Encourage your staff to register for Blue Cross’ virtual workshop: Inclusive care for LGBTQ+ older adults

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is partnering with Michigan LGBTQ+ Elders Network, or MiGEN, to present a two-part virtual workshop designed to explore the LGBTQ+ patient population through an aging lens.

Part 1 is on Jan. 31, 2024, from noon to 12:45 p.m. and focused on foundational concepts regarding the LGBTQ+ older adult population.

Part 2 is on Feb. 6, 2024, from noon to 12:45 p.m. Participants will learn practical ways to make their medical practice feel like a safer space for the LGBTQ+ population.

Your staff can see more details and register by visiting the Upcoming Webinars page of the Blue Cross Patient Experience site. If they can’t attend, recordings will be available on demand at the Patient Experience site after the live sessions.

The workshop meets the following requirements:

• Michigan Public Health Code LARA requirements for Implicit Bias professional development for medical professionals seeking license renewal.
• Education requirements for Patient-Centered Medical Home capability 5.16.

Physicians who attend can receive continuing medical education, or CME, credits, and continuing education credit is available for medical assistants, social workers and nurses. A general certificate of completion and implicit bias credit will also be available to participants.

For more information, email PatientExperience@bcbsm.com.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network are nonprofit corporations and independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.