Teaching LGBTQ+ Health

Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 12:00 AM - Thursday, March 18, 2027, 11:59 PM, On Demand

Internet Enduring Material sponsored by Stanford University School of Medicine. Presented by Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. Teaching LGBTQ+ Health is an online faculty development course designed for health professions educators to improve their ability and confidence to teach LGBTQ+ Health content to their trainees. In a 2014 landmark publication, the Association of American Medical Colleges called for changes to medical school curricula and climate to reduce health disparities for LGBTQ+ individuals.

Over the 8 modules in this course, you will learn important LGBTQ+ health content and practical ways to integrate these concepts into your daily clinical teaching. Specific topics include: A primer on LGBTQ+ health vocabulary, an overview of social and behavioral determinants of queer health, a review of several teaching strategies and interactive case examples of queer health issues.

  Original Release Date: March 19, 2021
  Review Date: March 13, 2024
  Expiration Date: March 18, 2027
  Estimated Time to Complete: 1.5 hours
  Registration Fee: FREE

Click Begin (at the top) to learn more about how to enroll in the course.

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

1. Define common LGBTQ+ vocabulary for medical students
2. Discuss how social and behavioral determinants of queer health impact patient care
3. Implement appropriate instructional techniques to teach LGBTQ+ health to students
4. Explain potential challenges to healthcare access for LGBTQ+ patients
5. Develop effective techniques for eliciting an LGBTQ-inclusive sexual history

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 Enduring Material 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 enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.50 ANCC contact hours. 

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) - Enduring Materials
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 enduring activity is designated for 1.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 03/18/27. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

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 special accommodations, please contact us.

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

Reference/Bibliography List
For a complete list, please view the References and Tools for Implementation page in the Course.

For CME general questions, please contact 
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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

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

There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity, except those listed in the table below. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.