*Registration payment includes Credit Cards and Interfund Transfers ONLY.
This course is intended for physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, counselors, and other health professionals and community members.
Join other healthcare professionals and community members to explore how challenges can drive innovation, resilience, and advocacy in LGBTQ+ healthcare. Participants will examine health inequities, discuss the potential impact of emerging legislation on care delivery, and share practical strategies for promoting accessible, inclusive, and compassionate care. Through collaboration and knowledge sharing, attendees will strengthen partnerships and build the collective capacity needed to advance health equity and improve outcomes for LGBTQ+ patients.
SPEAKERS & TOPICS
Policy and Legislative Landscape Update
Ames Simmons, JD Senior Fellow, Duke University School of Law
Finding Strength, Connection, and Opportunity in Times of Change
Rodney Villanueva, MD
Legislative Changes Impacting LGBTQ Local Resources – A Panel Discussion
Teen Health Connection
Shamieka Dixon, MD
Jennifer Thomas, PhD
Executive Division Chief of Adolescent Med
Advocate Health
Find Help
Paloma Logan
Director, Enterprise Community Resource & Partnership
Timeout Youth
Haeley Robinson, MSW
Senior Director of Strategic Engagement
Outright Youth of Catawba Valley
Ryan Papciak PhD, SW
Professor at Appalachian State University
Board of Directors for Outright Youth, Catawba Valley
Health Care Disparities and Challenges LGBTQ People Face in Accessing Care
Cramer McCullen, MD,
Family Medicine Physician
Novant Health
LEARNER OUTCOME
As a result of this educational activity, participants will report increased knowledge related to LGBTQ+ healthcare and identify at least one strategy they plan to implement in practice to promote equitable and affirming care for LGBTQ+ individuals.
CE INFORMATION
Nurses
3.0 Nursing Contact Hours
Nurses are required to attend at least 90% of the program to receive full credit.
South Piedmont Area Health Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
3.0 Contact Hours /0.3 CEUs
3.0 - Contact Hours (category A) CE for NC Psychologists
The South Piedmont AHEC is recognized by the North Carolina Psychology Board as an approved provider of (Category A) Continuing Education for North Carolina Licensed Psychologists. No partial credit will be given.
3.0 - NBCC Clock Hours
South Piedmont AHEC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5096.
LIVE WEBINAR INFORMATION
This Live Webinar will be broadcast with Zoom. Instructions to join the Live Webinar will be emailed prior to the event. You can test your computer by going to the Zoom Test Page
Registering for and attending a South Piedmont AHEC program authorizes South Piedmont AHEC to take audio, video, and/or still images to be used for promotional and educational purposes. If you have concerns, please speak with a South Piedmont AHEC team member.
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