A Culture-Centered Approach to Improving Healthy Trans-Patient-Practitioner Communication: Recommendations for Practitioners Communicating withTrans Individuals.

The following manuscript explores trans individuals' lived experiences with practitioners and the types of advice they suggested be provided to practitioners treating trans patients to improve the trans-patient-practitioner relationship. Thirteen semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with individuals who self-identified as trans. Interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006; Owen, 1984).