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LGBTQ+ Gender Affirming and Mental Health Letter Writing
Activity description
These materials are only intended for those that attended the live activity held February 27, 2024.
This activity is designed to equip health care professionals (HCPs) with the knowledge and skills necessary to support gender-diverse individuals through a discussion of gender identity, mental health, and the intricacies of letter writing for gender-affirming procedures. This session aims to foster an inclusive health care environment through effective and respectful communication, enhance HCPs’ understanding of mental health challenges, and facilitate access to gender-affirming care through effective letter-writing practices.
Provided by
This activity is jointly provided by Optum Health Education and Optum Corporate Strategy.
Commercial support
There was no commercial support received for this activity.
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Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of nurses, nurse practitioners, PAs and physicians who have an interest in providing affirming and equitable care for LGBTQ+ individuals
Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss LGBTQ+ terminology with a focus on gender diversity and the importance of effective and respectful communication with gender-diverse individuals.
- Identify mental health disparities prevalent among the gender-diverse population and signs of gender dysphoria.
- Describe strategies to support gender-diverse individuals before and after gender-affirming surgeries, including psychological, social and medical considerations.
- Recognize the requirements and considerations for writing gender-affirming letters of support, including legal and ethical aspects, to facilitate gender-affirming procedures for their patients.
Presenter
Dustin Nowaskie, MD
Founder & President
OutCare Health
Activity planner
Elizabeth Albert, MD
Clinical Activity Manager
Optum Health Education
Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.
The activity faculty or planners have no financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Optum Corporate Strategy. Optum Health Education 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 statements
Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PAs
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Medical assistants
The American Association of Medical Assistants allows up to 30 non-AAMA recertification points for CMAs (AAMA) who are recertifying by continuing education. Please see the following link for more information: http://www.aama-ntl.org/continuing-education/ceus#nonaamaceus
Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.0 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.
Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Psychologists
Optum Health Education is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this program. 1.00 CE hour.
Social workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Optum Health Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 enduring continuing education credits.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been pre-approved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization with which they wish to obtain credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA - Physicians
- 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
- 1.00 APA - Psychologists
- 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
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