Proposal Submissions
We are excited you are considering submitting a presentation proposal for the 2023 LGBTQ+ Health Care Conference!
Presentation Proposal Deadline
Sunday, December 18, 2022, 11:59 pm ET
2023 Theme: Resiliency, Intersectionality, and Emerging Challenges in LGBTQ+ Health Care
As we’ve witnessed the LGBTQ+ health care landscape become more turbulent in recent years, this conference is our opportunity to listen, strategize and collaborate with each other. We must have conversations that center LGBTQ+ voices and conversations that examine the role that systemic racism and institutional barriers contribute to health inequities for LGBTQ+ people in America.
How can we dismantle these systems, remove responsibility from the oppressed, and truly work to alleviate inequity?
What makes a good presentation proposal?
We welcome a variety of proposal types including oral presentations, workshops, panels, and posters.
Proposals may be submitted by individuals or groups and we value both professional and lived experiences. If applicable, content should be evidence-based.
Presentations should be by people who support the wellbeing of the LGBTQ+ community and should be geared towards an audience of medical professionals, community members, community leaders, and patients.
About the Conference
The LGBTQ+ Health Care Conference is known for the unique opportunity it provides professionals, trainees and community members to learn from research, best practices, and lived experiences.
Our prior conference drew over 1,000 participants from various professions and backgrounds including physicians, advanced practice providers, researchers, nurses, psychologists, social workers, pharmacists, dentists, counselors, public health practitioners, students, activists, educators, and community members.
The conference will feature two days of presentations including live keynote speakers and concurrent breakout sessions that offer attendees the opportunity to witness LGBTQ+ experiences and discuss opportunities for advancing justice and support for LGBTQ+ people.
In this collective forum, we welcome everyone that contributes to knowledge building including healthcare professionals, learners, researchers, and community leaders. We also invite patients, families, and interested community members to attend and present at this conference.
Proposal Submission Process
We seek proposals that will inform a diverse audience of healthcare professionals, learners, community members, community leaders, and patients. We welcome a variety of proposal types including oral presentations, workshops, panels, and posters. Proposals should be engaging, and relevant to the learning objectives and theme of the conference.
Proposals may be submitted by individuals or groups and we value both professional and lived experiences. If applicable, content should be evidence-based.
Proposal types fall within categories of having a medical, behavioral health, or community lens of focus. They can include:
- Center LGBTQ+ voices, especially those of transgender individuals and people of color
- Engage attendees through the use of case studies, panels, inclusive conversations, demonstrations, role playing, etc. in addition to, or in place of, PowerPoint presentations
- Break down barriers and promote collaboration
- Highlight new or innovative work
- Create a welcoming, accessible, and engaging learning experience
- Proposal types fall within categories of having a medical, behavioral health, or community lens of focus. They can include:
- 90 minute advanced training workshop
- 15 minute presentation on scholarly, organizational, or other community work
- 45 minute breakout session
- Poster presentation (research or community-oriented project)
- Community Showcase presentation (can include performance, virtual art display, etc.)
Proposal Evaluation Criteria
Proposals will be scored on the following criteria:
- Relevance to conference theme and audience
- Accessibility to a diverse audience
- Relevance to LGBTQ+ health
- Addressing current issues
- Innovation, creativity
- Based on research, best practices, and/or lived experience
- Proposal format and delivery method
- Submitted learning objectives
- Presenter's competence and experience in subject matter
Questions & Proposal Support
The Planning Committee is happy to offer support and mentorship for individuals who would like assistance with the creation and submission of a presentation proposal. Please email us at fapdd@iu.edu if you have any questions or would like assistance with submitting a presentation proposal.
Some suggested topics include but aren’t limited to:
• Gender-affirming care topics (medical, surgical, speech/voice, etc.)
• Resources for transgender, gender nonbinary and gender expansive community members
• Gender identity development
• Anti-racism work
• Lesbian, bisexual, and gay health
• Asexuality, Ace spectrum identities
• Sexual health
• Addressing barriers to care
• Belonging and inclusion in the community
• Business and entrepreneurship in the LGBTQ+ community
• Preventing/addressing homelessness
• Accessibility
• Intersex health
• Insurance barriers
• Mental illness
• Consensual nonmonogamy
• Family building
| • Resources for family and friends of LGBTQ+ people
• Resources for the Spanish-speaking community
• Spirituality, religion related topics
• Promoting allyship
• Veteran-specific topics
• Equitable study design
• HIV advocacy, care, and resources
• Case examples
• Panel discussions
• Trauma-informed care approaches
• Advocacy, Law, and Policy
• Supportive mental health and social work
• Bringing parents and gender expansive youth together to discuss their healthcare experiences
• Health and barriers impacting the aging LGBTQIA+ population
• Gender-inclusive language
• How to talk about sexuality and gender with youth and adolescents |
