When Health Care Isn't Caring: Meeting the Needs of the LGBT Community

When:  Nov 4, 2020 from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM (PT)
Associated with  Gamma Gamma Chapter
Speaker: Anthony Velasco, MS, AGPCNP-BC, AAHIVS

Description of the presentation: 

In a survey of medical schools across the US and Canada, students spend an average of 5 hours on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) education during their time in medical school. It is even worse for nurses, where nursing students spend an average of 2.2 hours on LGBTQ+ education. It is not surprising that 80% of nurses reported inadequate knowledge in providing competent LGBT care. This gap contributes to the health disparities LGBT people face when accessing care. Nurses are strategically positioned as allies in fighting discrimination and stigma faced by the LGBT community. This presentation will discuss the important LGBT disparities in care and the role nurses can play in addressing these inequalities. 

Objectives:

  1. Define sexual orientation and gender identity.
  2. Identify health disparities that disproportionally affect lesbians, gay men, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
  3. Describe how discrimination contributes to the health disparities LGBT people face.
  4. Discuss the role nurses can play in addressing LGBT health disparities.
  5. Describe some biomedical and non-biomedical interventions nurses (including advanced practice nurses) can utilize when addressing some of the health disparities LGBT people face.
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