Unique Health Issues Among LGBTQ Patients: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals

At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

Pharmacist

1. Define key terminology as it applies to the LGBTQ community and appropriately use cultural information and terminology to establish clinical relationships
2. Identify health disparities and risk factors impacting the LGBTQ community
3. Identify the types of oppression and discrimination that LGBTQ individuals face within the health care system
4. Describe the medical conditions impacting different groups within the LGBTQ community and frequently prescribed medications
5. Outline legal and ethical obligations associated with treating patients that identify as LGBTQ
6. Identify steps that providers and health care organizations can take to address underlying cultural biases and improve the provision of nondiscriminatory care for patients who identify as LGBTQ

Pharmacy Technician

1. Define key terminology as it applies to the LGBTQ community and appropriately uses cultural information and terminology to establish clinical relationships
2. Identify health disparities and risk factors impacting the LGBTQ community
3. Identify the types of oppression and discrimination that LGBTQ individuals face within the health care system
4. Describe the medical conditions impacting different groups within the LGBTQ community and frequently prescribed medications
5. Outline legal and ethical obligations associated with treating patients that identify as LGBTQ
6. Identify steps that providers and health care organizations can take to address underlying cultural biases and improve the provision of nondiscriminatory care for patients who identify as LGBTQ