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Topics Covered
- Overview of Cancer & the LGBTQI+ Community, Including HIV & HPV
- The LGBTQI+ Community’s Disproportionate Cancer Burden
- Addressing the LGBTQI+ Health Disparities Gap, Including Mistrust of Health Care Providers
- Barriers to Health Care Access, Including Discrimination
- Health Care, Cancer Screening, Palliative and Supportive Care, Affordable Housing
- Gay Men & Lesbian Cancer Issues
- Transgender/Gender-Nonconforming People’s Cancer Concerns
- Challenges for LGBTQI+ Caregivers
- Social Security Disability Benefits for LGBTQI+ People Living with Cancer
- Military Service and the LGBTQI+ Community
- Practical, Financial, Emotional & Social Concerns
- Cancer Resources for the LGBTQI+ Community
- Questions to Ask Our Panel of Experts
Our Panel of Experts
Mandi L. Pratt-Chapman, MA, PhD, Hon-OPN-CG
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Prevention & Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health; Associate Director, Community Outreach & Engagement, GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Stewart B. Fleishman, MD
Former Founding Director, Cancer Support Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, now part of the Mt. Sinai Health System, Author, Researcher in Oncology
William Anthony Goeren, MS, ACSW, SEP
Former Clinical Director & Coordinator of Men’s and LGBTQ+ Programs, CancerCare, Psychotherapist, LGBTQ Community, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Kelly Haviland, PhD, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, TGNB-C
Advanced Practice Provider Manager, Professional Development, Advanced Practice Providers, LGBTQI+ Clinical Consultant, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NFN Scout, MA, PhD
Executive Director, National LGBT Cancer Network, VP of Social Justice, The Torvus Group, Los Angeles, CA
Melisa Celikoyar, MSW
Oncology Social Worker, Long Island Program Coordinator, CancerCare
Brochure
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Workshop Date
This workshop was originally recorded on January 19, 2024.