Gay and Lesbian Medical Association – Cultural Competence Webinar Series

This cultural competence webinar series explores the health concerns and healthcare of LGBT people and is open to anyone. The series virtually follows the experience of LGBT people and those of us who care for them to better understand how we can create healthcare environments that are welcoming and can help minimize the existing disparities experienced by this population.

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Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Information

Collecting SO/GI data in electronic health records (EHRs) is essential to providing high-quality, patient-centered care. CDC compiles frequently asked questions and other resources to support health care providers and facilities in collecting this information.

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Extragenital Screening Resources

Extragenital (rectum and throat) gonorrhea and chlamydia screening resources for providers, clinics, and patients.

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New Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions: Information for Patients

This patient-facing pamphlet provides answers to frequently asked questions about why SOGI questions are asked and how the information will be used.

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Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Data in Electronic Health Records

Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SO/GI) Data in Electronic Health Records

This presentation will enable participants to:

Summarize how to incorporate SOGI data collection into your EHR to improve communication, quality care, and data and quality management activities.
Describe the impact SOGI data collection and development of related decision support will have on key stakeholders (patients, staff, and management).
Identify at least one method to actively engage and educate staff on the importance of collecting SOGI data, how to do so, the data’s impact on health disparities, and how SOGI can be used to direct education and clinical practice.

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Ready, Set, Go! Guidelines and Tips for Collecting Patient Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SO/GI) Data in Electronic Health Records

This guide is designed to help your health center successfully collect SOGI data, no matter where you are in the process. For those just beginning, the guide can be used from start to finish. If you have already created a system, but have encountered challenges and questions, this guide can help you address them. Even if your system is working smoothly, you will find resources and recommendations here that will help you move to the next level of data collection and analysis.

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You’ve Built It…Now What? Applying Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data to Clinical Quality Improvement and Decision Support

This publication for health centers walks through three steps for effectively and efficiently using sexual orientation and gender identity data to reduce health disparities among LGBTQ patients.

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SOGI Data Collection Demonstration Videos

These videos demonstrate best practices in sexual orientation and gender identity data collection. They address common questions and issues that arise for frontline and clinical staff when asking patients about their sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Affirming Medical Care for LGBTQ Adolescents

An online course that provides participants with information on LGBTQ and gender identity definitions, risk factors faced by LGBTQ youth, ways to be more inclusive of LGBTQ youth when providing healthcare services, applying STI screening recommendations for this population, and resources for LGBTQ youth and their families.

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University of Michigan: LGBTQ+ Youth-Friendly Services Starter Guide

Provides information on strategies that can be adopted to create a welcoming, respectful, and LGBTQ+ youth-friendly environment, improving the patient experience.

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