UT Southwestern's Ethics Grand Rounds:

Pediatric Gender Medicine: Evidence and Ethics

Speaker: Moti Gorin, Ph.D., M.B.E.

Associate Professor of Philosophy at Colorado State University

Abstract: Treatment for pediatric gender dysphoria is controversial, especially in the United States, where the debate is politically polarized. Proponents of hormonal and surgical interventions claim there is strong evidence supporting their use and that it is unethical to deprive patients of the option to access them. Critics point to a weak evidence base, established by systemic reviews of the evidence carried about by researchers in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, and Canada, and go onto claim that the interventions do more harm than good. Other researchers maintain that the strength of the scientific evidence is not the most important issue, and what really matters is the right of the patients to make decisions about their own bodies. This presentation will cover some of the central topics of debate in this field of medicine, with a focus on the relationship between clinical evidence and medical ethics.

CME

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (including medical ethics and/or professional responsibility).

NCPD 

UT Southwestern Medical Center is accredited as a provider of nursing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This activity has been awarded 1.0 credit hour.

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