Transcare

TransCare 2026 2nd Edition: Developing Creative Practices for Trans, Gender‑Diverse and Intersex Inclusive Healthcare Research and Education 11–12 September 2026 | University College Cork

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).

Keynote speakers

TransCare 2026 brings together leading scholars and practitioners whose work is reshaping the landscape of gender‑affirming healthcare. We are honoured to welcome Professor Surya Monro, a foundational voice invoice in the fields of gender, sexuality, and intersex studies; and the team of Dr John Pendleton and Dr Sally Pezaro, whose collaborative work in midwifery and perinatal care imagines new, inclusive futures for healthcare practice. Their contributions will help frame this year’s focus on creative and interdisciplinary methodologies.

Keynote speakers:

• Professor Surya Monro, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at Loughborough University and a foundational voice in gender/sex pluralism.
• Dr John Pendleton, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at the University of Northampton.
• Dr Sally Pezaro, Assistant Professor at the Centre for Healthcare and Community Transformation (HCT), Coventry University.

Important Dates