Train the Trainer
Seminar
The training sessions for practice nurses were successfully
held between the 30th of June and the 14th of July 2021 in collaboration with
the ODPM, and MDH. The trainers were staff of the SOGIGESC Unit and the nurse
coordinator of the GWC. Participants were identified from among practice nurses
at MDH, Primary Health Care Services, SAMOC, Mount Carmel Hospital and St.
Vincent de Paul Hospital.
Three separate training sessions were held in order to limit
disruption to service provision while also reaching personnel working in
multiple facilities. These took place physically in a venue in St. Paul’s Bay,
Malta.
The training sessions were each five hours long reaching 73
health care practitioners.
The training sessions, based on the training programme
developed through the EU4Health Project, were each five hours long, reaching 73
practice nurses. The session was divided into four modules and included: (i) an
introduction to the project, awareness raising, key concepts and terminology;
(ii) an overview of the available research on LGBTIQ health and health
inequalities; (iii) an exploration and discussion of best communication
practices; and finally (iv) trans and intersex health. Methodologies included
presentations, case studies and small and whole group discussions and
opportunities to practice skills. Time was also dedicated to answering any
questions that arose during the session. In general the participants where
actively engaged in the sessions.
A booklet was provided to all participants, with an overview
of the content covered throughout the session. Given that this was a
train-the-trainer course, the training booklet also include detailed guidance
notes on how to deliver the training and links to the research and original
training programme and resources developed under the Health4LGBTI project.
An evaluation form was filled in at the end of the training.
Training of General
Practitioners and Family Doctors
The training session for GPs and Family Doctors was
successfully held on Thursday, the 29th of October 2020. The event was hosted
and moderated by the MCFD in collaboration with the GWC and GUH.
One training session was held live through a virtual
platform, which was also recorded and made available on a specific
medical-based learning platform for a limited time period. As such, the video
has and is expected to continue to reach several GPs that were not available to
attend the online session.
The training session was two and a half hours long, at the
time of writing reaching 107 GPs. The session included an introduction
regarding the services offered in Malta by the GWC, followed by an exchange of
best practices by experts from GUH. A Q&A was held at the end of the
session with an open discussion to answer any questions that arose during the
session.
The recording of the session was promoted through several
mediums – through the MCFD where an e-mail invite was sent to all its members
as well as through the Malta Foundation School – Post-Graduate Medical Training
Centre.
This was followed by an evaluation form which was filled in
by participants after the session.
Two supplementary sessions took place using the material
from the session with GPs and Family Doctors, one with psychiatry trainees and
one with nurses from the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Clinic,
reaching a further 49 participants. The training was highly requested by
professionals working in these areas and identified as a highly important
cohort to be trained by the project team. The training took place online and
was delivered by the Gender Wellbeing Clinic staff who incorporated the
recordings of the presentations given by the GUH experts in the training
session.
Training of Accident
and Emergency Staff
The training sessions for A&E staff in Malta were
successfully held on Monday, the 26th of October and Wednesday, the 29th of
October 2020 in collaboration with the ODPM and MDH. The sessions in Gozo were
organised in collaboration with SHC and took place in the morning and afternoon
of Tuesday, the 27th of October.
Three separate training sessions were held in order to limit
disruption to service provision while also reaching personnel working in
multiple facilities. These took place virtually for the personnel working in
Malta and physically at GGH through the use of video conferencing equipment for
the participation of international trainers.
The training sessions were two hours long reaching 25
A&E staff working locally. The session included an introduction regarding
the services offered in Malta by the GWC, followed by an exchange of best
practices by experts from GUH. A Q&A was held at the end of the session
with an open discussion to answer any questions that arose during the session.
The session’s attendance was mandatory and was followed by
an evaluation form that was filled in at the end of the session.
Exchange of Good Practices
Roundtable Discussion
between Ghent University Hospital and the Gender Wellbeing Clinic
The exchange visit by the experts from GUH to Malta was
scheduled to take place between the 26th and 28th of October 2020. Due to Malta
being on the Amber List of Belgium at the time, the exchange visit did not take
place physically, but instead most planned activities had to shift online. In
fact, as mentioned above, the training sessions took place online via zoom.
The Roundtable Discussion Meeting also took place virtually.
The event was successfully held on Monday 26th of October 2020. The session was
attended by the multi-disciplinary team of the GWC in Malta and virtual
attendance of experts from GUH. The multidisciplinary team met physically at
the conference room of the then MJEG, where a connection via Zoom was
established.
Following introductions, the participants enjoyed an open
discussion where several issues were raised. The Gender Clinic of the Belgian
counterparts has been operating for over 30 years, and thus the experts could
provide a better insight of the care path and service provision currently
available in the Flemish region. The Maltese participants were able to raise a
number of issues and concerns encountered in the first two years of service
provision. Multiple scenarios that both have met in their operation were
discussed and explored to better jointly establish the best way for them to be
addressed.