The Fenway Institute’s Division of Education and Training is an internationally recognized and widely respected leader in training, technical assistance, resource development, and dissemination for health care teams and organizations seeking to improve health outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and all sexual and gender minority (LGBTQIA+) people and people with HIV. Since 2005, we have engaged hundreds of thousands of health care staff and providers through our virtual and in-person educational programs, conferences, and multimedia resources.
The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health care organizations, including federally qualified health centers (FQHCs),with the goal of optimizing quality, cost-effective health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and all sexual and gender minority (LGBTQIA+) people. We have developed many helpful resources for healthcare staff that are available on our website free of charge.
The LGBTQIA+ Aging Project works toward equity, inclusion, and community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual older adults, ensuring that they can age with the dignity and respect they deserve. The LGBTQIA+ Aging Project is New England’s premier resource advocating specifically for LGBTQIA+ older adults. Since 2004, the Aging Project has trained tens of thousands of aging service providers and staff in LGBTQIA+ affirming and culturally competent care, supported development of LGBTQIA+ friendly community programs, educated healthcare professionals on the unique needs of LGBTQIA+ older adults, and advanced LGBTQIA+ equality in local and national aging policy.
Capacity Building and Dissemination Resources for HIV Care Organizations
The Fenway Institute’s Division of Education and Training has been the recipient of three Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) cooperative agreements to provide technical assistance and capacity building services to Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded recipients or sub-recipients for the implementation of innovative and evidence-informed interventions for people with HIV. These four-year, national initiatives are the first concrete applications of HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) implementation science approach.
LGBTQIA+ Training and Technical Assistance
The Fenway Institute’s Division of Education and Training conducts consulting work to develop strategic and customized training, technical assistance, and learning resources that meet organization’s stated goals and assessed needs. Clients include large hospital systems, departments of public health and human services, academic institutions, and pharmaceutical companies. Training and technical assistance focuses on helping organizations assess their readiness for change, train their staff in core concepts and communication skills, and operationalize strategies for creating welcoming and inclusive environments for LGBTQIA+ patients, staff, and clients.
Held since 2015, the Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health is a national CME course. The course was developed in response to the high volume of queries from clinicians and health care staff seeking to learn about providing high-quality care for adults, adolescents, and children who are questioning their gender identity or who identify as transgender or gender-diverse. This conference is designed to train the whole health care team in providing competent and confident gender-affirmative health care, grounded in research evidence and best clinical practices. Sessions are led by expert faculty specialized in transgender-focused research and patient care. The conference is appropriate for all members of health care teams, including physicians, behavioral health care providers, physician assistants, nurses, and other staff.
In addition to didactic presentations, attendees will learn from lived experience panels and have the opportunity to engage in interactive discussions that highlight medical and behavioral health approaches to gender-affirmative care, led by experienced clinicians specialized in transgender health.