PFLAG Buffalo/Niagara March 2016 Newsletter

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PFLAG Buffalo-Niagara

PFLAG Buffalo/Niagara

Parents, Families, Friends and Allies United with LGBTQ People

PO Box 617

Buffalo, NY 14207716-883-0384

March Sharing Meeting

Sunday, March 20th

2:30 - 5:00

Kenilworth United Church of Christ

45 alton ri!e

"onawanda #422#

[email protected] www.pflagbuffalo.org

www.facebook.com/pflag.niagara

Monthly sharing meetings are held at Kenilworth United Church of Christ, 4 !alton !ri"e, #onawanda $4%%&,from %'&()'((. *ewcomers and anyone interested will be offered the option of meeting pri"ately with a +-parent. 0ur monthly meetings are in the library, which is near the parking lot entrance. #he facility ishandicapped accessible. $ew %arents Meetings are scheduled as needed at a location con"enient to thosein"ol"ed. #hese self)help one)on)one meetings deal with the concerns of parents and family members whoha"e recently learned that a lo"ed one is gay.

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We meet because we have learned that someone very close to us is Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgender. We try tohelp one another deal with this information in a positive manner. Although we do not agree at all times, we try to be

understanding. We offer help to those who see it, but do not force ourselves on others. We strive to maintain anonymity while sharing on a level that is comfortable for all of us. We encourage all to attend meetings for their own.

PFLAG Buffalo/Niagara found this 2014 article in an online archive and thought it was valuable to share

AAMC RELEASES MEDICAL GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE FOR

PEOPLE WHO ARE LGBT, GENDER NONCONFORMING, OR BORN WITH

DIFFFERENCES OF SE! DEVELOPMENT

B" ###$aa%&$org' No()%*)r, +-.

The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges has released the first

g!idelines for training ph"sicians to care for people who are les#ian, ga", #ise$!al,

transgender (LGBT, gender nonconforming, or #orn with differences of se$de%elopment (&'&

Until now, there ha%e #een no formal comprehensi%e standards to help medical

schools and health care organi)ations train pro%iders in the health care needs of these

patients

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*This gro!nd#rea+ing p!#lication represents a maor step forward in gi%ing medical

schools, teaching hospitals, and health s"stems a roadmap for impro%ing the care of

LGBT and other indi%id!als with differences in gender identit", gender e$pression, and

se$ de%elopment,- said &arrell G .irch, M&, AAMC president and C/0

People who are LGBT, gender nonconforming, or #orn with &'& often e$perience

challenges when see+ing care in doctors1 offices, comm!nit" clinics, hospitals, and

emergenc" rooms

These e$periences, which can range from #eing made to feel !nwelcome to o!tright

discrimination and mistreatment, lead to poorer ph"sical and emotional health

The report identifies 23 competencies that ph"sicians m!st master These

competencies fall !nder eight domains of care critical to training ph"sicians, incl!ding

patient care, +nowledge for practice, practice4#ased learning and impro%ement,

interpersonal and comm!nication s+ills, professionalism, s"stems4#ased practice,

interprofessional colla#oration, and personal and professional de%elopment

This competenc"4#ased framewor+ will allow medical ed!cators to integrate the

new g!idelines into e$isting c!rric!la more easil" and enco!rage fac!lt" and health

care

professionals to mo%e awa" from thin+ing of patients in these gro!ps as separate from

the general patient pop!lation

The AAMC has long recogni)ed the needs of gender and se$!al minorities as a

priorit", calling in 5336 for mem#er instit!tions to ens!re that fac!lt" and new medical

school grad!ates *treat each patient with dignit" and respect, regardless of the

patient1s se$!al

orientation or gender identit",- and to *respond effecti%el", compassionatel", and

professionall" to the needs of all patients-

7n 5385, with f!nding from the 9osiah Mac" 9r Fo!ndation, the AAMC con%ened an

Ad%isor" Committee on 'e$!al 0rientation, Gender 7dentit", and 'e$ &e%elopment

comprising medical ed!cation e$perts:incl!ding ph"sicians who pro%ide direct patient



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care:to de%elop a set of consens!s4dri%en ed!cational goals to directl" address iss!esof se$, se$!alit", and gender4related clinical care

The new competenc" g!idelines are the res!lt of this wor+ The Committee is

c!rrentl" de%eloping a c!rric!l!m integration wor+shop that will #e piloted at the

Uni%ersit" of Lo!is%ille 'chool of Medicine in 538;

*Ph"sicians and medical school fac!lt" mem#ers are committed to treating all

patients e<!all", "et research shows that e%er"one has !nconscio!s #iases that can

affect how we interact with people from different e$periences and #ac+gro!nds,- said

.irch *This new reso!rce will help train ph"sicians to o%ercome these #lind spots and

deli%er high4<!alit" care to all patients-

To download the p!#lication, clic+ here

PFLAG BUFFALO/NIAGARA NEWS

PFLAG PARENTS VISIT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL

https://www.aamc.org/external/414496?url=http://offers.aamc.org/lgbt-dsd-health

https://www.aamc.org/external/414496?url=http://offers.aamc.org/lgbt-dsd-health




Brian and Ann Carrier, PFLAG parents and #oard mem#ers, spo+e to the Ga"4'traight

Alliance (G'A at Lancaster =igh 'chool on >ednesda", Fe#r!ar" 2 rd,

The after4school cl!# meeting was attended #" appro$imatel" 5; st!dents, some of

whom were hearing a#o!t PFLAG for the first time, while others were familiar with the

gro!p from its attendance at the "earl" G'A conferences e%er" spring The Carriers

#egan their %isit sharing the stor" of their e$perience when their son came o!t to them

The" told of their lo%e, s!pport, and o!rne" as parents Later, there was a <!estion and

answer 'ome of the <!estions foc!sed on religion >hen one st!dent as+ed how to go

a#o!t coming o!t to a parent, the Carriers shared some tho!ghts and then the st!dent

gro!p oined in with ideas and comments as well

0n #ehalf of PFLAG, the Carriers than+ed the gro!p and ad%isors ?e#ecca 0le$en+o

and 9ohn 'hear for the opport!nit" to share their e$periences and also what PFLAG has

to offer to parents, families, and friends of LGBTQ people

PFLAG parents and mem#ers are a%aila#le to spea+ to school and ch!rch gro!ps,

comm!nit" gro!ps, corporate de%elopment and training sessions 'impl" call @22432@

and let PFLAG B!ffaloiagara +now of "o!r interest and time frame

NE!T FOR PFLAG BUFFALO/NIAGARA

8 F!ndraising dri%e for PFLAG B!ffaloiagara5 PFLAG scholarship forms a%aila#le for local high school seniors



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2 PFLAG parents and mem#ers attend high school G'A conferences4 'o!thtowns ='conference at 'il%er Cree+ =igh 'chool on Monda", March 85 th and orthtowns ='

conference on >ednesda", March 8th at 'tarpoint =igh 'chool

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