_____________________________________________ Promoting the Health of Gender and Sexual Minorities MDDC05SM — 5 CREDIT HOURS R elease D ate : 10/01/24 E xpiration D ate : 12/31/27
Promoting the Health of Gender and Sexual Minorities In addition to receiving AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM , physicians participating in Maintenance of Certification will receive the following points appropriate to their certifying board: 5 ABIM MOC Points, 5 ABS MOC Points, 5 ABA MOCA Points, 5 ABP MOC Points, 5 ABPath CC Points.
6. Cite unique health and safety concerns experienced by the GSM population and available resources that healthcare professionals can provide to these patients and their families. 7. Identify culturally appropriate strategies useful for implementing skills, including the application of cross- cultural communication. Faculty Leslie Bakker, RN, MSN, is an Associate Professor of Nursing at West Virginia State University Technical and Community College in Institute, West Virginia. She earned her BSN from Florida State University and her Master’s from West Virginia University with an emphasis on primary healthcare. Professor Bakker’s 43 years of nursing experiences have included hospital nursing in the United States and northern Europe, community health nursing, home health nursing, nursing education and community health activism. With a focus on transcultural nursing, she served as international student advisor for many years. She has designed and delivered diversity education programming for law enforcement personnel. Before retiring, her practice included health promotion activities for the gay community with an emphasis on gay youth. She has presented at several local and regional health professional conferences, and has published in professional nursing journals. Faculty Disclosure Contributing faculty, Leslie Bakker, RN, MSN, has disclosed no relevant financial relationship with any product manufac- turer or service provider mentioned. Division Planners John M. Leonard, MD Mary Franks, MSN, APRN, FNP-C Senior Director of Development and Academic Affairs Sarah Campbell
HOW TO RECEIVE CREDIT
• Read the enclosed course. • Complete the final examination questions at the end. A score of 70% is required. • Return your customer information/answer sheet, evaluation, and payment to InforMed by mail or complete online at BOOK.CME.EDU.
Audience This course is designed for all members of the interdisciplinary team, including physicians and nurses, working in all practice settings. Course Objective More individuals who identify as gender and sexual minorities and their families want culturally appropriate information as well as support and referral. The purpose of this course is to provide healthcare professionals with strategies that promote cultural competency when treating and caring for these patients, supporting the concept of patient-centered care. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: 1. Define multiple terms related to the concept of sexual identity. 2. Define heterosexism and homophobia and identify how they may be barriers to increasing professional awareness of gender and sexual minorities (GSM). 3. Summarize myths related to the GSM population. 4. Describe research challenges related to the GSM popu- lation. 5. Describe select theoretical models related to the development of one’s sexual identity (the “coming-out” process).
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