Empowerment Towards Equality in Healthcare Support Group
CROWN HEIGHTS: Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00 a.m. (Begins July 13, 2022)
Join physician Jose Garcia for a weekly discussion and support group around equality in healthcare. The goal of this group is to create a safe space to foster knowledge and impart empowerment to the LGBTQ+ community in the healthcare setting. Some of the topics that will be addressed are:
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Advocating for yourself in a clinical setting (Your primary care provider’s office, the operating room, the emergency room)
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Clinical resources (healthcare advocates/social workers/patient relations administrators)
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How to approach routine health maintenance (vaccinations, STD prevention and testing, mammogram, colonoscopy)
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Encountering acism, homophobia, misogyny, islamophobia, antisemitism, etc. in a healthcare setting
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Stigmatization of and support for drug use/abuse
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Stigmatization of and support for those with HIV/AIDS
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How to manage unforeseen emergencies
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Insurance and medical billing
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Outpatient Mental Health Care maintenance (medication regimen, peer support, psychologists, therapists, psychiatrists)
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Inpatient mental Healthcare (psychiatric wards/hospitals, inpatient care teams, pervasive stigmatization, gaslighting, and emotional abuse
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Mental hygiene (substance abuse, coping mechanisms)