A Scoping Review of Interprofessional Education Training Aimed to Improve 2SLGBTQ+ Health

Objectives This scoping review aims to identify and summarize the available literature on two-spirited, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus (2SLGBTQ+) interprofessional health education and to identify optimal methods of interprofessional training to improve healthcare professional competency for this patient population. Methods A search of Pubmed and Embase was conducted and supplemented with a manual search of reference lists from identified articles. Articles were included if they reported an interprofessional education event on the topic of 2SLGBTQ+ health to at least two or more groups of health care professionals or students. Article screening was completed independently by two reviewers. Data from the included articles were extracted and mapped according to type of participant (healthcare students or working healthcare professionals), type of event (workshop, case-based, course/curriculum, or forum), and type of assessment. Results One hundred articles were screened, of which 15 articles met the inclusion criteria. Twelve articles focused on interprofessional health education for entry-to-practice students, with the remaining 3 articles involving practicing healthcare professionals. When mapped by type of event, one-time case-based and workshop style events were the most used to deliver training. All 15 studies used an immediate pre- and post-survey design to evaluate the knowledge and competence of the participants after training. Conclusions Interprofessional education for improving 2SLGBTQ+ health is largely delivered within entry-to-practice degree programs via one-time events with knowledge and confidence-based assessments. Further research is needed to determine impact of this training in practice, as well as applicability for training of practicing health care professionals.