The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) accredits ASPS to provide educational activities and material with Category 1 CME credits. As an official CME provider, ASPS must comply with all ACCME standards, as outlined in the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.
Faculty
Sara Danker, MD; Monica Llado-Faulla, MD; Blair Peters, MD; Christopher Price, MD; Joseph Ricci, MD
Intended Audience
This educational activity is intended for all CME-related persons including plastic surgery practitioners, residents, and other healthcare professionals.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the specific criteria outlined in the WPATH Standards of Care for determining eligibility for top surgery in transgender patients.
- Compare and contrast the criteria for top surgery between female-to-male and male-to-female transgender patients according to the WPATH Standards of Care.
- Evaluate the medical and physical requirements that need to be met for top surgery in female-to-male transgender patients according to the WPATH Standards of Care.
- Analyze the restrictions and limitations regarding the types of top surgery procedures considered acceptable according to the WPATH Standards of Care.
- Explain how the WPATH Standards of Care ensure that the criteria for top surgery are based on evidence-based practices and the best interests of transgender individuals.
ABMS Core Competencies:
The following ABMS core competencies will be addressed:
Accreditation
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed below. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Policy
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) requires all faculty, authors, planners, reviewers, managers, staff and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships or affiliations. All identified conflicts of interest must be resolved and the educational content thoroughly vetted by ASPS for fair balance, scientific objectivity and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. The ASPS also requires faculty/authors to disclose when off-label/unapproved uses of a product are discussed in a CME activity or included in related materials.
Disclaimer: All relevant financial relationships for planners, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) are reviewed by the ASPS Continuing Education Committee and have been mitigated, if applicable.
The following planners/faculty members/reviewers have no relevant financial relationships or affiliations to disclose:
Sara Danker, MD; Monica Llado-Faulla, MD; Blair Peters, MD; Christopher Price, MD; Joseph Ricci, MD
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM:1.0
Patient Safety Credit:0.5
Media: Multimedia
Release Date: 09/15/2023
Expiration Date: 09/15/2026*
Estimate time to complete this course: 1 hour
*Course access ends on course expiration date
Directly provided by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons® (ASPS®)