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Central Ohio LGBTQ Health Equity Conference

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October 30 - October 31, 2015
8:00AM - 5:30PM
OSU Fawcett Center

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Add to Calendar 2015-10-30 08:00:00 2015-10-31 17:30:00 Central Ohio LGBTQ Health Equity Conference The Greater Columbus LGBTQ Health Coalition is excited to announce the inaugural 2015 Central Ohio LGBTQ Health Equity Conference in partnership with Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center! This unique conference is the first of its kind in the Columbus area. The conference will be held at the OSU Fawcett Center, located at 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, Ohio on Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st. This conference will be offered free of charge with special thanks to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and our other generous sponsors. The conference will be a gathering of health care professionals, community members, advocates, and community leaders with the intention of sharing knowledge, identifying ways to improve healthcare for the LGBTQ community, and also gathering data about the current state of LGBTQ health equity. Friday, October 30th will include topics most relevant to health care providers. Saturday, October 31st will include programming for the wider LGBTQ community including a Provider Fair and Health Screenings. This conference will have programming helpful to anyone with a stake in obtaining or providing equitable, competent healthcare and services for the LGBTQ community.Conference HighlightsFriday, October 30: Designed to target health and social service professionals serving the LGBTQ community.Saturday, October 31: Designed to target LGBTQ indentified community members. Activities include Walk With a Doc, an opportunity to meet with LGBTQ-friendly health and social service providers and receive a variety of medical screenings; presentation of the Health Impact Leader Award; and a panel discussion with local physicians and social workers. SpeakersKeynote Speaker: Dr. Henry Ng, MD, founder of Pride Clinic, Metro Health Cleveland and president of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT EqualityJim Struve, LCSW, founding member of the LGBTQ-Affirmative Psychotherapist Guild of Utah and founding member of MaleSurvivor.orgJae Sevelius, PhD, licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and Co-Principal Investigator at the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, UCSFHector Vargas, JD, Executive Director GLMA, the world's largest and oldest association of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) healthcare professionalsPlease visit their website for more information and updates! OSU Fawcett Center Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies wgss@osu.edu America/New_York public

The Greater Columbus LGBTQ Health Coalition is excited to announce the inaugural 2015 Central Ohio LGBTQ Health Equity Conference in partnership with Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center! This unique conference is the first of its kind in the Columbus area. The conference will be held at the OSU Fawcett Center, located at 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, Ohio on Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st. This conference will be offered free of charge with special thanks to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and our other generous sponsors. 

The conference will be a gathering of health care professionals, community members, advocates, and community leaders with the intention of sharing knowledge, identifying ways to improve healthcare for the LGBTQ community, and also gathering data about the current state of LGBTQ health equity. Friday, October 30th will include topics most relevant to health care providers. Saturday, October 31st will include programming for the wider LGBTQ community including a Provider Fair and Health Screenings. This conference will have programming helpful to anyone with a stake in obtaining or providing equitable, competent healthcare and services for the LGBTQ community.

Conference Highlights

Friday, October 30: Designed to target health and social service professionals serving the LGBTQ community.
Saturday, October 31: Designed to target LGBTQ indentified community members. Activities include Walk With a Doc, an opportunity to meet with LGBTQ-friendly health and social service providers and receive a variety of medical screenings; presentation of the Health Impact Leader Award; and a panel discussion with local physicians and social workers.

 

Speakers

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Henry Ng, MD, founder of Pride Clinic, Metro Health Cleveland and president of GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality
Jim Struve, LCSW, founding member of the LGBTQ-Affirmative Psychotherapist Guild of Utah and founding member of MaleSurvivor.org
Jae Sevelius, PhD, licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and Co-Principal Investigator at the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, UCSF
Hector Vargas, JD, Executive Director GLMA, the world's largest and oldest association of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) 
healthcare professionals

Please visit their website for more information and updates!