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The National Coalition for LGBTQ Health is proud to announce the LGBTQ Health Training and Certificate Program™ — a professional development offering for clinical and allied health care providers and support staff to cultivate new skills and gain critical knowledge to enhance the delivery of quality, culturally competent care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender consumers. This program will include a comprehensive series of modules on LGBTQ health education, focusing on care provision, service delivery, and health systems. This web-based educational program covers a variety of LGBTQ health issues and needs. Topics include sexual orientation and gender identity, cultural competency, health disparities across racial and ethnic communities, and LGBTQ friendly health systems. After completing a final exam, participants will receive a Certificate of Proficiency in LGBTQ Health reflecting their completion of this program from The National Coalition for LGBTQ Health.
This training program is being updated and reaccredited.
Please visit eHealthHIV.org to register for an eLearning account and to access other available eLearning courses.
The planners and managers reported the following financial relationships or relationships they or their spouse/life partner have with commercial interests related to the content of this continuing education activity: The following PIM planners and managers, Judi Smelker-Mitchek, RN, BSN, Trace Hutchison, PharmD, Samantha Mattiucci, PharmD, CHCP, and Jan Schultz, RN, MSN, CHCP, hereby state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months. The following HealthHIV staff, Brian Hujdich, state that they or their spouse/life partner do not have any financial relationships or relationships to products or devices with any commercial interest related to the content of this activity of any amount during the past 12 months.
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
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Activity Length: The estimated time to complete this activity is 1.25 hours.
This module will discuss the impact of stigma in STDs, HIV, PrEP, and mental health that LGBT individuals face when accessing healthcare. The module also will equip attendees to effectively engage LGBT individuals who seek care in the areas of STDs, HIV, PrEP, and mental health.
TOPIC | FACULTY |
STDs | Stephen Hicks |
HIV | Venton C. Jones, Jr. |
PrEP | Damon Jacobs |
Mental Health | Adam Swanson, MPP |
Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:
– Explain how stigma around STDs, HIV, and PrEP is associated with negative health outcomes for LGBT individuals.
– Discuss how services for LGBT individuals need to be grounded in affirmative and inclusive approaches to care.
– Identify 3 ways that providers and social services organizations can infuse LGBTQ cultural competency into their services in order to best meet the needs of LGBTQ individuals.
The program has been designed to meet the educational needs of clinical providers (Medical Doctors, Doctors of Osteopathy, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants) and other allied healthcare professionals who treat and care for LGBT patients.
This activity is jointly provided by HealthHIV and Postgraduate Institute for Medicine, in collaboration with the National Coalition for LGBT Health
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
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Activity Length: The estimated time to complete this activity is 1.5 hours.
This module covers the impact of stigma on transgender individuals in healthcare settings. The module also will equip attendees to effectively engage transgender individuals who seek care.
| TOPIC | FACULTY |
Data collection, access to care, and HIV prevention and care for transgender individuals | Danielle Castro |
LGBTQ cultural competency requirements for providers | Alison Gill |
Legal protections for transgender individuals, Section 1557, and the ACA | Omar Gonzalez-Pagan |
Insurance practices impacting access to care for transgender individuals | Anand Kalra |
Upon completion of this activity, learners will be able to:
– Explain the importance of cultural competency on LGBTQ health outcomes.
– Identify requirements for a minimal level of training relevant to LGBTQ communities.
– Describe best practices in HIV prevention and care for Transgender individuals.
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians and other health care providers involved in the care of patients with HIV.
This activity is jointly provided by HealthHIV and Postgraduate Institute for Medicine, in collaboration with the National Coalition for LGBT Health.
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
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