LGBTQIA+ Provider Training & Resources

Date: 05/26/21

Welcome to the first edition of the Trillium Provider Training Newsflash. This bimonthly email publication will share valuable continuing education resources and events focused on opportunities to advance health equity.

In honor of Pride Month 2021, below you’ll find resources related to providing care and support for your LGBTQIA+ patients. You can also view this information on the Trillium website.

Thank you for your partnership in fighting health inequities through your ongoing educational efforts. Our community benefits from providers like you who strive to provide high-quality, culturally appropriate care to all people.

LGBTQIA+ TRAINING

The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center advances health equity for LGBTQIA+ people and the populations which may intersect with the LGBTQIA+ community.

Learning Modules:

• Providing Quality Care to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients: An Introduction for Staff Training (CME Credit)
• Clinical Care for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Patients
• Affirming LGBT People through Effective Communication (CME Credit)
• Achieving Health Equity for LGBT People (CME Credit)

About CME/CEU Credit: https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/what-we-offer/cme-ceu/
 
Brave Space is committed to helping trans-affirming providers become expert providers through a menu of trainings from beginner to advanced level.

• Families In Transition: A Pathway Forward for Cis and Trans Loved Ones 
  Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 6 hours, $180.00 Register here
• Transgender Care: Assessment and Planning for Gender-affirming Medical Care
  Wed-Friday, August 11-13, 2021 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 12 hours, 4 hours each day, $300.00 Register here

Lane County LGBTQIA+ Community Resilience Toolkits highlight real-time local community resources including Local Workforce Trainings & Education; Respectful Communication and Language; Ally & Family Support Resources; LGBTQIA+ Community Resources; Spanish Resources; and Trans Lifeline information.

LGBTQIA+ EVENTS

• Brave Space BIPOC Trans and LGBQ Online Support Group
  This non-clinical, free, online support group is open to any Oregonian 18 years or older. We are centering experiences of brown and black POC impacted by colorism and oppression.
   
• Peacock in the Park includes live music, food, dancers and drag performers.
  June 6, 2021, 3:00 p.m., Washington Park, 4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland, OR 97221
   
• Pride in the Park Festival features music and activities that engage and enlighten.
  August 14, 2021, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Alton Baker Park, 100 Day Island Rd, Eugene, 97401
   
• Portland Pride 2021 offers a variety of in-person and virtual events throughout the month.