title: Setting a research agenda in trans health: An expert assessment of priorities and issues by trans and nonbinary researchers

authors: Veale, Jaimie

subjects: trans health

abstract: Background: This article is by a group of trans and nonbinary researchers and experts in the field of trans health who have conducted an analysis of trans health research needs.
Aims: To highlight topics that need further research and to outline key considerations for those conducting research in our field.
Methods: The first author conducted semi-structured interviews with all co-authors, and these were used to create a first draft of this manuscript. This draft was circulated to all authors, with edits made until consensus was reached among the authors.
Results: More comprehensive long-term research that centers trans people’s experiences is needed on the risks and benefits of gender affirming hormones and surgeries. The trans health research field also needs to have a broader focus beyond medical transition or gender affirmation, including general health and routine healthcare; trans people’s lives without, before, and after medical gender affirmation; and sexuality, fertility, and reproductive healthcare needs. More research is also needed on social determinants of health, including ways to make healthcare settings and other environments safer and more supportive; social and legal gender recognition; the needs of trans people who are most marginalized; and the ways in which healing happens within trans communities. The second part of this article highlights key considerations for researchers, the foremost being acknowledging trans community expertise and centering trans community members’ input into research design and interpretation of findings, in advisory and/or researcher roles. Ethical considerations include maximizing benefits and minimizing harms (beneficence) and transparency and accountability to trans communities. Finally, we note the importance of conferences, grant funding, working with students, and multidisciplinary teams.
Discussion: This article outlines topics and issues needing further consideration to make the field of trans health research more responsive to the needs of trans people. This work is limited by our authorship group being mostly White, all being Anglophone, and residing in the Global North.

text: Setting a research agenda in trans health: An expert assessment of priorities and issues by trans and nonbinary researchers Background: This article is by a group of trans and nonbinary researchers and experts in the field of trans health who have conducted an analysis of trans health research needs.
Aims: To highlight topics that need further research and to outline key considerations for those conducting research in our field.
Methods: The first author conducted semi-structured interviews with all co-authors, and these were used to create a first draft of this manuscript. This draft was circulated to all authors, with edits made until consensus was reached among the authors.
Results: More comprehensive long-term research that centers trans people’s experiences is needed on the risks and benefits of gender affirming hormones and surgeries. The trans health research field also needs to have a broader focus beyond medical transition or gender affirmation, including general health and routine healthcare; trans people’s lives without, before, and after medical gender affirmation; and sexuality, fertility, and reproductive healthcare needs. More research is also needed on social determinants of health, including ways to make healthcare settings and other environments safer and more supportive; social and legal gender recognition; the needs of trans people who are most marginalized; and the ways in which healing happens within trans communities. The second part of this article highlights key considerations for researchers, the foremost being acknowledging trans community expertise and centering trans community members’ input into research design and interpretation of findings, in advisory and/or researcher roles. Ethical considerations include maximizing benefits and minimizing harms (beneficence) and transparency and accountability to trans communities. Finally, we note the importance of conferences, grant funding, working with students, and multidisciplinary teams.
Discussion: This article outlines topics and issues needing further consideration to make the field of trans health research more responsive to the needs of trans people. This work is limited by our authorship group being mostly White, all being Anglophone, and residing in the Global North.

year: 2022

title: Do the right thing: Why we require sustainable business reports and what you can do about it.

authors: Martin, Kelly

subjects: corporation reports

abstract: The article focuses on the international initiatives that urge the use of sustainability business reports by organisations particularly corporations. It says that the United Nations (UN) joined with Ceres to create a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) organisation that will help organisations use their sustainability performance information in reporting. It adds that the Accounting for Sustainability Forum (A4S) partnered with GRI to create the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC).

text: Do the right thing: Why we require sustainable business reports and what you can do about it. The article focuses on the international initiatives that urge the use of sustainability business reports by organisations particularly corporations. It says that the United Nations (UN) joined with Ceres to create a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) organisation that will help organisations use their sustainability performance information in reporting. It adds that the Accounting for Sustainability Forum (A4S) partnered with GRI to create the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC).

year: 2011

title: Connections, working collaboratively and health workforce development

authors: Masters-Awatere, Bridgette

subjects: Rangahau Māori

abstract: I was invited to deliver a presentation as part of the Inaugral series of research symposia hosted by the national Maori health authority - Te Aka Whaiora

text: Connections, working collaboratively and health workforce development I was invited to deliver a presentation as part of the Inaugral series of research symposia hosted by the national Maori health authority - Te Aka Whaiora

year: 2023-08-30