Negative experiences of transgender patients in emergency department settings

A new study out of Western University (London, Canada) has found the majority of transgender patients have had a negative experience when it comes to receiving emergency department (ED) care. The findings, by first author Greta Bauer, PhD, is in press at the Annals of Emergency Medicine, the official publication of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and is now posted online.The study used respondent-driven sampling, a methodology developed to specifically address the challenge of studying hard-to-reach populations.