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Practice tip of the week: How to support LGBTQ+ patients year-round

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Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.

With all the useful information available on Physicians Practice, it is easy to become overwhelmed.

With this in mind, the tip of the week is a chance to reflect on some of the wisdom found all across the site.

In an August 2021 story on how to support LGBTQ+ patients year-round, Beth Battaglino, RN-C writes the following:

 Increase comfort and trust in care settings for LGBTQ patients by using identity affirming language, providing welcoming visual cues, and educating your team. Health disparities in this community are high and if we can lower the barriers to receiving care, we can help minimize the health disparities that exist.”

Come back next week for another tip of the week.

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