Inclusive LGBTQIA+ healthcare: An interprofessional case-based experience for cultural competency awareness.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) patients report experiences of discrimination within healthcare settings due to a lack of provider knowledge and biases of healthcare workers. There is an identified need among all health professions to provide more culturally competent healthcare for this community. Early interventions during healthcare profession training programs may be effective to address this need. The overall goal of this study was to assess the educational impact of an active learning session that was specifically designed to enhance LGBTQIA+ cultural competency awareness using an interprofessional setting.

Methods

This 2-year study involved students from 16 healthcare professional programs joining virtua

SUBMITTER: Prasad S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9846843 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature