LGBTQ+ Health: Pride in Care

Online CME

Go beyond best practices for your LGBTQ+ patients and fill education gaps that arise from rapidly changing cultural awareness and medical advancements.

This course will help you build a more inclusive practice that addresses health disparities while creating a safe and comfortable clinical environment for this often misunderstood and underserved population.

Expert faculty representing different presenting genders, demographics, and practice settings provide the most up-to-date, evidence-based medicine, including:

HIV PrEP and PEP treatment updates
Transgender care
Next-level gender-affirming hormone therapy
Caring for LGBTQ+ adolescents

See full list of sessions below.

Want an introductory overview to expanding LGBTQ+ care? Check out our on-demand course LGBTQ+ Patient Care.

AAFP Member: $325
New Physician: $275
Student or Resident: $215
Other Health Care Professional: $325
Nonmember: $425

Sessions With Faculty

Care of the LGBTQ Adolescent
Melanie VanDemark, MD, FAAFP

Identification and Treatment of Eating Disorders in the LGBTQ+ Population
Jean Someshwar, MD

Impacting LGBTQ+ Patients Through Legislative Advocacy
Ravi Shah, MD

Implicit Bias and LGBTQ+ Health
Joanne Thambuswamy, MD

LGBTQ+ Health - Beyond Best Practices
Benjamin Silverberg, MD, MS, FAAFP

Next Level Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy - Clinical Updates and Common Conundrums
Christina Milano, MD

Overview of Affirming Care
Izzy Lowell, MD

Patient Discussion
Benjamin Silverberg, MD, MS, FAAFP; Patient Faculty

Preventative Screening in Adults with Diverse Sexual Practices and Backgrounds
Neil Gokal, MD, FAAFP

Primary Care Considerations for LGBTQI+ Athletes
Janelle Marra, DO, FAAFP, CAQSM

Primary Care for Intersex People
JC Venis, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Skin Manifestations of STI and HIV
Richard Usatine, MD, FAAFP

*T2P^®Benjamin Silverberg, MD, MS, FAAFP

The Other Pandemic - Gender Based Violence and Our Role in Prevention and Treatment
Marian R. Sassetti, MD, FAAFP; Patient Faculty

Update on HIV - Screening and Preventative Treatment Strategies
Kurt Cook, MD

Why the Bathroom Matters
Jerry Abraham, MD, MPH; Patient Faculty

*Enhance your patient care today and earn up to 2 additional AAFP Prescribed credits for when you complete the Translation to Practice^®(t2p^®) process.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this CME activity, you should be able to:

Develop a plan to provide a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive practice setting.
Discuss the clinical concerns that disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ patients and strategies to alleviate their effects on this population.
Identify strategies to reduce health disparities among this population and provide appropriate preventative care.
Demonstrate cultural humility in providing medical care to LGBTQ+ patient populations.

System Requirements

High-speed broadband connection required for online access.
Latest version of Firefox, Safari, or Chrome on Windows or Macintosh computers or tablets.
Latest version of Adobe Reader.

CME Credit Statement

The AAFP has reviewed LGBTQ+ Health: Pride in Care and deemed it acceptable for up to 14.5 Enduring Materials, Self-Study AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 5/23/2023 to 5/23/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The AAFP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Academy of Family Physicians designates this Enduring Materials for a maximum of 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.

Following this CME activity, participants will have the opportunity to earn an additional two Prescribed credits for participation in each Translation to Practice^®exercise. Information on Translation to Practice^®will be shared within the activity.

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