The theme of this year's LGBTQIA+ symposium is "Inclusive and Affirming Health Care"
Founded in 2016, the UA Health Sciences PRIDE Health Equity Alliance (Previously UAHS LGBTQ+ Interest group) is committed to promoting and embracing equity, diversity, and inclusion by creating an equitable and encouraging environment for all UAHS students, staff, residents, faculty, and patients. Our National Symposium provides programming and education on LGBTQIA+ issues which pave the path to understanding and overcoming the adversities faced by the LGBTQIA+ community. We focus on increasing community outreach, informing advocacy efforts, and educating the community about the health issues affecting the LGTBQIA+ population.
Our University of Arizona LGBTQIA+ National Symposium & Community Health Fair is a hybrid event and is typically attended by 1,000+ community and national members.
Keynote Speaker: Reverend Louis Mitchell
February 10, 2023 from 9am-5pm MST
8:00 am - Registration
8:50 am - Zoom Check-in (for those attending virtually)
9:00 am - Welcome & Opening Remarks | A Message from Michael Dr. Dake, MD Senior Vice President University of Arizona Health Sciences
9:05 am - Words from our event sponsor
9:10 am - Keynote Speaker: Rev. Louis Mitchell
10:15 am - Dionne Stephens, Intersectionality in Health Care
11:20 am - Break
12:30 pm - Words from Member of the Arizona House of Representative, Director of the LGBTQ+ Alliance Fund, Andres Cano, BA
12:40 pm – Lunch and Learn with Abstracts - Sponsored by Banner Health
12:50 pm - Cady Berkel, PhD, and Matthew Miller, PhD, A listening session to guide the development of the Arizona LGBTQ+ Community - Academic (ALPaCA) Alliance
1:15 pm - Panel: Navigation Health Care for Transgender Youth and Families - Lizzette Trujillo and Daniel Trujillo/ Guadalupe M. Duran, MSW, LCSW, PLLC / Ellen Murphy
2:20 pm - Raven Mae, Two-Spirit presentation - Zoom Presentation
3:30 pm - Closing Remarks | Raffle Prize
4:00 pm - Networking & Community Fair - Sponsored by The University of Arizona Office of Diversity & Inclusion
5:00 pm - Adjourn | See You Next Year!
For any inquiries please email uahs-edi@arizona.edu