City Of West Hollywood To Co-Host Virtual Screening And Panel Discussion Of Documentary Patient

West Hollywood CA

10 June, 2022

5:56 AM

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Press release from the City of West Hollywood: June 8, 2022 The City of West Hollywood, the Los Angeles County Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women's Health Collaborative, and the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Education & Research Center will host a free virtual screening via Zoom of the documentary film, Patient No More, followed by a panel discussion with special guest speakers on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. The film will screen at 4 p.m. and the panel discussion will follow at 5 p.m. The panel discussion will stream on the City's WeHoTV YouTube channel. Register for the Zoom event at https://bit.ly/Pride2022-PatientNoMore. This program is presented as part of the City's WeHo Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival. The Patient No More documentary explores the barriers that LGBTQ women navigate across healthcare systems and how the never-ending hunt for affirming care affects their lives. Focused on centering the experiences of queer and female-identified people, the film features the voices of 17 LGBTQ women who are health experts and patients. The panel discussion will be moderated by Janet Pregler, M.D., Professor of Clinical Medicine, General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, Director, Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Center, and Iris Cantor Endowed Chair in Women's Health, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. Pregler is one of the founding members of the LA County LBQ Women's Health Collaborative. The panel will feature Filmmaker Diana Fraser and panelists will include Angela Boger, Program Director, LA County Department of Public Health, Office of Women's Health; Allison Cerezo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Dept. of Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology, UC Santa Barbara; Kaiyti Duffy, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Los Angeles LGBT Center; and B.J. Rimel, M.D., Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai. The panel participants will reflect on what actions need to be taken to make the healthcare system work for lesbian, bisexual, and queer women; the importance of intersectionality in considering health care; and how allies and supporters can work with lesbian, bisexual, and queer women to advocate for reducing health inequities and improving overall care. Women's health advocates, healthcare providers, health administrators, researchers, academics, policy experts, LGBTQ health supporters, and thought-leaders in this space – as well as leaders from community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, social service agencies, government agencies, and civic organizations – are all encouraged to register and attend. The LA County Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women's Health Collaborative grew out of the 2007 Women's Health Summit, sponsored by the LA County Office of Women's Health. At that time, lesbian and bisexual women's (queer was added later) health was identified as a priority issue, specifically the health disparities faced by this population. In 2008, the West Hollywood City Council adopted the Lesbian Health Bill of Rights, crafted by the City's Lesbian Visibility Committee. Soon thereafter, the City of West Hollywood and the Office of Women's Health convened a meeting of local stakeholders in lesbian and bisexual women's health. Recognizing the need for sustained focus in addressing these health disparities, the LA County Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Health Collaborative was established in 2009. In 2019, the Collaborative changed its name to the Los Angeles County Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women's Health Collaborative. In addition to the development of educational materials, trainings and conferences, the Collaborative has compiled a Research Guide, a compilation of academic research on LBQ women's health and continues to be updated with synopsis and support from the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Education and Research Center. The guide provides easy and credible references for researchers, academics and other interested parties. The Collaborative also previously conducted focus groups with under-represented lesbians and bisexual women – including women of color, veterans, seniors, and youth – to solicit their healthcare opinions and experiences. The data from these focus groups has served as an important part of the foundation for improving cultural competency training opportunities for health care providers and administrators. For additional information about the Collaborative, please visit LA County Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Women's Health Collaborative. For registration information, a full schedule, and details about event, please visit www.weho.org/calendar. For more information, please contact Jenny Ivanova, City of West Hollywood Strategic Initiatives Specialist, at (323) 848-6302 or at [email protected]. For people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, please call TTY (323) 848-6496. The City of West Hollywood remains in a declared local emergency in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. West Hollywood City Hall is open for in-person walk-in transactions at public counters or by appointment; to make an appointment, visit www.weho.org/appointments. City Hall services remain accessible by phone at (323) 848-6400 and via the City's website at www.weho.org. For up-to-date news and events, follow the City of West Hollywood @wehocity on social media, sign up for news updates at www.weho.org/email, and visit the City's calendar of meetings and events at www.weho.org/calendar. This press release was produced by the City of West Hollywood. The views expressed here are the author's own.