Optimizing Care for Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who have Sex with Men (gbMSM)
This is a short online continuing medical education course designed for family physicians and primary care providers in Canada. This course will introduce you to gbMSM health issues and implications with the intent to provide you with the knowledge and skills to improve the care of your gbMSM patients.
This course is divided into four lessons:
- Social and Political Context of gbMSM health
- Epidemiology & Life Course
- Safer Spaces, Language, and Communication
- Case Studies
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize the impact of socio-political factors and context on gbMSM patients’ health;
- Identify common health issues experienced by gbMSM patients and their implications for care;
- Create safer spaces with appropriate language and better communication;
- Acquire knowledge and skills to improve care of gbMSM patients.
Designed in partnership by UBC CPD and Community-Based Research Centre for Gay Men's Health, Health Initiative for Men, Interior Health, Island Health, Fraser Health, Northern Health, Men's Health Initiative, Providence Health Care, and Vancouver Coastal Health.
The Division of Continuing Professional Development, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine (UBC CPD) is fully accredited by the Continuing Medical Education Accreditation Committee (CACME) to provide CPD credits for physicians. This one- credit-per-hour Assessment program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by UBC CPD for up to 1.50 Mainpro+® credits. Each physician should claim only those credits accrued through participation in the activity.