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ArticleJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2023

More than just pronouns - gender-neutral and inclusive language in patient education materials: suggestions for patient education librarians.

Eleni Philippopoulos

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Article in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Evaluation of Gender-Identity Inclusive Language Used in U.S. Hospital Breastfeeding Education Materials.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine · 2024
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Eleni Philippopouloseleniphilippopoulos@gmail.com, Information Specialist, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7189-6161

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trusted patient education materials are the backbone of an effective consumer health library. However, members of the LGBTQ+ community may not see themselves or their families reflected in many resources due to the gendered and non-inclusive language they are written in. This article outlines some suggestions for concrete actions that patient librarians can take to ensure that their materials are not excluding LGBTQ+ patients.

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LibrariansLibrariesGender IdentityHumansLanguagePatient Education as Topicconsumer health information servicesLGBTQ+patient education

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PMID37483363
PMCPMC10361550

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