LGBTQ+ Health Resources

Professional Resources:

• American Medical Association's Policy on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ) Issues
• American Academy of Neurology: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Articles:

• Rosendale N, Ostendorf T, Evans DA, et al. American Academy of Neurology members' preparedness to treat sexual and gender minorities. Neurology. 2019;93(4):159-166. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000007829

Professional Resources:

• American Medical Association's Policy on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ) Issues
• The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Transgender Health Care
  • Importance of Social Determinents of Health and Cultural Awareness in the Delivery of Reproductive Health Care
  • Health Care for Lesbians and Bisexual Women

Articles:

• Griggs J, Maingi S, Blinder V, et al. American Society of Clinical Oncology Position Statement: Strategies for Reducing Cancer Health Disparities Among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations. J Clin Oncol. 2017;35(19):2203-2208. doi:10.1200/JCO.2016.72.0441

Training:

• National LGBT Cancer Network: Cultural Competency Training

Professional Resources:

• American Medical Association's Policy on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ) Issues
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine: LGBTQ Literature

Articles:

• Harland KK, Peek-Asa C, Saftlas AF. Intimate Partner Violence and Controlling Behaviors Experienced by Emergency Department Patients: Differences by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identification [published online ahead of print, 2018 Nov 22]. J Interpers Violence. 2018;886260518812070. doi:10.1177/0886260518812070
• Moll J, Krieger P, Heron SL, Joyce C, Moreno-Walton L. Attitudes, Behavior, and Comfort of Emergency Medicine Residents in Caring for LGBT Patients: What Do We Know?. AEM Educ Train. 2019;3(2):129-135. Published 2019 Jan 21. doi:10.1002/aet2.10318
• Chisolm-Straker M, Jardine L, Bennouna C, et al. Transgender and Gender Nonconforming in Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Report of Patient Experiences. Transgend Health. 2017;2(1):8-16. Published 2017 Feb 1. doi:10.1089/trgh.2016.0026

Professional Resources:

• American Medical Association's Policy on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ) Issues
• American Heart Association: Pride with Heart. Pride Month Message from AHA CEO, Nancy Brown

Professional Resources:

• American Medical Association's Policy on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ) Issues
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Diversity & AAOS

Articles:

• Sedlak, Carol A.; Veney, Amy J.; Doheny, Margaret O'Bryan Caring for the Transgender Individual, Orthopaedic Nursing: September/October 2016 - Volume 35 - Issue 5 - p 301-306 doi: 10.1097/NOR.0000000000000275

Professional Resources:

• American Medical Association's Policy on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer (LGBTQ) Issues
• American Academy of Family Physicians Policies:
  • Adolescent Health Care, Sexuality, and Contraception
  • Advancing Health Equity by Addressing the Social Determinants of Health in Family Medicine (Position Paper)
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Health Toolkit
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: LGBTQ Youth

Articles:

• Stumbar S. The Responsibility of Family Physicians to our Transgender Patients. Am Fam Physician. 2018;98(11):635.
• Klein DA, Paradise SL, Goodwin ET. Caring for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Persons: What Clinicians Should Know. Am Fam Physician. 2018;98(11):645-653.
• Ufomata E, Eckstrand KL, Spagnoletti C, et al. Comprehensive Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents on Primary Care of Patients Identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender. MedEdPORTAL. 2020;16:10875. Published 2020 Feb 7. doi:10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10875