Top LGBT Health Issues

Learn how to address the health risks and specific needs of the LGBT community. Equip yourself with the skills to provide inclusive and compassionate care.

This course is designed to provide healthcare professionals with the skills to describe the risks to a patient’s health and the measures a facility may take to maintain a high level of care for members of the LGBT community who may have complex health concerns.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to:

  1. Define key terminology as it applies to the LGBTQ community and appropriately use cultural information and terminology in order to establish clinical relationships. 
  2. Identify health disparities and risk factors impacting the LGBTQ community.
  3. Identify the types of oppression and discrimination that LGBTQ individuals face within the health care system.
  4. Describe the medical conditions that apply to different groups within the community.
  5. Outline legal and ethical obligations associated with treating patients that identify as LGBTQ.
  6. Identify steps that providers and health care organizations can take to address underlying cultural biases and improve the provision of nondiscriminatory care for patients who identify as LGBTQ.

Additional Information

Partner: 
AchieveCE
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 ANCC
Course opens: 
01/01/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2024
Mocingbird Member cost:
$9.00
Cost:
$10.00
Rating: 
0

Available Credit

  • 2.00 ANCC

Price

Mocingbird Member cost:
$9.00
Cost:
$10.00
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