DEIBXXEM2406 - CME/CMLE - Informatics Challenges with Providing Inclusive Care for the LGBTQ Patient-Informatics Challenges with Providing Inclusive Care for the LGBTQ Patient

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The transcript details an educational session on informatics challenges in providing inclusive care for LGBTQ patients. It begins with Dr. Amit Gokhale introducing the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLEPS), founded in 1966 to advance education, training, research, and service in laboratory medicine. The primary focus of this session is to address the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity (SO/GI) data in electronic health records (EHRs) and laboratory information systems (LIS).<br /><br />Dr. Matthew D. Krasowski, a clinical pathologist, presents on this topic, discussing the technical complexities of incorporating SO/GI data into health records and how this data can improve healthcare for the transgender and non-binary populations. Key points covered include the importance of distinguishing between birth sex, legal sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and how these factors create challenges for laboratory test reference ranges, especially regarding gender-affirming hormone therapies.<br /><br />Dr. Krasowski emphasizes the necessity of accurate data entry in SO/GI fields and discusses the limitations and potential solutions for creating inclusive and accurate clinical care. He also provides examples of how hormones like testosterone and estradiol affect various lab tests and the implications of using incorrect reference ranges for transgender individuals. Overall, the session highlights the importance of precision and care in managing clinical data to offer better healthcare outcomes for LGBTQ patients.

Keywords

informatics challenges

inclusive care

LGBTQ patients

sexual orientation

gender identity

electronic health records

laboratory information systems

gender-affirming hormone therapies