This webinar from the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and the National Center for Equitable Care for Elders (NCECE) will focus on the unique experiences and considerations for supporting both LGBTQIA+ caregivers who provide care or assistance to a family member, chosen family, or friend and those providing care to LGBTQIA+ older adults.
Learning Resources — Webinars in LGBTQIA+ Older Adults
Trans and Gender Diverse Older Adults
In this panel from the 2022 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Care Conference, three panelists share their lived experience around aging issues in the Trans and Gender-Diverse community.
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Body Image, Perception, and Health Support for Older LGBTQIA+ Adults
This National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and the National Center for Equitable Care for Elders (NCECE) webinar will examine the relationship between body image, perception, and healthy movement for overall health and diabetes prevention, particularly for older LGBTQIA+ adults. Expert panelists will present approaches for supporting LGBTQIA+ patients with their health goals as they age, provide strategies for developing LGBTQIA+ and body-affirming and inclusive environments for older adults, and share best practices for connecting older LGBTQIA+ patients to appropriate and affirming services aimed at improving health outcomes.
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- Behavioral Health
- LGBTQIA+ Older Adults
Supporting Older LGBTQIA+ Adults during COVID-19
Participants of this webinar will discover strategies for engaging internal and community resources for supporting older LGBTQIA+ patients during a pandemic. Facilitators from The LGBTQIA+ Aging Project will discuss methods for connecting with communities, and best practices for attending to the mental health and social determinants of health needs of LGBTQIA+ older adults during COVID-19.
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- Emergency Prep & Response
- LGBTQIA+ Older Adults
Meeting at the Crossroads of HIV & Aging
With over 50% of people living with HIV/AIDS aged 50 and older, this webinar will address the unique health conditions and social determinants of health for the increasing population of long term survivors and newly diagnosed as they grow older.
Older LGBTQIA+ Adults and Sexual Health
Sexual health is an integral part of overall health, and this remains so as people age. In this webinar, Dr. Kevin Ard and Dr. Mark Simone-Skidmore discuss core terms and concepts for sexual orientation and gender identity and address common misconceptions about sexuality and aging. Participants will learn special considerations for the sexual health care of older adults, including a demonstration of how to elicit an affirming sexual history.
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Housing and Older LGBTQIA+ Adults – Part 2
For this webinar series, The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center is partnering with National Center for Equitable Care for Elders, The Corporation for Supportive Housing, The National Health Care for the Homeless Council and the National Center for Health in Public Housing to highlight the importance of housing security for Older LGBTQIA+ Adults.
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Housing and Older LGBTQIA+ Adults – Part 1
For this webinar series, The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center is partnering with National Center for Equitable Care for Elders, The Corporation for Supportive Housing, The National Health Care for the Homeless Council and the National Center for Health in Public Housing to highlight the importance of housing security for Older LGBTQIA+ Adults.
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LGBTQ Aging: Change, Challenge, and Resilience (2020)
In this talk from the 2020 Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health conference, Lisa Krinsky and Dr. Liz Kass describe LGBTQIA+ older adult health disparities associated with social isolation, HIV and aging, and cognitive decline. They also provide recommendations for care giving and advanced directives, and suggest other resources to support LGBTQIA+ older adults.
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Caring for the Sexual Health of LGBTQIA+ Older Adults – Part 2
In this second of our two-part webinar on sexual health and LGBTQIA+ Older Adults, Lisa Krinsky, LICSW and Kevin Ard, MD discuss social and care measures to support positive sexual health in sexual and gender minority elders. The session addresses social stigma toward the sexual health of older adults and provides guidance on how to best support elders in a healthy sex life. PrEP and other STI prevention and treatment measures are discussed in the context of LGBTQIA+ older adults.
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