Adolescent Medicine Presentations
Approach to the Adolescent Patient with Gender Dysphoria
Medical School - University of Calgary, class of 2006
Pediatrics Resident - University of Saskatchewan, 2006-2010
Fellowship in Adolescent Medicine - McGill University, 2010-2012
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, 2022 to present; Program Director for Adolescent Medicine, Jan 2023-present
Learning Objectives:
- Identify key figures in the history of gender affirming care
- Define Gender Dysphoria in adolescents
- Identify adverse health outcomes resulting from minority stress within the trans and gender diverse population
- Learn about an approach to gender affirming medical interventions in adolescents
The Impact of Minority Stress on the Mental Health of Trans, Nonbinary and Gender Diverse Youth
Françoise Susset (she/her) co-founded the Institute for Trans Health, which she has directed since 2011. She is a trauma-informed clinical psychologist and couple and family therapist with more than 30 years of experience working with LGBTQ+ individuals, couples and families. She is a member of the clinical team at the Meraki Health Center, located in Montreal. Françoise is particularly interested in the assessment and clinical follow-up of trans and gender diverse adults and adolescents, during and beyond transition. She also works with people who question their transition journey or their trans or nonbinary gender identity. Françoise works closely with families supporting gender creative children in order to help families and schools question concepts associated with sexuality, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Françoise is part of the training and mentoring team of the GEI (Global Education Initiative) program of WPATH, of which she has been a member since 2005. She is the former president of the Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health (CPATH).
Learning Objectives:
- Integrate a Minority Stress perspective in their approach to TNBGD youth
- Develop a better understanding of the relationship between mental health and minority stress
- Develop a better understand of the importance of an informed consent approach
Disordered Eating in Adolescence
Dr. Holly Agostino (MDCM, FRCPC) completed her pediatric training at the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) and went on to do a 2-year academic fellowship in adolescent health. She now works at the MCH Adolescent Medicine clinic and is an associate professor at McGill University. She is the medical director of the MCH Eating Disorder Program since 2016 and sits on both the Royal College and Canadian Pediatric Society national Adolescent Medicine Committees. In 2021, she was selected to be part of the executive committee for the Canadian Pediatric Society for Adolescent Health. Her current academic and research interests center around the medical management of eating disorders and the delivery of confidential care in a tertiary setting.
Learning Objectives:
- Define disordered eating
- Understand dieting in adolescents and when to worry
- Identify common “uncommon” eating disorders
- How to counsel families
Adolescent Mental Health
Dr. Martin Gignac obtained his medical degree from McGill University in 1998 and completed his training in psychiatry at the Université de Montréal in 2003. He completed a fellowship in pediatric psychopharmacology at Massachusetts General Hospital, an affiliate of Boston’s Harvard Medical School in the United States in 2003-2005. He has since been working as child and adolescent psychiatrist in the field of severe dysruptive disorders (ADHD, ODD, CD, SUD) at the Intitut Philippe-Pinel in Montreal. He is currently appointed as the Head of the child and adolescent psychiatry division of the Psychiatry Department at McGill University and the chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at the McGill University Health Center, Montreal Child Hospital. In addition, he is the Chair of the CADDRA Board since 2019. He he has has been speaking at national and international conference, involved in several studies and published articles and book chapters in the field of pediatric psychopharmacology.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand adolescence as a transition
- Identify high risk presentations
- Implement intervention strategies
Contraception and STBBIs in Youth
Dr. Tellier is a family physician who works at the CLSC Cote des Neiges and Clinique Medic Elle. He is involved in clinical work, teaching at various levels, and research.
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the inherent risk of adolescent and young adult (AYA) sexual activity
- List the new information related to AYA contraception
- Understand the risks and management of STBBI in AYA