Friday, October 4, 2024, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Volney Richmond Auditorium, Seattle, WA

In the United States, Seattle and Tacoma are two of the leading cities with the highest percentage of individuals identifying as LGBTQIA+. As a nation, the population of individuals identifying as LGBTQIA+ has continued to increase over the last three decades. While many medical school and residency programs have increased their education on LGBTQIA+ issues, many medical professionals have had little, to no exposure to information about critical topics in the care of this population.

This course seeks to provide participants with knowledge on specific aspects of care for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, intersex, and transgender population. Based on previous course feedback, we’ve expanded the focus on updates in the medical and surgical care of this patient population, particularly on sexual health, cancer screening, and medical history-taking.

This course is appropriate for physicians and advanced practice providers of all clinical disciplines, as well as nurses and other healthcare workers.

1. Discuss informed consent model of gender-affirming care, including expected changes and potential side effects
2. Summarize the components of facial feminization and masculinization surgery, the rationale behind each procedure, and the risks and anticipated side effects associated with each for effective shared decision making
3. Explain how childhood experiences affect the development of lesbians
4. Review in-practice appropriate screening, treatment and prevention of STIs in the LGBTQ+ community
5. Recite a brief overview of how HIV can be managed by primary care clinicians in partnership with specialty care
6. Create awareness regarding prevalence of opioid use disorder and stimulant use disorder among LGBTQ+ and the factors contributing to prevalence
7. Review social context and determinants of health and barriers to successful aging for LGBTQ+ elders

Register to attend this course in person or participate via livestream:

$185.00 – Attend in person, includes box lunch.
$160.00 – Attend via Livestream – link will be provided.

Online registration will be open through Wednesday, October 2, 2024. For registration assistance, call the CME department at 206.341.0142.

The Virginia Mason Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Virginia Mason Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAFP: Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Determination of credit is pending.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (6.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.50 hours)