Recognising and responding to LGBTIQA+ family abuse and violence in general practice
On-demand recorded 21 Jul 2022
This webinar is presented by Assoc Prof Ruth McNair, academic and GP with a special interest in LGBTIQA+ healthcare, and Marina Carman, Director at Rainbow Health Victoria.
This interactive education activity will provide GPs with necessary competencies in supporting LGBTIQA+ people who experience family violence.
This webinar is part of The Readiness Program - Primary care’s readiness to address domestic and family violence. The program aims to support you to continue to provide high quality care for your patients experiencing domestic and family violence. Along with webinars, it also includes:
- Online training workshops
- Virtual practice-centred learning
- A suite of eLearning modules
- Communities of practice
Visit the
Safer Families Centre website for more information.
Learning outcomes
- Understand the prevalence and specific drivers of family violence for LGBTIQA+ people.
- Outline the drivers of family violence amongst subgroups of LGBTIQA+ people.
- Understand the risk of suicide in relation to family violence.
- Identify and overcome barriers to identification of family violence amongst LGBTIQA+ people.
- Use the socio-ecological framework to develop management approaches for LGBTIQA+ family violence in primary care.
Presenters
Assoc Prof Ruth McNair
Academic and GP
Marina Carman
Director at Rainbow Health Victoria