Team Output

Team Publications, Presentations and Commentaries

Publications 

2022

2021

2020

Action Plan Summaries (English and French translation versions)

GSSO action plan -summary ENGLISH

SOMMAIRE : PLAN D’ACTION PROPOSÉ POUR MODERNISER LES PRATIQUES DE GESTION DE L’INFORMATION LIÉE AU GENRE, AU SEXE ET À L’ORIENTATION SEXUELLE DANS LES SYSTÈMES DE DOSSIERS DE SANTÉ ÉLECTRONIQUES DU CANADA

Presentations & Commentaries

2023

  • Queen, R. March 2023 – Sex and Gender in Electronic Health Records: Current Problems and Proposed Solutions, Moving Trans History Forward Conference [Accepted]

2022

  • Courtney, K.L. (2022, October). Modernizing Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation (GSSO) Information in Digital Health Systems – Where Are We in Canada? University of Victoria School of Health Information Science Fall Seminar Series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erF7qhqikfM
  • Courtney, K.L. & Davison, K. (2022, September 29). Better Care for All of Us – Why Getting Sex, Gender and Sexual Orientation Information Right Matters.  Healthcare Management Forum Official Blog https://healthcaremanagementforum.wordpress.com/
  • Lau F. Continuing the Conversation on Social Determinants of Health Data Standards for Canada. Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) Blog, Mar 2022.

2021

  • Davison, K. (2021, May 12). Competent healthcare for sex & gender minorities. Canadian Nursing Informatics Association annual conference.
  • Lau F. A brief communication on the action plan to improve gender, sex and sexual orientation documentation practices in Canadian EHRs. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal 2021; 31(3): 350-1.
  • Lau F. A call for action to modernize gender, sex and sexual orientation information practices in Canadian electronic health records. Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2021; 31(1):4-5.
  • Lau F. A commentary on the action plan to modernize gender, sex and sexual orientation information practices in Canadian digital health systems. Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing 2021; 44(1): 26-7.
  • Lau F. Toward an Equitable and Inclusive Health System for Sexual and Gender Minorities in Canada. Healthcare Management Forum – Official Blog. Feb 2, 2021.
  • Lau F. Francis Lau wants an equitable and inclusive health system for gender minorities. Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) Blog, Feb 2021.
  • Lau, F., Antonio, M., Davison, K., Queen, R., Courtney, K.L., & Devor, A. (2021, October). Equity by Design: Modernizing Sex and Gender Information Practices in Electronic Health Records. Northern BC Research and Quality Conference, Virtual Conference
  • Lau F, Antonio M, Davison K, Queen R, Devor A. What is the state of gender, sex and sexual orientation documentation in Canadian electronic health records? (Part-1 of a 2-part series). Nov 12, 2020. Healthcare Information Management & Communications Canada 2021; 33(4), April 7.
  • Queen R. Recent Canadian efforts to modernize how gender, sex, and sexual orientation are recorded in electronic health records, Digital Health Canada Atlantic Conference Oct 4th, 2021
  • Queen R. Standardized Language and Nonstandard Identities: Gender Diversity Data Collection in Health Care, Transgender Professionals Association for Transgender Health Conference August 1st, 2021

2020

  • Lau F. Gender, Sex and Sexual Orientation Definition and Collection in Electronic Health Records (GSSO in EHRs). FHIR North Conference Presentation. Oct 16, 2020.
  • Lau F. Environmental Scan of Sex and Gender Definitions in EHR Systems. Infoway Sex and Gender Working Group presentation. Apr 14, 2020.
  • Queen R. Grey Literature Rapid Review on GSSO Information Practices in EHRs, HL7’s Gender Harmony Project Meeting Sept 20th, 2020

Related Team Member Work

2022

  • Davison K. Standards developments for improving care for transgender people in Gonzalez, C (Ed). Transgender Health – Advances and New Perspectives. IntechOpen. 2022. ISBN 978-1-80355-298-9. 2022. Chapter.
  • Kronk CA, Everhart AR, Ashley F, Thomson HM, Schall TE, Goetz TG, Hiatt L, Derrick Z, Queen R, et al. Transgender data collection in the electronic health record: Current concepts and issues. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022;29(2):271-284. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocab136
  • Queen R. March 21, 2022 – Creating Research Tools to Gather Trans, Non-binary, Two Spirit, and Other Gender Expansive Patients’ Perspectives on Gender Identity Data Collection Within Canadian Healthcare Digital Systems, JCURA Poster and Presentation, https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/LearnAnywhere/2022/03/21/creating-research-tools-to-gather-trans-non-binary-two-spirit-and-other-gender-expansive-patients-perspectives-on-gender-identity-data-collection-within-canadian-healthcare-digital-systems/

2021

  • McClure RC, Macumber CL, Kronk C, Grasso C, Horn RJ, Queen R, Posnack S,  Gender harmony: improved standards to support affirmative care of gender-marginalized people through inclusive gender and sex representation [published correction appears in J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 Nov 25. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022;29(2):354-363. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocab196