Caring for Transgender Patients.

Nurses working in a variety of settings may encounter transgender-diverse patients. It is important for nurses and all health care providers to understand and know how to care for and provide inclusive care. This article will discuss ways to provide inclusive care as well as the health maintenance for transgender-diverse patients, and gender-affirming treatment options.

Clinical Learning and LGBTQ+ Health: Summary of a LGBTQ+ Health Clinical Rotation.

Introduction: People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and people who identify as something else (LGBTQ+) experience barriers to health care including a lack of health care providers adequately prepared to care for them. The literature describing LGBTQ+-focused didactic learning activities has increased in recent years, however remains limited with respect to clinical learning experiences. This publication describes the development and implementation of a clinical rotation for Physician Assistant (PA) students focused on caring for LGBTQ+ patients.

An Analysis of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Curricula Inclusion: A National Study of Physician Assistant Programs.

Introduction: The health professions education literature shows an increased focus on inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) content in curricula; however, it does not address hours of content or methods for content delivery. The purpose of this study was to describe the delivery of LGBTQ content in physician assistant (PA) education through a national survey of PA programs.

Methods: In 2021, a national program survey was sent to all US-accredited PA Programs (n = 284) and had a completion rate of 71.

COVID Collaborations: A Physician Assistant Program and Health Department Partnership.

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the displacement of clinical-phase medical learners across the country. Physician assistant (PA) and other health professions programs were challenged to innovate and offer alternate learning experiences that would meet students' needs as future health care professionals. At the same time, local and state health departments were faced with quickly increasing their capacity for contact tracing and case investigation in response to the growing number of COVID-19 infections.

Implementing standardized substance use disorder screening in primary care.

Objectives: This quality improvement initiative aimed to develop and implement a protocol for an alcohol and substance use disorder screening for primary care.

Methods: The Two Item Conjoint Screen was selected and a process was piloted by care teams. Quality improvement tools were used to improve the protocol.