This is a friendly reminder that the next Sex and Gender Working Group (SGWG) meeting will be held on:
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
9:00–10:00 am PT / 12:00–1:00 pm ET
This month, we’re pleased to welcome Karen Luyendyk as co-chair of the SGWG, alongside Shannon O’Connor and Kelly Davison, and begin shifting more intentionally toward implementation-focused discussions.
Karen is a retired nurse and long-time advocate who remains actively engaged in systems change and improvement. We’re very glad to have her join in a co-leadership role.
Draft Agenda
1. Welcome and Territorial Acknowledgement
2. Introductions and Co-Chair Welcome (Karen Luyendyk)
3. Ground Rules for Respectful Dialogue
4. Infoway Web Resources – Accelero
5. Implementation in Practice – Group Discussion
6. GSSO Digital Health Hub
7. Schedule Review
8. Adjournment
This month, we won’t have a guest speaker. Instead, we’ll use this time to learn from one another and begin grounding our work in real-world implementation.
We invite you to share:
a. What you are currently doing to improve the capture and use of sex and gender data
b. What you are planning or hoping to implement
c. What you have already implemented and learned from
We’re particularly interested in:
a. Barriers and challenges encountered
b. Strategies that helped move work forward
c. Successes and promising practices
This is an opportunity to connect across contexts, surface shared challenges, and build momentum as a community of practice.
Meeting Details
The session will be co-facilitated by the SGWG co-chairs.
If you have agenda items or suggestions, please send them to:
Kelly Davison (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Shannon O’Connor (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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New to the Sex and Gender Working Group? You’re very welcome to join. Please register here:
infoway-inforoute.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqf-yoqjIpGtFrqu1R8-9WMY1j8oDWjXZl
Guidelines for Respectful Dialogue
1. Express disagreement with ideas, not people
2. Share airtime
3. Stay on topic and build on what others have said
4. Listen to understand, especially when you disagree
5. Acknowledge what you’ve heard
6. Leave rank at the door—we are all equal here
7. Look for common ground
8. Identify and test assumptions
As always, we’re grateful for the care, expertise, and generosity you bring to this space.
Improving the quality of patient care through the effective sharing of clinical information among health care organizations, clinicians and their patients.
SGWG April 28, 2026 Meeting: 9am PT / 12pm EST
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