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LGBTQ+ at CHEST Interest Group

The goal of the LGBTQ+ at CHEST Interest Group is to provide a space where CHEST members can exchange resources, seek support, provide mentorship, gain knowledge, and share perspectives related to LGBTQ+ identity.

CHEST members can join this Interest Group to start receiving information on future events and opportunities.

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Our focus

The LGBTQ+ at CHEST Interest Group envisions a world where:

  • CHEST members are fully equipped and empowered with the education and resources they need to provide affirming, high-quality care to all LGBTQ+ patients.
  • Professional development and organizational systems of support for LGBTQ+ CHEST members and those working toward health equity in LGBTQ+ communities are robust and easily accessible.
  • Disparities in care for LGBTQ+ patients are eradicated.
  • Workforce discrimination against LGBTQ+ CHEST members is eliminated.

Note: LGBTQ+ is an acronym used by this group as an umbrella term that broadly refers to the expansive and ever-evolving spectrum of gender identity, gender presentation, physical attraction, and emotional attraction.

The LGBTQ+ at CHEST Interest Group is built on three pillars:

Professional development

Develop and maintain high-impact professional development, mentoring, and leadership skills and opportunities for LGBTQ+ CHEST members at all stages in their careers, with the goal of eliminating disparities for LGBTQ+ members of the chest medicine community.

Health and wellness

Contribute to efforts that advance health equity care for LGBTQ+ patients, including ensuring that CHEST members are equipped with the skills and competencies they need to provide gender-affirming care to their patients.

Education

Offer expert guidance and function as a resource at CHEST regarding LGBTQ+ issues, advocacy, and community needs. Elevate and represent the concerns of Interest Group members and their patients to CHEST leadership.

Relevant research to enhance your patient care

CHEST® Pulmonary

Adaptation of a tailored lung cancer screening decision aid for people with HIV

Steering Committee Member, Matty Triplette, MD, MPH, authored this article exploring if a shared decision-making decision aid could be adapted to include HIV-specific measures with input from both people with HIV and their providers.

CHEST® Pulmonary

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients

Steering Committee Members, Cassie Kennedy, MD, FCCP, and Gustavo Cortes Puentes, MD, authored this article examining the influence of sex and gender on predicted aerobic capacity.

Upcoming events

6
OCT
CHEST 2024 MEETING

LGBTQ+ Interest Group Steering Committee Business Meeting

Date: Sunday, October 6
Time: 11 am - 12 pm ET
Location: Omni Boston Hotel, Encore Room
Open to all! Meet members of the Steering Committee and hear about upcoming events and activities.

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6
OCT
CHEST 2024 SESSION

Disparities in Access to Lung Transplant

Date: Sunday, October 6
Time: 11 am - 12 pm ET
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Room 206AB
This educational session will discuss inequities in advanced lung diseases and lung transplantation to potentially help point toward policy changes, making it a priority for regulators.

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8
OCT
CHEST 2024 SESSION

Care of the Transgender Patient: From Terminology to Clinics to ICUs

Date: Tuesday, October 8
Time: 9:15 am - 10:15 am ET
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Room 205A
Support LGBTQ+ Interest Group Steering Committee members, Gustavo Cortes Puentes, MD; Adam Mora, MD; and Lilit Sargsyan, MD, FCCP; as they present during this session on basic terminology, associated pulmonary and sleep abnormalities, and medical issues that may arise in the preoperative and ICU settings in the transgender population.

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8
OCT
CHEST 2024 SESSION

Pronoun Workshop With GLMA: Trainee Lounge Presentation

Date: Tuesday, October 8
Time: 4 pm - 5 pm ET
Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Room 252AB
Join an interactive workshop about what pronouns are, why they matter, and how using gender-affirming language can create an inclusive environment and build more effective, trusting relationships with your patients and colleagues.

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8
OCT
CHEST 2024 RECEPTION

Cultures and Communities Reception

Date: Tuesday, October 8
Time: 7 pm - 8 pm ET
Location: Omni Boston Hotel, Contemporary Room
Have you considered joining a CHEST Interest Group but want to know more about them? Join us at the Cultures and Communities Reception, where you will have the chance to meet the Chairs and Steering Committee members of the Women in Chest Medicine, Respiratory Care, and LGBTQ+ at CHEST Interest Groups. Come ready to network!

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LGBTQ+ at CHEST Interest Group Steering Committee

Mauricio Danckers, MD, FCCP

Mauricio Danckers, MD, FCCP

Chair

Cassie Kennedy, MD, FCCP

Cassie Kennedy, MD, FCCP

Vice-Chair

Hassan Bencheqroun, MD, FCCP

Christopher Carroll, MD, FCCP

Gustavo Cortes Puentes, MD

Adam Mora, MD

Lilit Sargsyan, MD, FCCP

Matty Triplette, MD, MPH

Gretchen Winter, MD

Get involved with LGBTQ+ at CHEST

Membership in the LGBTQ+ at CHEST Interest Group is open to all CHEST members. Self-identification as a member of the LGBTQ+ community is not a prerequisite for membership, as this group is open to any CHEST member who is committed to advancing gender-affirming approaches to health, wellness, and education.

Sign up, and we’ll reach out with information on future events and opportunities.

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