Howard Brown Health and Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center will host the Midwest LGBTQ Health Symposium on Thursday-Friday, Oct. 6-7, at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, 836 W. Wellington Ave.
Physicians, nurses, residents, healthcare administrators and all other medical professionals are welcome to the event.
A press release stated that the goal of the symposium is “to provide culturally competent and affirming resources to care providers who treat LGBTQ patients and provide an opportunity to exchange ideas through workshops, presentations and networking opportunities.”
Keynote speakers include JoAnne Keatley, MSW, director of the University of California San Francisco Center of Excellence for Transgender Health; and Sgt. Shane Ortega, U.S. Army sergeant in the 25th Infantry Division and a trans-rights advocate.
In addition to learning best practices and challenges faced in LGBTQ healthcare, physicians and other allied health professionals will earn up to 13 hours of continued medical education.
For event updates, visit howardbrown.org/event/mlhs2016; to register, visit MidwestLGBTQHealthSymposium.eventbrite.com.