• 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


    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

    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.

    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.
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    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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