National LGBT Cancer Network's Training Curriculum Needs Your Stories
The National LGBT Cancer Network has been chosen to develop an LGBT cultural competence curriculum that will be required for all NYC hospital staff working at HHC facilities, from surgeons to cleaning staff.
The heart of the training will be a 5-7 minute video. We are working with an award-winning filmmaker and director of photography. The film will use real life stories to show the medical and social value of offering culturally competent care, using both providers and LGBT people who have been patients.
Do you have a hospital healthcare story to tell? It can be positive, where you were treated in a respectful and welcoming way, or it can be a more difficult story, where you felt that LGBT ignorance or discrimination compromised the care you received.
We are also seeking providers, both LGBT and allies, willing to speak about the value of offering culturally competent care to LGBT patients.
We will be shooting the film in early June. You will only need to be there for one hour or less.
To participate, contact Liz Margolies, LCSW, Executive Director of the National LGBT Cancer Network at 212-675-2633 or email liz@cancer-network.org
