Q-Forward: Building LGBTQI+ Leaders in Health Care
Q-Forward is sponsored by the Yale School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Dean’s Advisory Council on LGBTQI+ Affairs, and co-sponsored by the Yale School of Public Health, the Yale New Haven Hospital Office of Graduate Medical Education, the Yale Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), the Yale LGBTQ Affinity Group, and the Yale School of Nursing. Q-Forward also receives grant support from Belonging at Yale.
The Q-Forward 2022 Virtual Conference
The Q-Forward conference* aims to engage and inspire future LGBTQIA+ leaders in health care in the areas of research, clinical care, education, and policy/advocacy.
This virtual conference will include a keynote speaker, plenary sessions, interactive workshops, and posters that address the development of LGBTQIA+ future leaders in health care. Current students in the health care professions and undergraduate students who are interested in studying health care are invited to attend this event, as well as residents/advanced trainees and faculty with an interest in developing leadership among students.
Conference registration is FREE. This conference is sponsored by the Yale School of Medicine Dean’s Advisory Council on LGBTQI+ Affairs.
Save the dates
Saturday, April 30, 2022, 9:00am-1pm (EST)
Sunday, May 1, 2022, 1:00pm-5:00pm (EST)
*This is the second annual meeting of the conference, formerly known as “Q-Med.”
Agenda
Day 1: Saturday, April 30, 2022 (all times in EST)
9:00 - 9:15am: Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:15 - 9:55am: Keynote Address: Queer Wellness in Africa
9:55 - 10:55am: Workshops
10:55 - 11:05am: Break
11:05 - 12:25pm: Panel: Student-Led LGBTQI+ Health Clinics
Moderator:
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Jess Zonana, MD, Wellness Qlinic at Weill Cornell Medicine
- Matthew Wickersham, MD-PhD Student and Co-Executive Director of the Wellness Qlinic at Weill Cornell Medicine
- Alex Zapata, MD Student, Texas Tech University Health Science Center
- Neil Wary, MS Candidate and Student Manager for Community Outreach, Arbor Free Clinic, Stanford School of Medicine
- Cole V. Roblee, BS, Medical Student, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
12:25 - 12:55pm: Healthcare as Anti-Trans Violence: Embodied Reflections on SNOMED CT and ICD 10/11
12:55 - 5:00pm: Poster Sessions & Mingle
Day 2: Sunday, May 1, 2022 (all times in EST)
1:00 - 1:10pm: Welcome & Opening Remarks for Day 2
1:10 - 1:40pm: Antifatness as Antiblackness: A Conversation with Da’Shaun Harrison
1:40 - 3:00pm: Panel: Gender Affirming Healthcare
Moderator:
- Cayetana Navarro, MBA, PMP, Program Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Yale School of Medicine
- Jillian Celentano, MSW Candidate, Author
- Roberto Travieso, MD, Surgical Director of Keck Medicine’s Gender-Affirming Care Program
- Nathan Levitt, FNP-BC, MSN, RN, BSN, MA, Director of LGBTQ and Gender Justice Learning, Yale School of Nursing
3:00 - 3:10pm: Break
3:10 - 4:30pm: Panel: LGBTQI+ Mental Health
Moderator:
- John Pachankis, PhD, Susan Dwight Bliss Professor, Yale School of Public Health; Director, Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative
- Skyler Jackson, PhD, Associate Research Scientist, Department of Social and Behavioral Science, Yale School of Public Health
- Samara Fox, MD, JD, MPH, Resident, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Psychiatry Residency Program
- Kristen Dew, MA, LMFT, CST, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, and Owner of Growth Therapy, LLC
4:30 - 4:40pm: Closing remarks
4:40 - 5:00pm: Poster Sessions & Mingle
Event Information
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