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Session Type: APA SIG

APA SIG: LGBTQ Health and Well-Being

Sunday, April 27, 2025
7:00am – 8:30am HST
Location: Convention Center: 307
CE: CME: 1.5
Ethics CME: 1.5

Disclosure(s):
Michael Petrus-Jones, DO, MPH, MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Carlos E. Melendez, MD, MS: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Lauren Roth, MD: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

The LGBTQ Special Interest Group meeting will be focused on discussing community- and healthcare-based interventions aimed at improving health outcomes for sexual and gender minority youth. Through five platform presentations, we will highlight pediatric trainees and original research pursuits in this area. The goal for the session is two-fold. First, we want to provide a platform for trainees interested in LGBTQ+ pediatric research to showcase their work. Second, we want to disseminate research to help attendees advance their knowledge in caring for LGBTQ+ youth. In addition to the scheduled platform presentations, which are listed in the agenda below, we plan to have a rich discussion with participants.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe active areas for trainee research related to sexual and gender minority youth health and wellbeing.
  • Identify 3 potential interventions to improve care for sexual and gender minority youth.
  • Create an action plan to improve education about, and/or clinical care for, sexual and gender minority youth at your home institution.

Presentations:

  • 7:00am – 7:05am HST
    Introduction

    SIG Speaker: Michael Petrus-Jones, DO, MPH, MS (he/him/his) – Baylor College of Medicine

    SIG Speaker: Carlos E. Melendez, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Boston Children's Hospital

  • 7:05am – 7:20am HST
    Evaluating LGBTQ+ Education and Attitudes Among Pediatric Resident Physicians

    SIG Speaker: Michael Petrus-Jones, DO, MPH, MS (he/him/his) – Baylor College of Medicine

  • 7:20am – 7:35am HST
    Increasing Pediatrician Documentation of Pronouns, Gender Identity, & Sexual Orientation at Adolescent Health Visits

    SIG Speaker: Sarah Jinich, n/a (she/her/hers) – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

  • 7:35am – 7:50am HST
    Telehealth versus In-person Instruction for Adolescents and Young Adults Initiating Gender-affirming Testosterone Therapy

    SIG Speaker: Scott K. Jelinek, MD, MPH, MAEd (he/him/his) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania

  • 7:50am – 8:05am HST
    Community Through Theater: Building Belonging Amongst LGBTQ+ Young Adults as a Protective Factor for Suicide Risk

    SIG Speaker: Michael Taglienti, MD, MEd (he/him/his) – Boston Children's Hospital

  • 8:05am – 8:20am HST
    Presentation by Tess Jewell

    SIG Speaker: Tess I. Jewell, n/a (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

  • 8:20am – 8:30am HST
    Discussion and Action Plan

    SIG Speaker: Michael Petrus-Jones, DO, MPH, MS (he/him/his) – Baylor College of Medicine

    SIG Speaker: Carlos E. Melendez, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Boston Children's Hospital