Cervical Cancer Screening (Vignette #1)
Video Length: 4 minutes
Description
In this vignette a patient meets with a clinician to discuss her concerns prior to undergoing her first cervical cancer screening. The clinician explains the process and attempts to address the patient’s concerns. 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
Sarah Peitzmeier, MSPH
Clinical Data Specialist
Fenway Health
The Fenway Institute
Chris (Patient)
Kristen L. Eckstrand, MD, PhD
Past Chair, AAMC Advisory Committee on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Sex Development
Associate Editor, MedEdPORTAL Differences of Sex Development Health Collection
Founding Director, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program for LGBTI Health
Suggested Citation
AAMC Advisory Committee on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Sex Development. (February, 2016). Clinical Vignettes. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges.
Cervical Cancer Screening (Vignette #2)
Video Length: 8 minutes
Description
In this vignette a transgender patient and his new clinician discuss the patient’s cervical cancer screening history. The clinician addresses the patient’s concerns regarding prior insensitive health care experiences before initiating the physical exam. 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
Michelle M. Forcier, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Dean for Admissions
Division of Adolescent Medicine
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Jamie (Patient)
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 Mediciner Program for LGBTI Health
Suggested Citation
AAMC Advisory Committee on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Sex Development. (February, 2016). Clinical Vignettes. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges.