TransCare 2nd Edition

TransCare began in 2024 with funding from Research Ireland’s New Foundations scheme to discuss the needs and concerns of intersex, trans and gender‑diverse people in health settings and envision gender‑affirmative education for healthcare professionals. The first edition was hosted in collaboration with Society for Women In Philosophy Ireland and marked the launch of PATHI, the Professional Association for Trans Health Ireland, which works to advance trans‑affirming, evidence‑based healthcare and support practitioners across the island.

Thanks to the Health Research Board’s CES Scheme 2025, TransCare returns in 2026 with a renewed focus on creative and interdisciplinary methodologies for trans, gender‑diverse, and intersex–inclusive healthcare research and education.

The conference is organised by Dr Valeria Venditti (they/them; she/her), College Lecturer in Healthcare at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork. The 2026 scientific committee includes people with lived experience, Dr Valeria Venditti, Mx Ryan Biskupović-Goulding (College Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, SONM, UCC), and Dr Meg Ryan (Assistant Professor in Psychology and Director of the MSc in Global Mental Health, Trinity College Dublin)

The CFP is open!