After this session you’ll be able to:

1. Define LGBTQ language, vocabulary, and concepts within the perioperative setting.
2. Promote a culture of safety and quality for LGBTQ caregivers and patients.
3. Apply empathy and practice intentional inclusion.

Why this is important:

In an ever-changing healthcare system, caregivers need the tools and resources to be sensitive when caring for and working with patients who are different from themselves. Through their own experience and research, Vargo and Urban have adopted guidelines to provide culturally competent care for LGBTQ patients and their families in the perioperative area while creating an intentionally inclusive workplace for all caregivers. They will discuss healthcare disparities of the LGBTQ population and the impact on patient care, and provide best practices for promoting a comfortable and safe environment in the surgical suite.