Bize Raphaël, Volkmar Erika, Blanc-Scuderi Zoé, Medico Denise, Zufferey Adèle, Béziane Camille, Merglen Arnaud, Brockmann Céline, Bodenmann Patrick
Faculté de biologie et de médecine, Département épidémiologie et systèmes de santé, Unisanté et Université de Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne.
Fondation Agnodice, Rue Centrale 23, 1003 Lausanne.
Rev Med Suisse. 2023 Jun 28;19(833):1277-1281. doi: 10.53738/REVMED.2023.19.833.1277.
While several recent studies suggest that approximately 1 in 6 young people in Switzerland are part of the rainbow diversity, a high proportion of health professionals have never had a course on LGBTIQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, questioning or other) health. This situation leads to significant gaps in the medical care of LGBTIQ+ persons as well as difficulties in accessing equitable, culturally appropriate and quality care. This article presents the ambitious and novel e-learning project I-CARE (Improving Care and Access for Rainbow Equity) which should contribute, from the end of this year, to filling the current gaps in the undergraduate and continuing education of health professionals.