2019 - Care of the LGBT Patient and Their Families: Policies, Procedures & Practices to Ensure Quality Care and Reduce Liability

Definition of specific LGBT vocabulary such as intersex, queer, cisgender, to name a few, health professionals should be familiar with
Review of statistics demonstrating the sub-standard care LGBT patients experience within the healthcare milieu
Discussion about transgenderism
Illustrate how the Affordable Care Act is being used to bring discrimination charges for poor and discriminatory care to LGBT patients
Use the JCAHO Guidelines for the treatment of LGBT patients