"Preparing Our Pediatric Patients for the Future" Webinar Series from the IPTA Allied Health and Nursing Professionals Committee and the SPLIT Education Committee
Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Issues within the Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Young Adult Population
The goal of this session is to educate the pediatric SOT provider population on providing inclusive and culturally sensitive care to our young adults who identify as SGM.
Learning Objectives
Distinguish the difference between sex, gender identity, and gender expression within the gender continuum
Discuss proper usage of gender pronouns and preferred names to promote ally ship (learning how to ask patient’s names and pronouns)
Discuss current trends of existing health disparities among SEM youth including the concept of minority stress theory and intersectionality
Discuss strategies to intervene and screen for depression/suicide in SEM youth with SOT
MS, CCRN, CPNP
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program for Pediatric Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Cardiac Transplantation
Columbia University Irving Medical Center and
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Hannah received a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in 2009. In 2014, she received a Master of Science in nursing from Columbia University School of Nursing and was the recipient of the 2021 Early Career Alumni Award as an Emerging Nurse Leader.
Hannah has taken the lead role in the development of a Solid Organ Transplant
Transition Program. She collaborates with a multidisciplnary team of transplant
physicians, pharmacists, and psychologists; uses evidence-based research to guide
clinical decision-making; and improves clinical outcomes for pediatric organ transplant patients transitioning from pediatric to adult care.
Advanced Practice Nurse
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware
Dana Mannino, MSN, NP-C is an Advanced Practice Nurse within the Division of Solid Organ Transplantation at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware. Dana is the Allied Health Co-Chair for the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation’s (SPLIT) Education Committee. She is also a member of the SPLIT Allied Health Committee.
Dr. Anthony Alioto, Ph.D., ABPP (he/him/his)
Clinical Director, Pediatric Psychology Specialty Care;
Clinical Director, Gender Wellness Program
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Anthony Alioto, Ph.D., ABPP, is a board-certified pediatric psychologist. He serves as the Clinical Director for the Pediatric Psychology Specialty Care team in Behavioral
Health at Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. He also serves as the
Clinical Director and the Psychologist for the Gender Wellness Program at Nemours
Children's Hospital. Prior to starting at Nemours in 2017, Dr. Alioto was a pediatric psychologist at Nationwide Children's Hospital for 17 years, with a focus on gastroenterological disorders and renal transplant. During his 22 years as a pediatric psychologist, he has been involved in psychologist training, education, and advocacy.
Dr. Billy A. Caceres, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN (he/him/his)
Assistant Professor
Columbia University School of Nursing
Dr. Billy A. Caceres is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research at Columbia University School of Nursing. His research examines social determinants of cardiovascular health among sexual and gender minority populations across the lifespan. He recently served as the lead author of the American Heart Association’s first scientific statement on the cardiovascular health of sexual and gender minority adults. In 2020, Dr. Caceres was the recipient of the NIH's Sexual and Gender Minority Early-Stage Investigator Award. He is a fellow of the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Nursing.
Dr. Aude Henin (she/her/hers)
Co-Director, Child Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program
Director of Psychological Services, Gender Identity Programbr>
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Aude Henin is founding Co-Director of the Child CBT Program and Director of Psychological Services in the Gender Identity Program in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She specializes in assessment of and CBT with children with mood, autism spectrum, OCD, and anxiety disorders. Dr. Henin is an expert in providing affirming, evidence-based interventions for trans and gender-diverse youth and their families. For the past three years, she has served on the Massachusetts Commission for LGBTQ Youth. Dr. Henin’s work has been funded by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, Harvard University, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the Department of Defense.