Organizer cites bias after losing CME credit for class on harms of ‘gender-affirming care’

DENVER — Health care professionals may earn Continuing Medical Education credit for any number of classes promoting “gender-affirming care,” but courses on its drawbacks are apparently a different story.

A class titled “Clinicians’ Perspectives on Mitigating Harms of Gender Affirming Care” had its CME credit withdrawn this week after the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education raised concerns about its “content validity,” as shown in an email shared with The Washington Times.

“To not jeopardize our accreditation status with the ACCME, the decision has been made to withhold credit for this event,” said the Christian Medical and Dental Association, which had approved credit for the seminar, in a Tuesday email to the event organizer.

Read more in The Washington Times.