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Letters to the Editor (43) LGBTQ Issues (448) Personal Health Records, Patient-Accessible Electronic Health Records, Patient Portals (573) Electronic Health Records (1053) Clinical Informatics (1022)

Published on in Vol 25 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/52286, first published .
Authors’ Reply: Modernizing Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation Data Through Engagement and Education

Authors’ Reply: Modernizing Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation Data Through Engagement and Education

Authors’ Reply: Modernizing Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation Data Through Engagement and Education

Authors of this article:

Roz Queen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Karen L Courtney1 Author Orcid Image ;   Francis Lau1 Author Orcid Image ;   Kelly Davison1 Author Orcid Image ;   Aaron Devor2 Author Orcid Image ;   Marcy G Antonio1, 3 Author Orcid Image
Article Authors Cited by Tweetations (3) Metrics

    Letter to the Editor

    1School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    2Chair in Transgender Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

    3School of Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    Corresponding Author:

    Roz Queen, BSc

    School of Health Information Science

    University of Victoria

    PO Box 1700 STN CSC

    Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2

    Canada

    Phone: 1 2507218575

    Email: rozomqueen@gmail.com



    The authors [1] agree with the letter to the editor [2] that education and engagement are necessary for the successful modernization of gender, sex, and sexual orientation in digital health systems. The participants in our knowledge translation project tended to focus on the need for more short-term education initiatives with providers, staff, patients, and family members related to implementing changes. We appreciate that the authors of the letter identify the need for long-term education initiatives such as changes to health care provider curriculum as well as health education provided to the public. We fully and strongly encourage the development, implementation, and sharing of education initiatives as an important part of modernization efforts. SOGI Nursing is a great example of an educational initiative [3].

    Conflicts of Interest

    None declared.

    1. Queen R, Courtney KL, Lau F, Davison K, Devor A, Antonio MG. What's next for modernizing gender, sex, and sexual orientation terminology in digital health systems? Viewpoint on research and implementation priorities. J Med Internet Res. Jul 25, 2023;25:e46773. [FREE Full text] [CrossRef] [Medline]
    2. Ginaldi G, De Martinis M. Modernizing gender, sex, and sexual orientation data through engagement and education. J Med Internet Res. 2023 [CrossRef]
    3. SOGI Nursing. 2019. URL: https://soginursing.ca/ [accessed 2023-01-07]

    Edited by T Leung; This is a non–peer-reviewed article. submitted 29.08.23; accepted 27.10.23; published 15.11.23.

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    ©Roz Queen, Karen L Courtney, Francis Lau, Kelly Davison, Aaron Devor, Marcy G Antonio. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (https://www.jmir.org), 15.11.2023.

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