Editing 2022-03-01 Meeting

* Topic: Winter Pride Workshop Series: 2SLGBTQIA+ Senior & Elder Healthcare * Time: Mar 1, 2022 12:00 PM Halifax * https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83798926264 * Introduction, Land Acknowledgement, Safer Spaces Agreement – Garry Dart * Round of Introductions (Garry will call on each speaker) – Name, Pronoun, organization and/or lived experience with the topic * Set of Questions (Garry will call on speakers) - Each will have a 3-5 minutes to speak about the question or can pass if desired. * Q/A with the audience – Garry will facilitate with help from Shania & Kawaina monitoring the chat * Closing comments - Garry Potential Questions: * What are your top concerns about entering long term care or aging and the healthcare system? * I.e. coming out, going back in the closet, sharing room with a partner, lack of educated providers, etc. * What are some mental, physical, emotional, sexual, spiritual, and/or cultural health needs providers should be aware of? * What have been some of your struggles in accessing healthcare? * What have been some of the things you found affirming when accessing healthcare? * What are your top two things you’d tell a healthcare professional to know/to ask? ---- Planning meeting 2022-02-25: * Kawaina Gordon * Shania Badri * Liane Khoury * David Divine Dalhousie. * GarryDart Should we record this? Yes. We’ll need permission. ---- On the day, panel: * TerriCoolen. Terri has just started with NSRAP. * LianeKhoury * me * Moderator: Garry * about 50 med students ==Talk== Intro to the Elderberries * History * Number of Members * Activities: Social, Education, Public Speaking, Activism * I'll make an offer: if you have questions for Q elders, if you would like speakers on the topic, and if you have a team that needs age diversity, we have a team for that. ==Rant== A thing happened about a decade ago: (rant about fear of homophobia in elder care) ==Survey== In October we did a quick survey. 10 responses. The question was: As a Person Of Elderness in the 2SLGBTQ* community who will in all likelihood continue to become moreso, what message would you like to send to doctors and nurses?" Key phrases from the responses that relate to Q specific interests: * I may not be comfortable talking about my sexuality, but it's important * Quicker access to diagnostic services" * "Don't make an assumption about my partner's gender. * reverting back to before being out" * "don't assume straightness * distinction between str8 and gay inappropriate behaviour * 2 x thank you * 3 x chosen family We see that three people mention that they want to be attended to by their chosen family; this fits with our work last year with the Canadian Virtual Hospice on their 2SLGBTQ+ documents, * Planning for my care ** a workbook for planning your future care needs. ** https://www.virtualhospice.ca/2SLGBTQ/media/igkp01nf/2slgbtq-planning-for-my-care.pdf * Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Canadian Healthcare Bill of Rights - about twenty: ** You have the right to treatment free from discrimination, ** You have the right to create an advance care plan and/ or a health care directive that outlines your wishes for future care, and the right to have those wishes respected. ** You have the right to have your gender identity and expression respected. ** https://www.virtualhospice.ca/2SLGBTQ/media/q1yb5410/bill-of-rights.pdf (Read some of the parts of "Planning For My Care") ==Story== Tell the story about when Dr Bob retired in 2000. * this was a time when you lots -- all, maybe -- doctors were taking patients.

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