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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Oncol Nurs. 2018 Jan 3;34(1):60–71. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2017.12.003

TABLE 2.

Recommendations for Palliative and End-of-life Education and Training

Recommendations • Develop and implement inclusive curricula
• Address provider discomfort and lack of experience with LGBT patients directly, with structured support
• Learn and teach about resources that support LGBT patients and their caregivers
• Use models that emphasize history and context to teach about LGBT needs
• Emphasize strengths and resilience
• Ensure ongoing competency training and evaluation
Resources Nurses’ Health Education About LGBTQ Elders (HEALE) cultural competency curriculum
http://www.nursesheale.org/)National LGBT Health Education Center
https://www.lgbthealtheducation.org/)National LGBT Cancer Network cultural competency trainings for health and social service agencies
http://cancer-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/best_practices.pdf)Cultural competency toolkit
http://www.lgbtcultcomp.org/
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