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    Sexual Practices History & Counseling

    Video Length: 4 minutes

    Description:
    In this vignette a clinician takes a patient’s sexual history and counsels the patient on methods to safely enjoy sexual practices. This vignette is part of a clinical vignette series highlighting various aspects of the health of LGBT and gender nonconforming populations and is designed to give learners the opportunity to analyze clinician-patient communication strategies. The series can be used in a variety of ways from independent learning to small group learning to large group learning. Each clip is generally three to five minutes long with discussion questions and additional resources listed at the end of each scenario. In an ideal setting the learner would be able to practice the communication strategies identified after viewing the vignettes.

    Learning Objectives:
    By the completion of this vignette/vignette series, the learner will be able to:

    • Identify three strategies to engage LGBT patients in the clinical environment.
    • Discuss methods to sensitively approach history taking and physical examination with LGBT patients.
    • Describe three verbal or non-verbal strategies to identify sexual orientation and gender identity in the clinical environment.
    • Describe three unique risk factors for health conditions related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
    • Outline three techniques for tailoring health promotion strategies to the needs of LGBT patients.

    Actors:
    Clinician
    Henry Ng, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACP
    Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
    Department of Internal Medicine
    Department of Pediatrics
    Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

    Madison (Patient)
    Danya Potter

    Suggested Citation:
    AAMC Advisory Committee on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Sex Development. (February, 2016). Clinical Vignettes. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges. Available online at: internal:/node/8826

    Sexual Practices History and Counseling (Vignette #2)

    Video Length: 7 minutes

    Description:
    In this vignette a clinician takes a patient’s sexual history and counsels the patient on methods to safely enjoy sexual practices. This vignette is part of a clinical vignette series highlighting various aspects of the health of LGBT and gender nonconforming populations and is designed to give learners the opportunity to analyze clinician-patient communication strategies. The series can be used in a variety of ways from independent learning to small group learning to large group learning. Each clip is generally three to five minutes long with discussion questions and additional resources listed at the end of each scenario. In an ideal setting the learner would be able to practice the communication strategies identified after viewing the vignettes.

    Learning Objectives:
    By the completion of this vignette/vignette series, the learner will be able to:

    • Identify three strategies to engage LGBT patients in the clinical environment.
    • Discuss methods to sensitively approach history taking and physical examination with LGBT patients.
    • Describe three verbal or non-verbal strategies to identify sexual orientation and gender identity in the clinical environment.
    • Describe three unique risk factors for health conditions related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
    • Outline three techniques for tailoring health promotion strategies to the needs of LGBT patients.

    Actors:
    Clinician
    Henry Ng, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACP
    Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
    Department of Internal Medicine
    Department of Pediatrics
    Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

    Rebecca (Patient)
    Robin Smith

    Suggested Citation:
    AAMC Advisory Committee on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Sex Development. (February, 2016). Clinical Vignettes. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges. 

    Sexual Practices History and Counseling (Vignette #3)

    Video Length: 4 minutes

    Description

    In this vignette a clinician offers a patient advice on achieving sexual satisfaction and provides counseling on how to communicate sexual needs to their partner. This vignette is part of a clinical vignette series highlighting various aspects of the health of LGBT and gender nonconforming populations and is designed to give learners the opportunity to analyze clinician-patient communication strategies. The series can be used in a variety of ways from independent learning to small group learning to large group learning. Each clip is generally three to five minutes long with discussion questions and additional resources listed at the end of each scenario. In an ideal setting the learner would be able to practice the communication strategies identified after viewing the vignettes.

    Learning Objectives

    By the completion of this vignette/vignette series, the learner will be able to:

    • Identify three strategies to engage LGBT patients in the clinical environment.
    • Discuss methods to sensitively approach history taking and physical examination with LGBT patients.
    • Describe three verbal or non-verbal strategies to identify sexual orientation and gender identity in the clinical environment.
    • Describe three unique risk factors for health conditions related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
    • Outline three techniques for tailoring health promotion strategies to the needs of LGBT patients.

    Actors

    Clinician
    Carey Roth Bayer EdD, RN, CS
    Associate Director of Educational Leadership, Satcher Health Leadership Institute
    Associate Professor of Community Health and Preventive Medicine
    Departments of Community Health and Preventive Medicine
    Morehouse School of Medicine

    Karen (Patient)
    Tiffani St.Cloud CPC
    Director of Educational Initiatives
    Diversity Policy and Programs
    Association of American Medical Colleges

    Suggested Citation

    AAMC Advisory Committee on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Sex Development. (February, 2016). Clinical Vignettes. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges.