Ryan has written or co-authored several journal articles focused on unique considerations when serving transgender patients.
Six Tips for Giving Good Health Care to Anyone with a Cervix, American Medical Association, Journal of Ethics. February, 2020. MOST RECENT!
Ethics Talk: Providing Compassionate Care for Transmen, American Medical Association, Journal of Ethics. February, 2020. PODCAST INTERVIEW
Lessons from a Transgender Patient for Healthcare Professionals, American Medical Association, Journal of Ethics. November, 2016.
Transgender Health – Eliminating Inequalities and Strengthening Clinician-Patient Relationships, Journal of Ethics in Mental Health (Peer-Reviewed). June, 2015.
Serving the Transgender Community: A Review of the Standards of Care (SOC), Contemporary Sexuality. November/December, 2012.
Blogs shared nationally include:
Finding a Trans-Knowledgeable Therapist
Preparing for your Hormone Therapy Consultation
Providing Education through E-Learning
From 2008 to 2020, Ryan served as lead author, consultant, and gender subject matter expert for e-learning courses on inclusion, diversity and healthcare with specific protocol for serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) patients. To date, these courses have issued well over 1140 credit hours for medical professionals.
His Lead SME course titles include:
- Fostering Diversity in the Workplace
- Cultural Inclusiveness in the Workplace
- An Introduction to Your LGBTQ Patient
- An Introduction to LGBTQ Healthcare for Clinicians
- Lesbian and Bisexual Women Health & Health Concerns for Clinicians
- Gay and Bisexual Men Health and Health Concerns for Clinicians
- Working with LGBTQ Youth
- Transgender Health and Health Concerns: Working with Transgender Adults
- Medical Care for Trans Women
- Medical Care for Trans Men
- Transyouth Health and Health Concerns for Clinicians
- Intersex and Patients with DSD
- Facilitator Guide: Working with Transgender Youth Families
- Facilitator Guide: Enhancing Cultural Inclusiveness in the Workplace
- Content Reviewer: Communicating With Adolescents – Providing a Client-Centric Experience