Advance care planning (ACP) is an area of healthcare significantly impacted by structural bias, especially with respect to vulnerable, stigmatized populations like the LGBTQ+ community. Research suggests that ACP rates are disproportionately low in the LGBTQ+ community and without ACP documents, the LGBTQ+ community can be subject to state laws that only recognize blood relatives as surrogates, not allowing partners, friends, or “chosen family” to be part of vital healthcare decisions.
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community can learn more about this topic with a program titled “Conversations to Promote Advance Care Planning in the Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community” Wednesday, April 12, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, Suite 280.
This program will encourage candid conversations about ACP among the LGBTQ+ population and support community members in accessing and completing ACP documents on site. Light refreshments will be served.
The CWRU Department of Bioethics and Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence will collaborate to offer this event.