This program will provide participants with knowledge and skills so that they can:

• Identify inequities experienced by 2SLGBTQIA+ communities accessing emergency medicine care

• Recognize existing healthcare disparities for 2SLGBTQIA+ populations

• Describe concepts and terminology that relate to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

• Explain how stigmatization, intersectionality and discrimination have led to the health disparities experienced by 2SLGBTQIA+ people

• Describe strategies that enhance their own capacity to provide affirming and inclusive care to 2SLGBTQIA+ patients and apply them in daily medical practice

• Describe the evolution of how gender and sexuality have been classified in the DSM from DSM-I through DSM-5, and analyze the implications of these classifications on healthcare practices.

• Identify and differentiate between different types of biases (e.g., affinity bias, confirmation bias, status quo bias) as they manifest in healthcare settings, particularly in emergency care for 2S/LGBTQIA+ patients.

• Reflect on their own biases and recognize how these biases may influence interactions with 2S/LGBTQIA+ patients in emergency care settings.

• Understand 2S/LGBTQIA+ health disparities and drivers, and how to address them.

• Describe best practices for providing gender-affirming care to transgender and non-binary patients in emergency room settings, including considerations for hormone therapy and psychological support.

• Identify three types of gender affirming transition.

• Recognize common barriers to effective emergency care for transgender, non-binary and gender expansive patients and have a better idea of how you can improve medical experiences for 2S/LGBTQIA+ patients.

• Explain a surgical assessment and how to prescribe hormone therapies.

• Reflect on how bias can impact patient care and what strategies you can employ to combat its impacts.