Transgender Patients: Communication Pearls for Pharmacists

Authors

Emmanuelle Schwartzmann, Chapman UniversityFollow
Thomas Kleyn, Western University of Health Sciences

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2014

Abstract

Understanding the unique communication needs of transgender patients is critical in order to minimize health disparities and patient barriers to care. As this population gains more social and political acceptance, pharmacists must be equipped to provide medical acceptance through knowledge of how to appropriately communicate with these patients through active listening, empathy, and sensitivity, while maintaining a high standard of respect and privacy.

Comments

This article was originally published in California Pharmacist, volume LXI, issue 3, in 2014.

Recommended Citation

Schwartzman E, Kleyn T. Transgender patients: Communication pearls for pharmacists. California Pharmacist. 2014;LXI(3):26-30.

Copyright

California Pharmacists Association