LGBTQ Healthcare Update Conference

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Date & Location
Thursday, March 22, 2018, 7:15 AM - Friday, March 23, 2018, 5:00 PM, Goodman Hall (GH), Indianapolis, IN

Overview
This 2-day conference is designed for nurses, physicians, physician assistants, psychologists, speech pathologists, social workers, and other allied health providers.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  1. Develop and apply skills to establish rapport and ensure that LGBTQ patients feel comfortable in their healthcare setting
  2. Recognize and reduce barriers to medical care in the LGBTQ community and help patients to overcome
  3. Offer LBGTQ patients competent primary care, including the recommended USPSTF screening tests and if providers are uncomfortable providing such care, ensuring referral to a provider or clinic who will provide such care
  4. Identify the unique health risks in the LGBTQ population
  5. Recall the basic elements of LGBTQ specific healthcare

Registration

This event is sponsored by the IUSM Diversity Affairs and Midwest AIDS Training + Education Center. If you have questions about this event please contact the office at 317-274-1939 or by email at iusmdiv@iupui.edu. 

Please be advised, the conference schedule may be subject to change.

Registration fees:

Attending Day 1 only - $35
Attending Day 2 only - $35
Attending BOTH Days - $50
Students and Trainees - Free

Location and Parking: The IU Health Neuroscience Center is located in downtown Indianapolis at 362 W. 15th Street, just south of Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital. Parking is available for a nominal fee in the attached parking garage.

Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Indiana University School of Medicine and Eskenazi Health. The Indiana University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Indiana University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of  15.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity qualifies 15.0 Category I Continuing Education Units for Social Workers, Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Marriage and Family Therapy Associates, Mental Health Counselors, Mental Health Counselor Associates, Addiction Counselors, and Clinical Addiction Counselors as outlined by the Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board.

For questions about accessibility or to request accommodations please contact the CME office at 317-274-0104 or cme@iu.edu. One week advance notice will allow us to provide seamless access. Please ensure to specify the accommodations you need in order to participate.