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Lived experiences of transgender and nonbinary people in the perioperative context: a qualitative study
Hilary MacCormick, Les T. Johnson, Drew Burchell, Allana Munro, Gianni R. Lorello, Ronald B. George and M. Dylan Bould
CMAJ July 02, 2024 196 (24) E806-E815; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.240061
Hilary MacCormick
Department of Women’s & Obstetric Anesthesia (MacCormick, Munro), IWK Health; Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine (MacCormick, Munro) and Centre for Learning and Teaching (Johnson), Dalhousie University; Centre for Research in Family Health (Burchell), IWK Health, Halifax, NS; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Lorello), University of Toronto; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Lorello), University Health Network – Toronto Western Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (George), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Bould), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MDLes T. Johnson
Department of Women’s & Obstetric Anesthesia (MacCormick, Munro), IWK Health; Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine (MacCormick, Munro) and Centre for Learning and Teaching (Johnson), Dalhousie University; Centre for Research in Family Health (Burchell), IWK Health, Halifax, NS; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Lorello), University of Toronto; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Lorello), University Health Network – Toronto Western Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (George), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Bould), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
PhDDrew Burchell
Department of Women’s & Obstetric Anesthesia (MacCormick, Munro), IWK Health; Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine (MacCormick, Munro) and Centre for Learning and Teaching (Johnson), Dalhousie University; Centre for Research in Family Health (Burchell), IWK Health, Halifax, NS; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Lorello), University of Toronto; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Lorello), University Health Network – Toronto Western Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (George), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Bould), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
BSc MAAllana Munro
Department of Women’s & Obstetric Anesthesia (MacCormick, Munro), IWK Health; Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine (MacCormick, Munro) and Centre for Learning and Teaching (Johnson), Dalhousie University; Centre for Research in Family Health (Burchell), IWK Health, Halifax, NS; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Lorello), University of Toronto; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Lorello), University Health Network – Toronto Western Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (George), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Bould), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
BScPharm MDGianni R. Lorello
Department of Women’s & Obstetric Anesthesia (MacCormick, Munro), IWK Health; Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine (MacCormick, Munro) and Centre for Learning and Teaching (Johnson), Dalhousie University; Centre for Research in Family Health (Burchell), IWK Health, Halifax, NS; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Lorello), University of Toronto; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Lorello), University Health Network – Toronto Western Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (George), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Bould), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MD MScRonald B. George
Department of Women’s & Obstetric Anesthesia (MacCormick, Munro), IWK Health; Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine (MacCormick, Munro) and Centre for Learning and Teaching (Johnson), Dalhousie University; Centre for Research in Family Health (Burchell), IWK Health, Halifax, NS; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Lorello), University of Toronto; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Lorello), University Health Network – Toronto Western Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (George), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Bould), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
MDM. Dylan Bould
Department of Women’s & Obstetric Anesthesia (MacCormick, Munro), IWK Health; Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine (MacCormick, Munro) and Centre for Learning and Teaching (Johnson), Dalhousie University; Centre for Research in Family Health (Burchell), IWK Health, Halifax, NS; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Lorello), University of Toronto; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management (Lorello), University Health Network – Toronto Western Hospital; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (George), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Bould), Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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Lived experiences of transgender and nonbinary people in the perioperative context: a qualitative study
Hilary MacCormick, Les T. Johnson, Drew Burchell, Allana Munro, Gianni R. Lorello, Ronald B. George, M. Dylan Bould
CMAJ Jul 2024, 196 (24) E806-E815; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.240061