Events

UCSF's Center for LGBT Health & Equity is proud to sponsor/support the events below! (This map will guide you to them, and these shuttles will take you to them.)

For non-UCSF LGBT happenings, pick up a copy of the LGBT papers Bay Times or Bay Area Reporter, available free at multiple locations, including the San Francisco LGBT Center at Market and Octavia.

MARCH | APRIL | MAY | JUNE


ONGOING

LGBTQ MEET & GREET AT MISSION BAY
Mondays, noon, Cafe 24, 2nd floor, Genentech Hall

LGBTQ UCSFers are warmly invited to this informal gathering designed to foster community, network, and share resources. For more info, contact Chris Waddling or Larry Lariosa.

LGBTQ COFFEE HOUR AT PARNASSUS
Thursdays, 4-5pm, Courtyard (Nursing) Cafe

LGBTQ UCSFers are warmly invited to this informal gathering designed to foster community, network, and share resources. For more info, contact Joey Wilson.

BENT: AN LGBTQ STUDENT SOCIAL/SUPPORT GROUP
1st and 3rd Wednesdays, Fall & Winter Quarters, Parnassus campus

Are you a UCSF LGBTQ student feeling disconnected? BENT is a social/discussion group to meet others and discuss a variety of topics that impact LGBTQ students at UCSF. Free lunch is provided. Email UCSF counselor Larry Lariosa for more info. Sponsored by UCSF Student Health & Counseling

PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP FOR GAY MEN & PARTNERS
1st & 3rd Wednesdays monthly, 6:00-7:30pm, Room B704, Mt. Zion, 1600 Divisadero, SF

Patients of different levels of diagnosis and treatment are represented. Interested participants should contact Vittorio Cornelli, PsyD, at 415-476-0468 or by email.



MARCH

Friday, MARCH 2 & SatuRDAY, MARCH 3

4th ANNUAL UCSF LGBTQI HEALTH FORUM
Parnassus campus

All interested health students and professionals are warmly invited to this acclaimed annual conference. UCSF students can receive one credit for this elective. For complete info, click here.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21

TAX CONCERNS FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES:
A TALK BY CHRIS KOLLAJA, CPA
12-1pm, Wednesday, March 21, Nursing 225

Join tax expert Chris Kollaja for a discussion of what same-sex couples need to know as the tax deadline nears. Chris has been a CPA for over 20 years, and he is a partner in the SF accounting firm A.L. Nella. He has also worked at Ernst & Young (formerly Arthur Young & Company) and Grant Thornton, and he currently serves on the board of directors of a healthcare foundation. Bring your questions!


APRIL

SATURDAY, APRIL 28

ENHANCING QUALITY OF PERINATAL CARE FOR LGBTQ PATIENTS
9am-4pm, Saturday, April 28, 2012, UCSF Parnassus campus

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY APRIL 25
CEUs available at no extra charge
Continental breakfast & lunch included
Register by 4/25 at http://bit.ly/lgbtqperinatal

How can you provide the best health care possible to LGBTQ antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients? What unique health issues and opportunities do LGBTQ perinatal patients bring to your practice? How can you provide the best evidence-based care to LGBTQ families, regardless of diverse family constellations? How can your clinical practice attract, welcome, and retain LGBTQ perinatal patients?

For information on these topics and much more, join us for the first-ever multidisciplinary symposium on enhancing quality of perinatal care for LGBTQ patients and families! Conference attendees will have the opportunity to learn best practices across disciplines, hear a patient panel speak on their experiences, and have small breakout discussions.

Speakers include:
*Patricia Robertson, MD: Professor and Perinatologist at UCSF & co-editor of Lesbian Health 101: A Clinician’s Guide
*Shane Snowdon, Director, UCSF Center for LGBT Health & Equity
*Sara Flores, CNM, WHNP, Founder of ReCLAIM Healers Collective & co-author of Freeing Ourselves: A Guide to Health and Self Love for Brown Bois
*Rebecca Goldfader, MSN, NP, OB/GYN & Breast Health Specialist at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco
*Carol Miller, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at UCSF & Medical Director of the Newborn Nursery at UCSF
*Judy Appel, Executive Director, Our Family Coalition

Sponsors include:
UCSF Medical Center
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
UCSF Center for LGBT Health & Equity
UCSF Center for Excellence in Transgender Health
Brown Boi Project
Shodhini Institute
ReCLAIM Healers Collective
Sacred Birth Place


MAY

UCSF LGBT FACULTY/STUDENT/RESIDENT MENTORING DINNER
6-8pm, Wednesday, May 30, Parnassus campus
RSVP by Friday, May 25

UCSF students, residents, and faculty are warmly invited to this popular annual event! A panel of LGBT faculty and residents will talk about being out on residency/job applications, with colleagues/faculty, and with patients—followed by general discussion and networking avec buffet dinner. Co-sponsored by UCSF LGBTQ Student Association


JUNE

UCSF CHANCELLOR'S GLBT LEADERSHIP AWARDS
12pm, Wednesday, June 13, Nursing 225
Light refreshments served

Join this annual celebration of UCSF's LGBT community and those who have provided leadership within it! Each year, the Chancellor presents the GLBT Leadership Awards to a student, a staff member, and a faculty member who then speak about their perspectives and experiences. It's a moving and inspiring event!

 


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