Objectives
After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to
1. Present the Western Mass Pediatric Community to the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth.
2. Discuss legislative issues pertinent to LGBTQ Youth, and how pediatric providers might help with legislative efforts of the Commission.
3. Discuss local and statewide resources for Queer Youth.
4. Distinguish what patients look for from pediatric providers from the point of view of young Commission members and local LGBTQ Youth.
Faculty
David P. Norton, MD*
Instructor of Pediatrics
UMass Chan - Baystate
Sasha Goodfriend*
Chair
Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth
Jordan Meehan*
Legislative and Policy Manager
Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth
Evan Gilbert*
GSA Program Administrator
Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth
Kelly Simon*
Member
Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth
Teacher at Gateway Regional School District
Faculty Disclosure
The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education ( CE ) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.
None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 1.00 BCIPE Instructional Hours