October 27 2021

The 1st Asian Professional Association for Transgender Health (AsiaPATH) Conference 2021 Virtual

ASIAPATH

Theme: Transitioning to the Next Normal

Date: November 18-19, 2021 Time: 10.00-15.45 Bangkok time

Objectives:

To increase healthcare providers’ knowledge and understanding of transgender-competent care and foster the development of the skills needed to provide transgender-competent health services in Asia
To discuss the broader transgender health and human rights situations faced by trans communities, current policy and strategies to address these gaps in Asia
To share key successful practices, lessons learned, tools and guidelines from the region to better reach trans communities with transgender-competent health services

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Time	Topics and Speakers
Day 1: November 18, 2021
Co-chairs	Joe Wong Asia Pacific Transgender Network, Singapore
	Nittaya Phanuphak, MD, PhD Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Thailand
10.00 am – 10.30 am	Opening remarks: Preecha Tiewtranon, MD AsiaPATH Manisha Dhakal Blue Diamond Society, Nepal
10.30 am – 11.00 am	WPATH Standards of Care Version 8: An update and methodological considerations Walter Pierre Bouman, MD MA MSc, PhD World Professional Association for Transgender Health Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
11.00 am – 11.30 am	*Transgender care and the universal health coverage (UHC) in Asia* Sam Winter, PhD Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Australia
11.30 am – 12.00 pm	Management of clinical care for transgender children and adolescents Taninee Sahakitrungruang, MD Center of Excellence in Transgender Health Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
12.00 pm -12.15 pm	Break
12.15 pm – 13.15 pm	Panel discussion: Opportunities and challenges in providing care to transgender children and adolescents
	Panelists: 1) Jiraporn Arunakul, MD Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand 2) Ming Yan Chan Quarks and Hong Kong LGBT Medical Society, Hong Kong SAR 3) Bentawich Surasartpisarn, MD Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Thailand 4) Zephyrus Tsang Quarks and Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Facilitators: Alegra Wolter, MD Suara Kita, Indonesia Manisha Dhakal Blue Diamond Society, Nepal
Co-chairs	AR Arcon LakanBini Advocates Pilipinas, the Philippines Abhina Aher ITECH, India
13.15 pm – 13.45 pm	Reproductive options for transgender people: Policy and Practices in Asia Natnita Mattawanon, MD Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
13.45 pm – 14.15 pm	HIV and sexual health among transgender people Reshmie Ramautarsing, MD, PhD
	Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Thailand
14.15 pm – 14.30 pm	Break
14.30 pm – 15.30 pm	The lives of the transgender people in Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic Panelists: 1) Timofey Shenker Trans Initiative Group ALMA-TQ, Kazakhstan 2) Anaraa Nyamdorj Transgender advocate, Mongolia 3) Yaya Aye Myat FHI 360, Myanmar 4) Bhoomi Harendran National Transgender Network Trust, Sri Lanka Facilitators: 1) Nisha Ayub SEED Foundation, Malaysia 2) Kath Khangpiboon Faculty of Social Work, Thammasat University, Thailand
15.30 pm – 15.45 pm	Wrap-up and closing for day 1 AR Arcon, LakanBini Advocates Pilipinas, the Philippines Abhina Aher ITECH, India
Day 2: November 19, 2021
Co-chairs	Greg Mak, MBBS, MRes AsiaPATH
	Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Rena Janamnuaysook Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Thailand
10.00 am – 10.30 am	Mental health needs and service provision for transgender population in Singapore – perspectives by the Gender Care Clinic Zheng Zhimin, MBBS, MRCPsych Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
10.30 am – 11.00 am	Voice feminization surgery Premsuda Sombuntham, MD Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
11.00 am – 11.30 am	Cancer screening: Is it essential for trans people? Sopark Manasnayakorn, MD, PhD Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
11.30 am – 11.45 am	Break
11.45 am – 13.00 pm	Current techniques of genital surgery: Where are we in Asia? Current situations and solutions of transgender medical needs in China Yang Liu, MD Ninth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China *Modified radial forearm free flap phalloplasty: 20 years of experience* Sukit Warathamrong, MD Yanhee Hospital, Thailand
	Phalloplasty in Shanghai from 1984 to 2021 Chen Chang, MD Ninth People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China *Aesthetic improvement in vaginoplasty* Suporn Watanyusakul, MD The Suporn Clinic, Thailand Preecha’s technique and modified penile skin inversion vaginoplasty Burin Wangjiraniran, MD Preecha Aesthetic Institute, Thailand Facilitators: Poonpisamai Suwajo, MD Center of Excellence in Transgender Health, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Alegra Wolter, MD Suara Kita, Indonesia
13.00 pm – 14.00 pm	Panel discussion: Experience sharing on gender-affirming surgery Panelists: 1) Rita Yang, MD New Zealand Institute of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, New Zealand 2) Sanguan Kunaporn, MD Phuket Plastic Surgery Institute, Thailand 3) Chu Thanh Ha It’s T Time, Vietnam 4) Kritima Samitpol
	Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Thailand Facilitators: 1) Raine Cortes Asia Pacific Transgender Network, the Philippines 2) Abhi Muchtar Transgender advocate, Indonesia
14.00 pm – 14.45 pm	Transgender people and COVID-19 vaccines: What do we know about COVID-19 vaccines and transgender people? Sira Korpaisarn, MD Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand Access to COVID-19 vaccines among transgender and Hijra communities in India Aqsa Shaikh, MD Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, India
14.45 pm – 15.30 pm	Sharing of new tools/guidelines developed in the region Trans COMP Community-Based Monitoring Tools and trans health and rights modules Raine Cortes Asia Pacific Transgender Network, the Philippines The Thai Handbook of Transgender Healthcare Services, 1st Edition (English Version, 2021) Voranaddha Vacharathit, MD Center of Excellence in Transgender Health Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
15.30 pm -15.45 pm	Closing remarks: Greg Mak, MBBS, MRes AsiaPATH Department of Psychiatry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR Rena Janamnuaysook Institute of HIV Research and Innovation, Thailand