physical and mental health services is truly inspiring. Dive into the article to learn more about his impactful contributions and the future of gender-affirming healthcare. 🌈🩺



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Gender-Affirming Physical & Mental Healthcare Should be Standard: In Conversation with 2024 ADAA Conference Keynote Alex Keuroghlian, MD, MPH Being transgender is not a mental health problem, says Dr. Keuroghlian, in the same way that being cisgender is not a mental health issue. Rather it is society and political agendas that create the mental health issues in many circumstances, he explains.

Thrilled to Announce: Amy Ben-Arieh Selected as The Fenway Institute's Executive Director!

Join us in congratulating Amy on being chosen for this prestigious role at The Fenway Institute. Discover more about Amy's remarkable journey, her passion for LGBTQ+ healthcare, and her exciting plans for the future in our latest blog post.
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The Fenway Institute Announces New Executive Director Amy Ben-Arieh | Fenway Health We are excited to announce that Amy Ben-Arieh has been selected as The Fenway Institute’s new Executive Director. This position attracted a large and talent ...

Unlocking Inclusivity: Empowering Healthcare with SOGI Data Collection. Explore the groundbreaking resources through the National LGBTQIA Health Education Center. Dive deeper at https://buff.ly/3JdMntF for insights on Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in Electronic Health Records crafted by Chris Grasso, MPH and Juwan Campbell, MA.

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Cheers to a 'fen-tastic' New Year filled with good health, happiness, and plenty of love! 🎉✨ May your days be as bright as Fenway Health's future and your year be positivity amazing! 🐾 Here's to a 'healthier' and 'happier' you in 2024! 🌈

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🌈 Empowering Change Together! The National LGBTQ Health Education Center, in collaboration with UPMC Health Plan, is thrilled to announce the launch of LGBTQIA+ Affirming Provider designation in their online directory!

🏳️‍🌈 Our shared commitment to inclusive healthcare ensures that members find providers who prioritize their unique needs. 🌟 Discover more about this groundbreaking initiative and join us on the journey towards health equality!

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New Online Tool Connects UPMC Health Plan Members with Providers Trained to Serve the Unique Needs of LGBTQIA+ Populations New option on UPMC Health Plan online directory promotes access to care and health equity

🌐 This World AIDS Day, we embrace the theme 'Let Communities Lead.' In that spirit, we are proud to announce Getting to Zero Week 2023: A Collective Call To Action.

Together, let's end the HIV epidemic, share stories, build advocacy skills, and unite for a future with zero new diagnoses, zero stigma, and zero AIDS-related deaths.

Read more about World's AIDS Day and Getting to Zero Week here: https://buff.ly/49XqcUf

Wishing you a joyous Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁 Please note that all Fenway Health programs and services will be closed on Thursday, 11/23, and Friday, 11/24. We're thankful for your understanding. 🙏 Our clinical services will resume on Saturday, 11/25.

Fenway Health programs and services will close at 5 PM on Wednesday, 11/22, and remain closed until Friday, 11/24. Clinical services resume on Saturday, 11/25, and normal operations resume on Monday, 11/27. 📅🕒

Fenway Health is proud to announce the launch of the groundbreaking textbook American Psychiatric Association’s: Gender-Affirming Psychiatric Care. This pioneering work, led by editors Teddy Goetz and Alex Keuroghlian, takes an affirming, intersectional, and evidence-informed approach to caring for transgender, non-binary, and gender-expansive individuals.

We will be proudly hosting a book launch event for the textbook on November 16th. Join us to Gain deep insights into this essential resource, connect with experts, and meet fellow advocates. Plus, the authors will be available to sign copies of the book for attendees.

📍 Where: 10th floor, Fenway Health - 1340 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
🗓️ When: Thursday, November 16th, 6pm-8pm
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📘 Find the Book here: https://buff.ly/49o8Csl

Don't miss this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and be part of this historic book launch! 🌟

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Fenway Health announces launch of the first textbook for clinicians that provides an affirming, intersectional, and evidence-informed approach to psychiatric care for transgender, non-binary, and/or gender-expansive people - Fenway Health Boston, November 8, 2023 – Fenway Health announces the launch of Gender-Affirming Psychiatric Care, the first textbook in the field of psychiatry to provide

🌈✨ Embracing the beauty and resilience of the transgender community this ! Join us in commemorating the Transgender Day of Remembrance and exploring stories of strength, courage, and unity. Read more in our latest blog post.

Transgender Awareness Month 2023 & The Transgender Day of Remembrance - Fenway Health November is Transgender Awareness Month, an opportunity to celebrate, honor, and stand up for our transgender, non-binary, and/or gender-expansive (TNG)

🌟 What an incredible moment at the Fenway Health Trans Healthcare Conference! Thank you all for sharing your valuable perspectives.🚀📚 🌈🎓

Bria Brown-King moderated the Inters*x Healthcare Experiences panel at the Fenway Health annual Trans Healthcare Conference with Liat, Jackey and Esther! Headed to Harvard now ✈🏫

Thank you to Schuyler Bailar for presenting the keynote address at our 9th Annual Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference!

Fenway Health's Dr. Taimur Khan participated in the IDWeek 2023 October 12 panel "Squabbles Among Friends: Is it necessary to check HIV viral loads in PrEP clinic? And should mothers with HIV breast/chest feed?"

The session was designed help participants be able to participants will be able to describe the pros and cons of checking viral load levels in PrEP clinics and analyze the benefits of supporting parents with HIV in their infant feeding choices.

IDWeek 2023 continues through Monday at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. https://idweek.org/

Are you trans, q***r, or an ally (hopefully that’s everyone) in the Massachusetts area? If so, come to the 2nd Annual Harvard Trans+ Community Celebration Celebration, October 6 -7. More information at www.transharvard.com.

September 15 through October 15 marks Latinx Heritage Month – also known as Hispanic Heritage Month – which honors and celebrates the vibrant histories, cultures, languages, traditions, values, and contributions of people whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. The yearly observation began while the Civil Rights Movement was in full swing in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week and became a month-long celebration in 1988.

Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month 2023 - Fenway Health: Health Care Is A Right, Not A Privilege. September 15 through October 15 marks Latinx Heritage Month – also known as Hispanic Heritage Month – which honors and celebrates the vibrant histories,

All Fenway Health programs and services and all Boomerangs stores will be open for business as usual on Saturday, September 16.

The current legislative environment is challenging to the LGBTQIA+ community. Over the past five years, anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation has been attempted at local, state and national levels.

During this AAMC webinar, Fenway's own Dr. Jenny Potter joined Dr. Kristen Eckstrand from the University of Pittsburgh to discuss the impact of this discriminatory legislation on the health and safety of LGBTQ+ individuals and communities. You can watch the discussion online .

AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Addressing LGBTQIA+ Health in Academic Medicine (IDEAS) - September 12 The current legislative environment is challenging to the LGBTQIA+ community. Over the past five years, anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation has been attempted at local, state and national levels. 

We'll be attending the second annual Harvard Trans+ Community Celebration! We’re excited to bring life to the largest student-run trans+ event in the world. We hope to see you there. www.transharvard.org +Harvard + +Harvard +

Fenway's own Dr. Jennifer Potter is one of the panelists on the AAMC's September 12 IDEAS Learning Series webinar "Addressing LGBTQIA+ Health in Academic Medicine," which will discuss the impact of discriminatory legislation on the health and safety of LGBTQIA+ individuals and communities.

Learn more and register below.

AAMC Webinars and Online Courses: Addressing LGBTQIA+ Health in Academic Medicine (IDEAS) - September 12 Assistant Professor|Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Pittsburgh  Medical Director| UPMC LGBTQIA+ Health Quality Medical Director|SAFE, SAFETY, & PFE ProgramsWestern Psychiatric Hospital of UPMC

All Fenway Health programs including the Borum, AIDS Action, and The Fenway Institute are closed on Monday, September 4 for Labor Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 5.

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day - Take Action to Support Overdose Prevention Centers in MA

The Massachusetts for Overdose Prevention Centers (MA4OPC) Coalition is a diverse coalition of advocates, medical experts and institutions, and directly impacted people. Please join us and ask your lawmakers to co-sponsor H.1981 and S.1242, An Act relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment, filed by Rep. Decker, Rep. Fernandes, and Sen. Cyr. Learn more and take action on our website! https://buff.ly/3xkuPWb

International Overdose Awareness Day is August 31 - Take Action to Support Overdose Prevention Centers in MA

The Massachusetts for Overdose Prevention Centers (MA4OPC) Coalition is a diverse coalition of advocates, medical experts and institutions, and directly impacted people. Please join us and ask your lawmakers to co-sponsor H.1981 and S.1242, An Act relative to preventing overdose deaths and increasing access to treatment, filed by Rep. Decker, Rep. Fernandes, and Sen. Cyr. Learn more and take action on our website! https://buff.ly/3xkuPWb

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) has voted unanimously to solicit public comment on the new draft comprehensive health and physical education curriculum framework. The public has until August 28th to make recommendations for improvement to the proposed framework and urge BESE to approve the Framework.

The only reference to menstruation in the current draft frameworks is in the plan for grades 6-8 in a sentence about personal health products, this is not enough. Please help our friends at Mass NOW ensure that menstruation receives adequate attention and inclusion in the curriculum frameworks.

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"To successfully engage in shared decision making about HIV prevention methods, clinicians need to be able to discuss all potential risks and benefits of PrEP."

A Lancet Viewpoint coauthored by The Fenway Institute's Ken Mayer, Doug Krakower, Julia Marcus, and Michael Traeger discusses how providers need to be more attuned to their patients' s*xual health, which may help increase PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) uptake and help combat new HIV infections.

Prioritising the values of potential users to promote uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis Benefits of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) extend beyond HIV risk reduction. Users report a range of physical, emotional, and social effects, includi…

"The 2023 policy guidance represents a substantial stride toward establishing a more inclusive blood supply."

A Viewpoint in JAMA Open Forum coauthored by Fenway's Ken Mayer and Sean Cahill and Amitai Miller from Harvard Medical School discusses the FDA's recent updates to blood donation rules. The new rules rely on individualized donor risk assessments rather than a broad, outdated, and stigmatizing ban on men who have s*x with men.

FDA’s 2023 Policy Update—Promoting Safety and Inclusivity in Blood Donation This Viewpoint discusses the US Food and Drug Administration’s 2023 policy update to its blood donation guidelines for men who have s*x with men.

Jennifer Potter, MD, Director of Fenway’s LGBTQIA+ Population Health Program and Co-Chair of The Fenway Institute, will receive the 2023 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) Leadership Award for an Individual November 4 at the AAMC Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington.

The award recognizes Dr. Potter’s profound influence and track record of academic leadership and her career-long commitment to developing women leaders in medicine and science. Since 1995, this prestigious award has recognized over 45 individuals and organizations.

Read more on our blog.

Jennifer Potter to Receive 2023 AAMC Group on Women in Medicine and Science Leadership Award - Fenway Health: Health Care Is A Right, Not A Privilege. Jennifer Potter, MD, Director of Fenway’s LGBTQIA+ Population Health Program and Co-Chair of The Fenway Institute, will receive the 2023 Association of

Fenway Health joins the entire health care community in mourning the passing of Dr. Susan M. Love, a gifted surgeon and trailblazing breast cancer advocate, who died Sunday at the age of 75 at her home in Los Angeles.

Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Susan M. Love, Groundbreaking Surgeon and Breast Health Advocate - Fenway Health: Health Care Is A Right, Not A Privilege. Fenway Health joins the entire health care community in mourning the passing of Dr. Susan M. Love, a gifted surgeon and trailblazing breast cancer advocate,

"LGBTQI+ people have negative experiences accessing health care, either being mistreated overtly and denied care in many cases - and that's well documented - even harassed within health care context, or being given care that's not skilled and technically harmful to the patient." - Dr. Alex Keuroghlian, Director of the Division of Education and Training at the Fenway Institute.

How medical schools are faring with training students to care for the LGBTQ community NPR's Miles Parks speaks to psychiatrist Alex Keuroghlian about the state of training for medical students to care for the LGBTQ community.

Transgender people are at an alarmingly high risk of su***de in comparison to other groups, according to a first-of-its-kind study.

Transgender People at Significantly Higher Su***de Risk, Landmark Study Confirms

Exciting news! Now until July 15th, your Strides for Action registration fee is waived! Please visit stridesforaction.org and use code PRIDE2023. Don't miss out on this year's new 5k walk/fun run for LGBTQ+ health!

President of Boston Pride for the People Adrianna Boulin Strides for Action because: "It heals the community I exist and love in." Why do you stride?