4th Annual LGBTQ Symposium for Healthcare Professionals: Spanning the Spectrum

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Target Audience

Any healthcare professionals

Description

The goal of the 2019 LGBTQ Symposium is to increase participant's knowledge base in order to provide culturally competent care for LGBTQ patients throughout their life spectrum. This symposium is built upon the recent educational needs assessment results, experts will provide information on full spectrum care for LGBTQ populations. Breakout sessions will be offered for basic and specialty topics to tailor the educational needs of healthcare professionals.

Location:
Center for Learning and Development,
5039 Airport Center Parkway, Bldg K,
Charlotte, NC 28208

Topics Included:
Connect to Purpose
Kinneil Coltman, DPA
VP of Chief Diversity Office, Atrium Health

Building a Center for Gender Health
Brian Lurie, MD

Sexual Health Panel
Moderator: Jessamyn Bowling, PhD
Infectious Disease: Marc Johnson, MD
Primary Care - Benjamin Simmons, MD
Public Health – Matt Jenkins, Health Manager of HIV/STD Community Services, Mecklenburg County Health Department

Breakout Session I
Gender Identify - Pronouns 101 and Effective Communication
Jessamyn Bowling, PhD, UNC-Charlotte

Working with LGBTQ Youth for Mental Health Providers
O’Neale Atkinson, MSW

Breakout Session II
Primary Care Providers Caring for LGBTQ Patients
Rhett Brown, MD

Depression/Suicide Risks among LGBTQ Population
Rodney Villanueva, MD

Breakout Session III
Caring for Older LGBTQ Adults
Benjamin Simmons, MD

Caring for Transgender Youth
Brian Lurie, MD

Learning Outcome
Participants will self-report knowledge gain in order to improve the patient's experience with health care and provide more competent and quality care to the LGBTQ

CE Credits

Accreditation Statement
Atrium Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Statements
Atrium Health designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

6.0 Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) Contact Hours
Charlotte AHEC Nursing Education is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Nurses must attend at least 90% of the program in order to receive the full CE contact hours.

6.0 Clock Hours NBCC

Charlotte AHEC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5096. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Charlotte AHEC is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.

6.0 Contact Hours (Category A) NC Psychologists
Charlotte AHEC is an approved provider by the North Carolina Psychology Board and designates Contact Hours (Category A) for NC Psychologists.

6.0 Contact Hours / 0.60 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Exhibitor Opportunity:
If your company is interested in exhibiting, please contact May Cheung at 704-512-6531 or may.cheung@atriumhealth.org for more information.

Contact

Sophia Moore-Dennis

Sessions