2024 Pasifika Grand Rounds | Manalagi: Doing Health and Wellbeing Research with Pacific LGBTQIA+ MVPFAFF+ Communities in Aotearoa-New Zealand
Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NH/PI) are underrepresented in medical professionals, especially at the provider level, including physicians, physician assistants, and/or nurse practitioners. Subspecialty providers is even more rare. Providing an educational space that caters to the unique needs of NH/PI providers fosters an environment conducive to attracting more NH/PI students into the field of medicine. NH/PI communities also experience health disparities that can be partially mitigated to providers who care for NH/PI patients. There are no such educational opportunities that are regularly scheduled and open to the general public where non NH/PI providers can improve their capacity to care for NH/PI patients.
NH/PI communities experience health disparities that are compounded by the difficulty in accessing accurate disaggregated data due to their small sample sizes. This systemic inequity makes the communication of available accurate disaggregated data by subject matter experts an important and invaluable resource. The well-being of LGBTQ+ Pacific Peoples has long been unreported, but recent studies show they experience significant health disparities. It is imperative to shed some light on these inequities in order to get one step closer to closing this educational gap, and help medical providers improve the care of Queer and Trans-Pacific Islanders. In New Zealand, all the queer Pacific serving organisations are using the Manalagi data as an advocacy tool.
Target Audience
Physicians and medical providers who serve Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NH/PI) communities.
Learning Objectives
- Outline some of work that is being done in Queer NH/PI health in places like NZ through the Manalagi Project, where the largest and most established Pacific communities, outside of the Pacific region, currently reside.
- Discuss the ways learning from the Manalagi Project can be used to inform attempts to better understand challenges and opportunities in NH/PI Queer and Trans Pacific Islanders (QTPI).
- Identify the value of Pacific-centered research methodologies and approaches in engaging with NH/PI communities in public health research and intervention approaches.
- Discuss possible barriers and biases which may impact patient care (i.e., race, ethnicity, language, gender identity/orientation, age, socioeconomic status, attitudes, feelings, or other characteristics).
Seutaʻafili Patrick Thomsen, PhD Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow; Director, Fofonga for Pacific Research Excellence; Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Medical Health Sciences; University of Auckland
Presenter: Seutaʻafili Dr. Thomsen has indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships.
Planner: Raynald Samoa, MD has indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships.
This presentation and/or comments will provide a balanced, non-promotional, and evidence-based approach to all diagnostic, therapeutic and/or research related content.
CME Committee/Reviewer no relevant financial relationships: Daneng Li, MD
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT: City of Hope is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CREDIT DESIGNATION: City of Hope designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The following credit type(s) are being offered for this course:
• AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ 1.0
The following may apply AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for license renewal:
Registered Nurses: Nurses may report up to 1.0 credit hours toward the continuing education requirements for license renewal by their state Board of Registered Nurses (BRN). AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may be noted on the license renewal application in lieu of a BRN provider number.
Physician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistants states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ accredited courses are acceptable for CME requirements for recertification.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™City of Hope is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
City of Hope designates this 2024 Pasifika Grand Rounds | Manalagi: Doing Health and Wellbeing Research with Pacific LGBTQIA+ MVPFAFF+ Communities in Aotearoa-New Zealand for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ requirements. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. - 1.00 Attendance