WOEMA Webinar-Intersectionality of LGTBQ+ issues in Occupational Health

OVERVIEW:

Led by Dr. Deborah Smith, OEM consultant to a major aerospace company and the senior living industry, this webinar seeks to highlight the unique health and wellness needs of LBTBQ+ individuals in the workplace including workplace job risks and challenges.  Topics will include learning how the LBGTQ+ community is generally defined and how Social Determinants of Health, Intersectionality, Marginalization, and Workplace Discrimination affect the LGBTQ+ population.  This webinar seeks to raise awareness on issues around medical care and coverage, medical documentation, post-offer pre-placement exams with an emphasis on urine drug screening, safe international travel for employees, and the use of appropriate pronouns and language.  The webinar will conclude with a question-and-answer session with our speaker. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Describe how the LBGTQ+ community is generally defined and how the Social Determinants of Health, Intersectionality, Marginalization, and Workplace Discrimination affect the LGBTQ+ population.
• Articulate the unique health and wellness needs of LGBTQ+ individuals in the workplace, including access to medical care and coverage, medical documentation, and the use of appropriate pronouns and language. 
• Develop programs to address the unique health and safety concerns faced by LGBTQ+ employees when traveling internationally for work, including pre-departure screening and counseling, safe travel recommendations, access to medical care, legal concerns, and requirements, and respecting cultural differences.

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DISCLOSURE STATEMENT:
None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Deborah R Smith, MD, MBA faculty for this educational event, has a relevant financial relationship with Elevian.” All of the relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated.     

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT:

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the New Jersey of Academy of Family Physicians and the Western Occupational and Environmental Medical Association (WOEMA). The New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians designates this Live Course for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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