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59th Annual ESPE (ESPE 2021 Online)

Online,
22 Sep 2021 - 26 Sep 2021

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The 59th ESPE Annual Meeting will now be held online in September 2021.

Working Group Symposia

ESPE Working Group for Paediatric Endocrine Nurses (ESPEN) Symposium

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Nursing care for the child with gender dysphoria

Carruthers Paul ,

This presentation will provide an insight into the Gender identity Development service (GIDS) endocrine pathway. The service has experienced a difficult year with well documented legal challenges; these will be briefly presented highlighting the impact this has had on patient care. It is important when working with gender incongruent young people to be aware of the use of appropriate pronouns, co-occurring difficulties and the importance of advocacy in our nursing practice. Th...