Join the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) for a webinar highlighting street medicine and mobile units as a promising practice for HIV and SUD retention.
Learning Resources
STI Care Demonstration Videos
These videos highlight best practices in sexually transmitted infection (STI) care. They feature modeled patient-provider conversations on key topics, including delivering a new HIV diagnosis, initiating post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), discussing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and introducing doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (DoxyPEP).
Barriers and Facilitators to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Health Centers
While PrEP is highly effective at preventing HIV infection and has been available for more than 10 years, many people who might benefit from taking it have not received a prescription. Through focus groups with health centers across the United States, The Fenway Institute and the Bureau of Primary Health Care identified barriers and facilitators to PrEP use. A lack of provider knowledge about PrEP, discomfort discussing sexual behavior, patients’ negative perceptions of PrEP, financial and staffing limitations, medical mistrust, and low health literacy all impeded PrEP access. However, focus group participants also identified multiple strategies to ease PrEP use, including provider training and resources, visit templates that include sexual history questions, patient outreach and education through trusted community members, and use of telemedicine.
Advancing Health Equity for Sexual Minority Women: Recognizing Risk and Improving Preventive Care
Presented by Dr. Shail Maingi and Dr. Gabrielle Mayer, this webinar will explore the principles and practices of responsive care tailored for lesbian and bisexual women. Attendees will learn about how to optimize health outcomes, as well as strategies to enhance patient trust, engagement, and well-being.
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- Sexual Minority Women
Learning Module: Creating Welcoming and Affirming Clinical Studies for LGBTQIA+ Participants
This three-part interactive, self-paced Learning Module will enhance your capacity to understand and apply the concepts presented in the Creating Welcoming and Affirming Clinical Studies for LGBTQIA+ Participants Toolkit. Presented in three parts (10-30 minutes each), this module can be completed in one sitting or taken during as many sittings as needed
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- Organizational Change
Glossary: Foundational LGBTQIA+ Concepts and Terminology
This introductory glossary from the Creating Welcoming and Affirming Clinical Studies for LGBTQIA+ Participants Toolkit includes definitions of concepts and terminology relevant to LGBTQIA+ identities and medical care.
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- Introduction to LGBTQIA+ Health
HIV Prevention for Cisgender Women, Transgender Men, and All People Assigned Female at Birth
Cisgender women, transgender men, and all people assigned female at birth continue to be affected by HIV, both nationally and globally. In 2019, 6,897 HIV infections were diagnosed among cisgender women, and 46 were diagnosed among transgender men, with significant disparities by race. Among people assigned female at birth who have HIV, those who identify as Black or African American are disproportionately affected.
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- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Digital Innovations to Improve Access to Care for LGBTQIA+ People
Presented by Chris Grasso and Milo Dorfman, this webinar will train health centers on new digital health care technologies that hold promise for engaging LGBTQIA+ people into primary care and behavioral health care. Topics include innovations in telehealth, artificial intelligence, smartphone apps, and remote patient monitoring. Participants will learn about the pros and cons of these new devices and technologies.
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- Organizational Change
Emerging Depression Treatments for LGBTQIA+ People
Presented by Dr. Cristina Cusin and Dr. Alex Keuroghlian, this webinar will review the current evidence on the safety and efficacy of ketamine therapy for patients with treatment resistant major depressive disorder. We will present different methods for delivering ketamine and referring patients to treatment and explore other emerging depression treatments. These treatments will be discussed through the lens of providing high-quality, culturally responsive care for LGTBQIA+ patients.
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- Behavioral Health
Creating Welcoming and Affirming Clinical Studies for LGBTQIA+ Participants Toolkit
Purpose: This toolkit provides strategies, tools, and learning resources to advance LGBTQIA+ inclusion in clinical research studies across the world.
