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Veterans Health Administration and LGBTQ+ Health

This session provides information on how the Veterans Health Administration and their LGBTQ+ Health Program work to provide as comprehensive care and support as possible for LGBTQ+ veteran patients and employees. We will go over how the VA works diligently on diversity, equity, and inclusion to ensure the healthcare environment is a safe space for LGBTQ+ veteran patients and their loved ones while also ensuring employees feel they can be their authentic selves without retaliation. It is imperative in healthcare to educate ourselves on how to be the best ally we can be, which is not just medical knowledge but knowledge about how race, gender identity, and sexual orientation factor into how one cares for the whole health of others. At the end, participants will be able to demonstrate how to be the best LGBTQ+ healthcare ally with the knowledge of how the VA strives for this goal each day.

Learning Objectives:

  • Define the VA LGBTQ+ Health Program and the role of the Veteran Care Coordinator (VCC) and the Special Emphasis Program Manager (SEPM).
  • Describe VA LGBTQ+ and gender diverse services, supports, documentation, and community resources.
  • Demonstrate how to be the best health care ally when working with LGBTQ+ veterans/individuals - patients and co-workers.
This program is provided by ACOFP for educational purposes only. The material presented is not intended to represent the sole or best medical interventions for the discussed diagnoses, but rather is intended to present the opinions of the authors or presenters that may be helpful to other practitioners. Participants engaging in this medical education program do so with the full knowledge that they waive any claim they may have against ACOFP for reliance on any information presented during these educational activities.

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.75 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report continuing medical education (CME) credits commensurate with the physician’s participation in this program.

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

ACOFP designates this enduring activity for 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.