Posts Tagged ‘Gender Dysphoria’
Saline Process Witness Training
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mark Topazian and Dr. Gábor Győri talk about the new opportunities to participate in the Saline Process Witness Training.
Read MoreA Call for Servant Leaders
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. George Stubblefield and Larry Gilmore from Jessup University talk about a new faith-based master of healthcare administration program they’re developing in southern California.
Read MoreThankfulness in the Storm
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Ken Isaacs from Samaritan’s Purse is our guest for a special Thanksgiving episode thanking the Lord for His providence and protection in the midst of the destruction from Hurricane Helene.
Read MoreContraception and the Church
On this week’s episode Dr. Dennis Sullivan shares about an article he recently wrote entitled “Contraception and the Church: Making Sense of the Debate and Some Pastoral Advice.”
Read MoreFull-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life
Well-known financial advisor and author David Bahnsen talks about his new book, Full-Time: Working and the Meaning of Life.
Read MoreWilling to Do Whatever It Takes
Dr. Francis Nuthalapaty discusses how CMDA has impacted his career as he follows Christ’s leading in healthcare.
Read MoreIntroducing ConsultBridge
Dr. Jeff Lee and Dr. Hau Liu discuss the new ConsultBridge platform, a telehealth platform to support healthcare professionals who are serving overseas.
Read MoreMoral Diversity in Healthcare Training
On this week’s episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Ben Frush discusses the importance of moral diversity in healthcare training.
Read MoreFaithfully Serving and Impacting Cuba
Dr. Robert Lerer, a pediatric physician, discusses his work with CMDA’s Medical Education International in Cuba, the country he once fled as a teenager.
Read MoreCameo of Courage featuring Vanessa Sivadge
Dr. Mike Chupp talks with pediatric nurse Vanessa Sivadge to share how she courageously stepped out in faith to protect vulnerable children in Texas.
Read MoreGender Dysphoria Fact Sheet
Gender identity issues are complex in today’s culture. “Transgender” individuals refer to their “gender” as a sexual identity that is different than their biologic sex on the basis of an internal sense or feeling. This self-identification differs from their biological sex, and it takes priority over their physical biology as recognized in their chromosomal DNA and innate physical sexual characteristics.
Read MoreICMDA in Brazil
Dr. Mike Chupp shares a live conversation he had with Dr. Haniel Eller from Brazil during the 2024 CMDA National Convention.
Read MoreThe Person and Identity Project
Mary Hasson from the Ethics and Public Policy Center talks about the Person and Identity Project, which she co-founded and directs.
Read MoreThe Receding Waters of the Transgender Tsunami
Dr. Jill Simons and Dr. Andre VanMol talk about the “Doctors Protecting Children” Declaration which challenges the prevailing zeitgeist of transgender activism within organized medicine in our country today.
Read MoreDiving into the Research of Stem Cell-based Embryo Models
Dr. David Prentice talks about a new ethical dilemma developing in the world of stem cell research.
Read MoreFaithfulness in Opposition
Dr. David Levy details the dramatic intersection of medicine and faith in his book Gray Matter and shares about the importance of praying with patients.
Read MoreDigital Enslavement Amidst the Search for Intimacy
Dr. Jeff Hansen talks about his new book Digital Enslavement Amidst the Search for Intimacy that takes an in-depth look at the effects of pornography on our society and our culture.
Read MoreLove and Medicine: Persevering through Trials in Medical School
CMDA student member Timothy Kanne wrote about his recent personal cancer journey while in medical school, and it was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Read MoreFaith Embodied: Glorifying God with Our Physical and Spiritual Health
Reverend Dr. Stephen Ko talks about his work as a physician and ordained Christian and Missionary Alliance Pastor, as well as his newly released book entitled Faith Embodied.
Read MoreDiving Deep into LGBTQIA+ and the Political Divide
Elizabeth Woning from the CHANGED Movement discusses the political divide caused by LGBTQ identities and culture.
Read MoreHow Then Should We Live?
What does the Bible say about the body in light of today’s gender confusion? How then do you think we should live? While not new, a form of a gnostic dualism is ascendent in our world today. Our postmodern culture has rallied behind a two-tiered view of the human being, promoting the mind or consciousness at the expense of the body.
Read MoreTransgender Dilemma in the Young
Dr. Jeff Hansen, a pediatric and adolescent clinical psychologist, recently wrote a new book entitled Transgender Dilemma in the Young that speaks into the transgender topic in a clear and concise way.
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to Be Human?
Author, research scientist and ethicist Professor John Wyatt discusses the impact of artificial technology on the future of healthcare.
Read MoreSignals of Transcendence
Author and social critic Os Guinness talks about his latest book called Signals of Transcendence.
Read MoreLitigating for Life, Abiding in Christ
In this video podcast episode: Kristen Waggoner, the CEO, president and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, talks about how their faith-based legal organization is working to litigate for life around the country.
Read MoreThe Stormy Waters of Transgender Ideology
Fact Sheet for Parents: Authored by The Institute For Research and Evaluation
The past 10 years have seen an exponential rise in the occurrence of gender confusion or gender dysphoria (also called transgender or gender non-conforming)* among young people worldwide, especially among teenage girls.
Read MoreHealthcare for the Kingdom
Listen to Dr. Daisey Dowell’s talk from the 2022 CMDA National Convention on this week’s CMDA Matters podcast.
Read MoreRegretting Transition for Gender Dysphoria
Supporters of gender-affirming therapy (GAT)—transition affirmation—are doubling down on claims that regret and detransition are rare. From state-level bills in my home state of California to national policy initiatives from the federal administration, the assertion that transitioning for gender dysphoria is all but regret free is used as a promotional tool for the proposed mandating of GAT essentially on request. However, the sales pitch does not hold up to inspection.
Read MoreStrange New World
Carl Trueman joins guest host Pastor Bert Jones as we share his plenary talk from the 2022 CMDA National Convention on this week’s episode of CMDA Matters.
Read MoreStanding Strong Against Abortion
Lila Rose joins guest host Pastor Bert Jones as she shares her incredibly powerful plenary talk from the 2022 CMDA National Convention on this week’s episode of CMDA Matters.
Read MoreA Breakpoint in the Culture War
John Stonestreet, the president of the Colson Center, has a conversation with Dr. Mike Chupp and Rev. Bert Jones about the right of conscience in healthcare—and why it matters for Christians in today’s culture on this week’s episode of CMDA Matters.
Read MoreGender and Sports
Dr. Paul Hruz joins Dr. Jeff Barrows to delve deeper into the discussion about how transgender ideology is crossing over into sports, and how gender-affirming treatment continues to be a debate in female sports on this week’s episode of CMDA Matters.
Read MoreSpiritual Care and Patient Care
Dr. Harold Koenig, a professor of psychiatry at Duke University and one of the foremost voices in the research on the effects of spirituality and health joins Dr. Mike Chupp on this week’s episode of CMDA Matters.
Read MoreGender Ideology and Its Effects on Our Patients
Dr. Miriam Grossman, a practicing pyschiatrist whose practice focuses on gender-confused young people and their parents, joins Dr. Mike Chupp on this week’s episode.
Read MoreCMDA Ethics Statement on Transgender Identification
In this ethical statement, CMDA provides biblical, biological, social, and medical support for an understanding of gender dysphoria that aligns with Scripture and includes an extensive glossary of terms. While gender dysphoria is not addressed directly in the Bible, Christians affirm the biblical understanding that humankind was created male and female. After detailing the biological, social, and medical evidence, recommendations are made for the Christian community in general as well as for Christian healthcare professionals regarding their interactions with individuals suffering from gender dysphoria. The statement concludes with recommendations that Christian healthcare professionals should not refuse care to patients with gender dysphoria but should also not be forced to assist patients in gender transition.
Read MoreGender Identity from the Eyes of Parents
Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows are joined on this week’s CMDA Matters episode by Diane and Mark, who are the parents of three children, as they share their experience as parents with a child going through gender dysphoria and a gender identity crisis.
Read MoreBridging the Gap
Dr. Brick Lantz joins Dr. Mike Chupp and Rev. Bert Jones on this week’s CMDA Matters podcast to discuss Bridging the Gap, a new small group study curriculum that focuses on bridging the gap between healthcare and the church.
Read MoreNew Documentary Released on the Rush to Reassign Gender
In keeping with their history of producing eye-opening documentaries taking highly controversial societal trends head on, The Center for Bioethics and Culture (CBC) recently released a film on gender affirming therapy titled Trans Mission: What’s the Rush to Reassign Gender? Running just under 52 minutes, the feature presents activists, healthcare professionals, educators, parents and the patients themselves—among others—regarding “the medical and surgical transitioning of children.” The guests exhibit varied points of view, and they include members of both CMDA and the American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds).
Read MoreSOCE Reduces Suicidality in a New Study
What if another study came to print asserting that sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) constituted harmful stressors to sexual minorities? What if a published letter to the editor in the same journal exposed gaping holes in the assessment? What if a reanalysis of the original study “in the strongest representative sample to date of sexual minority persons” revealed polar opposite findings: SOCE “strongly reduces suicidality” and that restrictions on SOCE may “deprive sexual minorities of an important resource for reducing suicidality, putting them at substantially increased suicide risk.” Now that would be something! And these things happened!
Read MoreDr. Leonard Sax: Why Gender Matters – Part 2
Dr. Leonard Sax joins Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows on today’s CMDA Matters podcast to discuss his book Why Gender Matters and how the transgender movement is harming our youth.
Read MoreDr. Leonard Sax: Why Gender Matters – Part 1
Dr. Leonard Sax joins Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows on today’s CMDA Matters podcast to discuss his book Why Gender Matters and how the transgender movement is harming our youth.
Read MoreTransgenderism | Gender Identity | Gender Dysphoria: Crosstalk
Despite the Authority of Scripture, there are those who are confused on this issue and from that confusion (combined with political correctness) there are professionals guiding individuals through the process of hormonal treatment (as normal) and very tragically, even surgical interventions. Today’s guest will address this and several issues.
Read MoreDr. Andre Van Mol: Transgender Tsunami
Transgender has risen to the top of concerns that trouble our members. This interview with Dr. Andrè Van Mol will help you navigate the waters as you come in contact with patients who are struggling with their identity. In addition, our position statement on transgender identification can be found on our website at www.cmda.org/transgender, along with many other resources including blog articles that Dr. Van Mol has written.
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