LGBT Health and Wellness Conference

Des Moines, IA US
April 12, 2014

Purpose

Provide culturally appropriate evidence-based practices that can be replicated and implemented by others while offering networking opportunities to connect participants.

Target Audience

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in the state of Iowa.  Healthcare facilities, community-based organizations, institutions of higher education, and faith-based organizations. Healthcare providers, health educators, social workers, mental health providers, or other professionals working directly with the LGBT community within health and wellness.

Objectives

  1. Become more aware of the health inequities face by the LGBT community and how they can help in reducing the inequities in Iowa.
  2. Learn best practices to better serve the LGBT community in health care facilities and through health promotion programs.
  3. Network with community members from across that state to connect, share best practices, and develop relationships for partnership and collaboration.
  4. Demonstrate cultural competency personally and through your health facility or workplace.

Agenda

8 amRegistration
9 amServing the Queerest of the Queer: Advocate for a Transformed Health Care Delivery System
Marj Plumb, DrPH
10 am

Break

10:10 am

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

  • Prevention - Sexual Preventative Health in Women Who Have Sex with Women, Kaitlyn McCune, The University of Iowa
  • Mental Health - Internet Intimacy and Male Sexual Functioning Across the Life Span, Loren A. Olson, MD, DLFAPA
  • Cultural Competency - Masculinizing and Feminizing Medications for Trans* Identified Persons, Katie Imborek, MD, The University of Iowa
  • Quality of Life/Wellness - Transgender Issues Impacting Youth, Joseph Freund, MD, Franklin Family Practice
11:10 amBreak
11:20 am

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

  • Prevention - Substance Abuse in the LGBT Community, Jacob Stevenson, Employee and Family Resources
  • Mental Health - Therapists and Psychosocial Assessments with Transgender Individuals, Candice Maier, The University of Iowa
  • Cultural Competency - Ask the Clinician, Ruth Trecker, ARNP, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
  • Quality of Life/Wellness - Transgender Issues Impacting Youth, Joseph Freund, MD, Franklin Family Practice
12:20 pm Lunch
12:45 pmHealth Care Panel
Joseph Freund, MD, Katie Imborek, MD,  Myke Selha, LISW, MSW, Suzanne Zilber, PhD 
1:45 pmBreak
2 pmConcurrent Breakout Sessions
  • Prevention - Recent Developments in STDs and Their Impacts on Iowa's Populations, George Walton, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM, Iowa Department of Public Health
  • Mental Health - Getting to 'All Women Welcome': Share Your Experiences in Advocating for Gender Inclusion in Self-Help Groups, Veronika Kolder, MD
  • Cultural Competency - The Last Decade and the Next: Legal Developments in LGBT Healthcare, Mike Falkstrom, Esq., Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
  • Cultural Competency - Masculinizing and Feminizing Medications for Trans* Identified Persons, Katie Imborek, MD, The University of Iowa
3 pmBreak
3:15 pmConcurrent Breakout Sessions
  • Prevention - Recent Developments in STDs and Their Impacts on Iowa's Populations, George Walton, MPH, MLS(ASCP)CM, Iowa Department of Public Health
  • Mental Health - Therapists and Psychosocial Assessments with Transgender Individuals, Candice Maier, The University of Iowa
  • Cultural Competency - Creating a Safe Environment (CASE) for LGBT Iowans, Donna Red Wing, MA, One Iowa and Daniel Hoffman-Zinnel, MA, CHES, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
  • Quality of Life/Wellness - Be Fit and Trim for Life: Discover Optimal Health!, Julia Egli, PA-C
4:15 pmBreak
4:30 pmCall to Action
Daniel Hoffman-Zinnel, MA, CHES and Donna Red Wing, MA
5:30 pmAdjourn

Speakers

  • Joseph Freund, MD, Franklin Family Practice
  • Daniel Hoffman-Zinnel, MA, CHES, OneIowa
  • Katie Imborek, MD, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
  • Marj Plumb, DrPH, Plumbline Coaching and Consulting, Inc., Omaha, NE
  • Myke Selha, LISW, MSW, 360 Degrees Therapy
  • Donna Red Wing, MA, OneIowa
  • Suzanne Zilber, PhD, Catalyst Counseling, P.L.C.

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • 7.00 AOA Category 2­A
  • 7.00 CE Contact Hour(s)
  • 8.40 IBON
Course opens: 
04/12/2014
Course expires: 
04/12/2014
Event starts: 
04/12/2014 - 9:00am CDT
Event ends: 
04/12/2014 - 5:30pm CDT
Cost:
$25.00
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Des Moines University
3200 Grand Avenue
Academic Center Lecture Halls
Des Moines, IA 50312
United States

Continuing Education Credit

  • ACCME:  This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with ACCME® Essential Areas and Elements and Iowa Medical Society (IMS) policies. Des Moines University is accredited by the IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Des Moines University designates this live education activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • AOA: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the essential areas and policies of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Des Moines University is accredited by the AOA and approves this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 hours of AOA Category 2-A CME credits.
  • IBON: Des Moines University Continuing Medical Education is Iowa Board of Nursing approved provider #112. This program has been reviewed and approved for 8.4 continuing education contact hours. Nurses must attended the entire activity to receive credit.
  • Other: This live activity is designated for 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Available Credit

  • 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
  • 7.00 AOA Category 2­A
  • 7.00 CE Contact Hour(s)
  • 8.40 IBON

Price

Cost:
$25.00
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