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    Disease Prevention Strategies for LGBT Persons

    Video Length: 17 minutes

    Learning Objectives:
    After viewing this video, the learner will be able to:

    • Identify at least 3 screening tests, preventive interventions, and/or health care maintenance strategies appropriate for LGBT populations.
    • Identify at least 3 strategies for customizing screening and preventive care for LGBT patients, taking into consideration the unique history and preferences of each individual.
    • Describe 3 barriers that exist to achieving satisfactory uptake of screening and/or prevention recommendations in LGBT populations and propose 3 strategies that can be used to reduce these barriers.

    Moderator:
    Jennifer Potter, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
    Director of the Women's Health Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Director of the Women's Health Program, Fenway Health

    Presenters:
    Andrés F. Sciolla, MD
    Associate Professor
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    UC Davis Health System

    Madina Agenor, ScD, MPH
    Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
    Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Sarah Peitzmeier, MSPH
    Doctoral Student, Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health
    John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Suggested Citation:
    Association of American Medical Colleges. "Disease Prevention Strategies for LGBT Persons – Part 1" (October, 2016). AAMC Videos and Resources. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges. 

    Disease Prevention Strategies for LGBT Persons – Part 2

    Video Length: 16 minutes

    Learning Objectives:
    After viewing this video, the learner will be able to:

    • Identify at least 3 screening tests, preventive interventions, and/or health care maintenance strategies appropriate for LGBT populations.
    • Identify at least 3 strategies for customizing screening and preventive care for LGBT patients, taking into consideration the unique history and preferences of each individual.
    • Describe 3 barriers that exist to achieving satisfactory uptake of screening and/or prevention recommendations in LGBT populations and propose 3 strategies that can be used to reduce these barriers.

    Moderator:
    Jennifer Potter, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
    Director of the Women's Health Center
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Director of the Women's Health Program, Fenway Health

    Presenters:
    Andrés F. Sciolla, MD
    Associate Professor
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    UC Davis Health System

    Madina Agenor, ScD, MPH
    Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
    Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Sarah Peitzmeier, MSPH
    Doctoral Student, Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health
    John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    Suggested Citation:
    Association of American Medical Colleges. "Disease Prevention Strategies for LGBT Persons – Part 2" (October, 2016). AAMC Videos and Resources. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges.