Gender Recognition and Affirmative Care through Education (GRACE) Training: General Foundation LGBTQ+ Healthcare

Thursday, August 21, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM, A Live Webinar

This recurring monthly session will give healthcare providers and staff at LPCH, SMCH and SHC a general landscape of LGBTQ+ health care in the United States and best practices toward inclusive and affirming care for LGBTQ+ patients.  LGBTQ+ patients may experience fear around identity discrimination and stigma in health care which negatively impacts their health outcomes. Transgender and gender diverse patients in particular have specific health care needs related to their gender identity.

This foundational training focuses on the care of transgender and gender diverse patients and delivers didactic content that includes population health disparities, gender diversity, identity terminology, and the culturally appropriate use of pronouns in patient communication. The training also includes interactive role-play exercises to immediately apply didactic knowledge to clinical scenarios using the C-I-CARE framework for service excellence.

Registration is required. This activity is open to all Stanford faculty and staff.

Registration for all practitioners - free.  Registration closes at 5pm PT on August 20, 2025.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.50 hours), AAPA Category 1 CME credits (1.50 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (1.50 hours), APA Continuing Education credits (1.50 hours), ASWB Continuing Education (ACE) credits (1.50 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.50 hours)

1. Describe the current state of LGBTQ+ health services and health needs of the population
2. Discuss sexual orientation and gender identity assumptions LGBTQ+ people frequently encounter and how these assumptions contribute to implicit bias in health care
3. Identify inclusive and affirming language to use in the workspace
4. Demonstrate using personal pronouns and lived name
5. Practice recovering from using the wrong pronouns and lived name

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Stanford Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 ANCC contact hours.  

ASWB Approved Continuing Education Credit (ACE) – Social Work Credit 
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Stanford Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this activity receive 1.50 general continuing education credits. 

American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) - Live 
Stanford Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This live activity is designated for 1.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.  

American Psychological Association (APA) 
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. 

Cancellation Policy
Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary.

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require visual, auditory, cognitive, or mobility accommodations, please contact the CME office.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Weichen Ling 
     Title: LGBTQ+ Health Program Manager
     Email: [email protected]

For questions regarding registration, please contact
     Name: Emily Manche
     Title: CME Compliance Coordinator
     Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact 
     Email: [email protected]

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

The content of this activity is not related to products or the business lines of an ACCME-defined ineligible company. Hence, there are no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.