Below are some resources to help your healthcare facility meet the HEI training requirements.
Facilities wishing to create their own training are highly encouraged to reference the guide LGBTQ Cultural Competency Trainings created by a national panel of experts in a process co-led by the National LGBT Cancer Network and Whitman-Walker Institute. This best practices manual provides a clear roadmap for designing a wide range of trainings, includes guidelines for selecting the best training methods, and provides a clear evidence-based foundation for developing evaluation tools. Most importantly, it offers a simple setup of adaptable building blocks to design a top-notch LGBTQ+ cultural competency training, all based on measurable goals of changing knowledge, attitudes, and behavior in health and human service providers.
Many healthcare facilities work with either their local LGBTQ+ Center or their statewide LGBTQ+ organization on their LGBTQ+ health equity and cultural competency trainings. We encourage you to reach out to these organizations to see if they provide training or can consult with you on the development of your own internal training.
Find a local LGBTQ+ Center near you
The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations to optimize quality, cost-effective health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and all sexual and gender minority (LGBTQIA+) people. The Education Center offers over 80 on-demand webinars and self-paced learning modules on a wide range of LGBTQIA+ topics. All webinars are eligible for HEI credit, and most are available for CME/CEU credit.
The Open Door Professional Training Program is designed for family building providers, from reproductive endocrinologists, OB/GYNs, nurses, and pediatricians to midwives, family law practitioners, surrogacy center staff, holistic health providers, and perinatal social workers. Participation in the Open Door Program enhances the ability of providers to welcome LGBTQ+ prospective parents with open arms and meet this community’s unique needs as they embark on their family-building journeys.
The first two modules, Beyond Diversity: LGBTQ+ 101 and Trans Fertility Considerations are now available for purchase. Each self-guided module takes between 90-180 minutes to complete. For more information, visit www.familyequality.org/opendoor or contact opendoor@familyequality.org.
The following LGBTQ+ course is available through HealthStream.
Creating a Welcoming Healthcare Environment for LGBTQIA+ Patients
This course focuses on developing sensitivity to LGBTQ+patients in a healthcare environment and encourages care staff to interact appropriately with these patients to ensure they receive the best patient care. This includes accommodation of people across the spectrum of gender identity and promotes being sensitive to their needs, the laws around LGBTQ+ patient care, and other important patient care considerations. The course examines how to be allies with patients of different sexual orientations, people in transition, health factors common in this patient population, and also provides additional resources. Find this course in the HealthStream Store.
There are numerous LGBTQ+ or Transgender specific health conferences around the country. Below is a curated list of some of the largest and most well-known conferences. Many of these conferences are affiliated with HEI Leader organizations or other partner organizations. If your staff members attend these conferences, you must submit copies of their CME/CEU certificates to receive HEI Credit. Please direct any questions you have about these conferences to the conference organizers.
GLMA Annual Conference on LGBTQ Health
Midwest LGBTQ Health Symposium
National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center Conferences or training institutes
National LGBTQ Health Conference
National Transgender Health Summit
Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference
USPATH/WPATH - Any conferences or trainings
Since 2014, More Inclusive Healthcare (MIH) has developed eLearning courses that leverage the latest research to address health disparities. MIH’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) eLearning series and support tools help a variety of healthcare professionals work together to provide a more welcoming and safer care environment for LGBTQ+ patients and families.
The SOGI eLearning courses are brief (60 minutes or less), but the impact is lasting—and positive. These are data-driven tools—with a human heart. All MIH materials are developed by a team of experts, including a review council composed of healthcare administrators, LGBTQ+ community advocates, and attorneys. These courses deploy to your organization’s learning management system and include customization.
For a free demo or to learn more, visit www.moreinclusivehealthcare.com