Workshop 03 - No Longer "Taboo": An Interactive Workshop for Providers Navigating Compassionate Conversations with Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Patients

Moderator(s)

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  Scout ., PhD

  Providence, RI
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  Benjamin Schrank, MD, PhD

  MD Anderson Cancer Center
  Houston, TX

Our session will be moderated by Dr. Scout who directs the National LGBT Cancer Network. Dr. Scout will provide an overview of current best practice techniques for establishing and maintaining clinic environments that are welcoming, safe and inclusive for SGM patients. After the overview, participants will be randomly assigned to small groups with one to two content experts, where they will be presented with three real-world scenarios designed around SGM patients with cancer, including the AYA population. To allow sufficient practice, each attendee will have the chance to workshop their communication and interaction skills in one of three distinct scenarios (20 minutes allowed per scenario), as well as provide constructive feedback to the other small-group members.

These scenarios are designed to enhance provider competence for navigating discussions regarding: 1) sexual health and treatment-related sexual function, 2) gender identity in adolescent and young-adult SGM patient populations, 3) cancer treatment concerns for patients on gender-affirming hormone therapy.

We anticipate six small groups for an estimated 60 participants (10 per table), as small group sizes will facilitate honest, open conversations between attendees. Each table will be guided by one to two moderators with respective expertise in pelvic malignancy, AYA health, and breast cancer. All participants will have the opportunity to practice the communication strategies in a "brave" space where "mistakes" are welcomed, feedback encouraged, ideas shared all without repercussion. This will be followed by a "wrap-up" where learning objectives will be summarized for each of the scenarios and recommendations for best practices will be discussed.

This event is in-person only and will not be livestreamed or available onDemand.

Presentations:

• 2:30 PM – 2:32 PM ET

  Introductions
  

  Speaker: Scout ., PhD
• 2:32 PM – 2:42 PM ET

  Discussion
  

  Speaker: Jason Domogauer, MD, PhD – NYU Langone Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center
• 2:42 PM – 2:52 PM ET

  Discussion
  

  Speaker: Stephanie Terezakis, MD, FASTRO – University of Minnesota
• 2:52 PM – 3:15 PM ET

  Navigating Treatment Discussions with Sexual and Gender Minorities with Prostate Cancer
  

  Speaker: Daniel Dickstein, MD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• 3:15 PM – 3:38 PM ET

  Patient Safety and Respect: The Critical Role of Accurate Documentation in Cancer Care
  

  Speaker: Benjamin Schrank, MD, PhD – MD Anderson Cancer Center
• 3:38 PM – 4:01 PM ET

  Considerations for Gender-Affirming Care for Transmasculine Individuals with Breast Cancer
  

  Speaker: Alicia Smart, MD – Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber
• 4:01 PM – 4:15 PM ET

  Questions and Answers
  

  Speaker: Benjamin Schrank, MD, PhD – MD Anderson Cancer Center