About this event
Accessing healthcare can be stressful and difficult for many LGBTQ+ patients. But providing respectful and appropriate care is crucial for keeping all patients safe and healthy. In this session, Gabriella Mulder and Jory Zhang from Howard Brown Health will provide essential information about the LGBTQ+ community with emphasis on terminology, health disparities, LGBTQ+ advocacy and the importance of creating a safe space. In addition, this training delves into frameworks of care that can be applied to the patient-facing work as well as the supportive administrative departments.
Who can attend
Registration is limited to ISMIE and SEMPIC policyholders and their employed staff.
Learning objectives
At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants will be able to:
- Define foundational terminology
- Identify health disparities of LGBTQ people
- Recognize patient centered frameworks for working with LGBTQ people
- Summarize methods to incorporate best practices when caring for LGBTQ patients
About the presenters
Gabriella Mulder (she/her) is a training specialist with Howard Brown Health’s Department of Education in the Center for Education, Research, and Advocacy. She was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, before moving to Chicago for college. Gabi holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago in Gender and Sexuality Studies and Sociology, and a master’s degree from DePaul University in Women’s and Gender Studies. Her master’s thesis focused on cultural discourses around fat queer bodies with regards to sexuality, gender identity, and gender expression. Gabi has worked at an elementary school and a science museum, as an AmeriCorps member and as a healthy relationships’ educator. In her current role, Gabi provides and develops culturally humble, evidence-based, interactive trainings on LGBTQ+ health, manages internship applications, and is part of the Midwest LGBTQ+ Health Symposium Planning Committee. She is passionate about gender and sexuality studies, LGBTQ+ health, and fat studies and is always excited to talk about it. In her free time, Gabi enjoys game nights with friends, D&D, and queer romance novels.
Jory Zhang (he/him) is a queer and trans-identified Asian American with deep roots in Chicago. He has worked in healing justice for survivors of sexual violence and trauma since 2011 and currently serves as a training specialist for Howard Brown Health with a focus on trauma-informed care, transgender and gender-diverse best practices, and reproductive justice. Jory believes in patient-centered and harm-reductive approaches to care and hopes to build restorative and transformative justice models into his practice in response to community needs and desires.
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Illinois State Medical Society and ISMIE Mutual Insurance Company. The Illinois State Medical Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The Illinois State Medical Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure
There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined commercial interests for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.
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