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

Overview

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.

Upcoming Session Dates

Sessions will be held from 9am – 10:30am PT on:
•June 19, 2025: https://stanford.cloud-cme.com/GRACEJune192025
•July 17, 2025: https://stanford.cloud-cme.com/GRACEJuly172025
•August 21, 2025: https://stanford.cloud-cme.com/GRACEAug212025

Please note: registration closes at 5pm PT on the day before the live activity.

Target Audience

Healthcare providers and staff at LPCH, SMCH and SHC.

Registration

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

Registration for all practitioners - free

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:
  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

 

Each session is approved for:

  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • ANCC Contact Hours
  • ASWB (ACE) Continuing Education credit
  • AAPA Category 1 CME credits
  • APA Continuing Education credits

For full accreditation information, please go to each session’s registration webpage above.

Questions

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