CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN THE CARE OF LGBTQ PATIENTS

Course overview

THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER OR QUEER/QUESTIONING (LGBTQ) COMMUNITY CONSISTS OF A CROSS CULTURAL BROAD RANGE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND INCLUDES ALL RACES, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUNDS, AND A RANGE OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER OR QUEER COMMUNITY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO PROVIDE THE BEST CARE AND AVOID INEQUALITIES OF CARE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY IN A PROFESSIONAL, ETHICAL, AND CARING MANNER.