We know that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people are at greater risk for some cancers and less likely to access necessary and appropriate diagnostic and treatment resources.
- Lesbians receive less frequent gynecologic care than do heterosexual women and therefore might be at greater risk for morbidity and mortality from gynecologic cancers.
- Evidence increasingly suggests that gay men are at elevated risk for anal cancer.
- For transgender and intersex folk disparities in access to competent care are striking.
In this two day event we will put a personal face on cancer in our communities, confront our unique obstacles to care, look at the promising science emerging to prevent some cancers, and talk with each other about what strategic steps are needed to move forward in this fight.
Co-sponsors making this dialog possible include the American Cancer Society, the California Breast Cancer Research Program, the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, the Lesbian Health Research Center, the Mount Zion Health Fund, the UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, the UCSF Department of Urology, San Francisco Department of Public Health and the Women’s Cancer Resource Center.
Everyone is invited to be a part of this exciting conversation.
EVENT DETAILS
Attend Friday, Saturday or both days
Lunch provided at both days
Friday, October 13, 2006
Health Professionals Focus on Cancer
A Symposium of the 24th Annual Conference of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco
For a schedule of Friday's events, click here
On-line registration is now closed but you are welcome and encouraged to register on site each day. Please plan to join us.
Friday's programming is free of charge for attendees of GLMA's Annual Conference, which takes place
Participants are eligible for CME and CEU credits.
The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
GLMA designates this activity for a maximum of 5 credit hours in Category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. Each participant should claim only those hours of credit actually spent in the educational activity. The University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing has been approved by the California BRN, Provider 11632 to provide Continuing Education Units for this Conference. A $25 charge applies for issuance of CME and CEU certificates.
To learn more about the 24th Annual GLMA Conference: Moving LGBT Healthcare into the Mainstream, click here.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Community Focus on Cancer
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
San Francisco LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street, San Francisco
For a schedule of the Saturday events, click here
On-line registration is now closed but you are welcome and encouraged to register on site each day. Please plan to join us.
Free on-site childcare will be provided for the Saturday event (pre-registration required).
For directions to the Saturday event click here
