Transhealth/Surgery

In this webinar Carina Siracusa will discuss the general physio implications of gender-affirming healthcare including hormonal effects on the body, physical effects of binding and tucking, and general non surgical interventions. This course will also discuss the types of gender affirming surgeries and the pelvic health protocols created to help patients recover from these surgeries.

Presenter

Carina Siracusa, PT, DPT, WCS, OnCS has been a physiotherapist since 2005.  She graduated from Ohio University in 2005 with her doctorate of physical therapy.  She started her career as a pediatric physio but soon fell in love with the specialty of pelvic floor physiotherapy.  She currently works for a large hospital system in Columbus, Ohio called OhioHealth.  She is the primary pelvic floor physiotherapist for the neuro program as well as the transgender health program.  She has taught for the American Physical Therapy Association's Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapists since 2010 in their pelvic health curriculum.  She has developed courses in both pediatric pelvic health as well as pelvic health for the neurologically involved client and has been teaching these for the last several years.  She holds board certifications in both women's health physiotherapy as well as oncology physiotherapy.

Host

Women's, Men's and Pelvic Health National Group

Date of Live Event

27/03/2024

CPD Hours

1.0 Hours

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